WINTHROP, Washington — Pilots traveling in the Methow Valley now have a new way to access weather information online via the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) website. Weather data for pilots is made possible through the automated weather observing system (AWOS) at the Methow Valley State Airport. The Washington State Department of Transportation recently […]
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Celebrating the 10th anniversary of WomenVenture
WomenVenture’s traditional group photo took on special meaning this year as WomenVenture celebrated its 10th anniversary at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on July 26, 2017. Launched to provide a social and networking event for women during AirVenture, WomenVenture has also showcased the large number of women at the show with the group photo, shot annually in Boeing […]
Young Eagles partners with the legendary Stan Lee
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is teaming with The Stan Lee Foundation, a public charity promoting literacy, education, and the arts, to promote EAA’s Young Eagles program and encourage education and exploration for young people in all areas of aviation and aeronautics. Stan Lee, the legendary creator of such comic-book […]
Soloy Aviaton Solutions unveils C182 with SMA engine at OSH
Soloy Aviation Solutions, along with its engine manufacturing partner SMA, unveiled a Cessna 182 featuring the new SMA SR305-230E compression ignition engine burning Jet-A at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 — after it flew non-stop to Oshkosh from Olympia, Wash., a 1,485 nm journey. Soloy Aviation has completed the engineering and manufacturing elements of the program and […]
Forecast estimates 1.2 million pilots and technicians needed by 2036
Boeing released its 2017 Pilot and Technician Outlook at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, which projects a demand for more than 1.2 million pilots and technicians over the next 20 years. Boeing forecasts that between 2017 and 2036, the world’s commercial aviation industry will require approximately: 637,000 new commercial airline pilots; 648,000 new commercial airline maintenance […]
Teen flies to Oshkosh in a multi-generational Cub
Flying and owning a plane is all about passion. But, sometimes when you have seen many seasons in your life, you decide it is time to encourage others to fly rather than continue to fly yourself. That is what the owner of a 1946 Piper Cub did when he decided to donate his beloved and […]
Joint venture to produce composite propellers and airframe components
Sterna Composite Aircraft and Design, Analysis and Research Corporation (DARcorporation) unveiled a new joint venture on opening day of EAA AirVenture 2017. The joint venture, called Sterna Composite Aircraft, will produce composite aviation propellers and airframe components in Lawrence, Kansas. According to officials with both companies, the new joint venture “will capitalize on the strong […]
New name for MYGOFLIGHT
DENVER – MYGOFLIGHT, a maker of iPad gear, flight bags and displays for pilots, has changed its name to MGF. This change reflects the growth into a company focused on solving problems people have in using advanced technology securely, safely and visibly in aviation and in other extreme environments, including trucking, automotive, cycling, photography and […]
Zenith Super Duty debuts
On opening day of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Zenith Aircraft Company introduced a new aircraft design at AirVenture: The STOL CH 750 Super Duty. The latest model in the Zenith high-wing line developed by aeronautical engineer Chris Heintz, the STOL CH 750 Super Duty (SD) is an expansion on the two-seat STOL CH 750 light-sport aircraft, […]