This is the second part of a two-part series. Read the first story here. Dispatch from an oil-soaked tarmac at KSAF, Santa Fe, New Mexico: My chief mechanic, sitting in Race 53’s cockpit, slowly inches the throttle forward. The dull thrum of the engine changes in tempo, becoming an angry snarl. Then the snarl shifts into […]
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STOL Clinic slated at 9I0
SimplyFly Adventures is launching a STOL clinic on the 2,200′ grass strip at Havana Regional Airport (9I0) in Illinois Oct. 20-21, 2017. “It is a BYOP event — Bring Your Own Plane,” organizers note. The first session will be ground school to review slow flight and short/soft field operations, followed by dinner in downtown Havana […]
Study confirms companies that use business aviation more successful
A new study of S&P 500 companies shows that the use of business aviation is a sign of a well-managed enterprise among America’s most highly valued and well-respected companies. “This report reaffirms what study after study, from one decade to the next, have repeatedly found: Smart entrepreneurs and companies understand the value of business aviation in […]
Mission Aviation Fellowship to the rescue after Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria ripped apart homes and caused destruction across Dominica, Barbuda, and other Caribbean islands already reeling from the effects of Hurricane Irma. As families in the Caribbean struggle to recover, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has staff on the ground and in the air providing assistance. “MAF is working with Samaritan’s Purse to survey the needs […]
New quiz tests weather safety knowledge
Analyzing weather data can be a chore for general aviation pilots — and weather changes quickly, so pilots need to analyze a significant amount of data to make good safety choices before and during flights. The Wx24Pilot app focuses completely on aviation weather and represents a different way at looking at weather, according to its […]
Competition launches to win a free spot on Vintage Air Rally to South America
Vintage Air Rally has launched a competition to find teams to win 15 free places on Ushaia2USA, the first rally across South America. The rally will cover 9,000 miles and 19 countries in just 42 days, according to organizers. The six-week flight will begin in Ushuaia, the world’s southern-most airport at the tip of Argentina, […]
An unexpected package
An unexpected package was recently delivered to the FBO at Wautoma Municipal Airport (Y50) in Wisconsin. “Upon opening it, we found a very nice framed “Thank You” collage from someone we provided emergency maintenance support to a couple flying their RV6A to Oshkosh for the 2017 EAA Airventure,” reports Larry Stencel. The couple had flown […]
Racers fly for Hurricane Harvey victims
Hurricane Harvey impacted the Texas coast and the city of Houston in unimaginable ways. The devastation was monumental and the coming together of people from all across the U.S. to lend aid was something even the movies could not have scripted. The 2017 Galveston Island 150 Air Race was scheduled to run Sept. 9, 2017. […]
Pilot shortage boosts enrollment at Embry-Riddle
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — When Peter Wagner’s uncle introduced him to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds when he was in the fifth grade, he became hooked on learning to fly. Recent stories about the commercial pilot shortage and a tour of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus while he was in high school helped finalize […]