Jason Schappert, the force behind MZeroA.com, just posted a video, “My Favorite Checkride Question.” He notes: “I get the benefit of sitting in on a lot of checkrides. When you sit in as many as I do you start to see common themes despite the tests being administered by different DPEs (Designated Pilot Examiners). The […]
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Aviation Exploring Scholarships increase to $65,000 in 2018
Starting in 2018 the Aviation Exploring Scholarships awards will increase in value from $47,000 to $65,000 annually. The scholarships will be awarded as follows: One $20,000 scholarship for professional pilot training ($10,000 a year for two years). Nine $5,000 (formerly $3,000) awards across the categories of pilot, avionics technician, maintenance technician and aviation management. “This […]
New owner for Tupelo Aviation
TUPELO, Miss. — Having managed FBO operations at Tupelo Regional Airport (KTUP) since June 2012, Airport Management Solutions now owns the assets of Tupelo Aviation after its purchase from the Tupelo Airport Authority was finalized Oct. 1, 2017. The Avfuel-branded FBO provides its customers with Jet-A and avgas through both full service fueling operations and […]
Judge halts shortening of SMO runway
The runway at Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) in Southern California got a reprieve when a temporary restraining order was issued by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, which stopped the city’s plan to shorten the sole runway at Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO). The TRO came in response to a […]
Raisbeck Engineering to acquire Butterfield Industries
SEATTLE – Raisbeck Engineering will acquire all of the products and STCs of Butterfield Industries. The deal is anticipated to close on or before October 31, 2017. Butterfield Industries produces FAA-approved replacement parts for numerous King Air models, including PMA Direct Replacement Floorboards, Fuel Point Pans, Oil Residue Collection Systems, Air/Oil Separator Systems and Flow-Through Anti-Ice Kits. […]
BLR Aerospace expands dealer network
BLR Aerospace has added four companies to its fixed-wing dealer network for King Air and piston aircraft upgrades. The new dealers include AMK Aviation of Ontario, Canada; Rose Aircraft Services of Mena, Arkansas; Tiffin Aire of Tiffin, Ohio; and Upper Valley Aviation of British Columbia, Canada. The company now has more than 40 dealers worldwide, […]
Send us your favorite photo from 2017
Every year, we devote the two December print issues of General Aviation News to photographs sent in by our readers. It’s amazing the number of photos we receive showing airplanes in all their glory — from backcountry flying to a Cub sitting on a grass runway to a dad taking his daughter for her first […]
Tavares rebuilding seaplane base after Hurricane Irma
The popular seaplane base and marina at Tavares, Florida, known as “America’s Seaplane City,” was heavily damaged by Hurricane Irma as it swept through the central part of the state Sept. 10-11, 2017. Salvage operations are underway, but it will months before the area returns to normal. “We prepared for the storm, but it came […]
Into the wild blue yonder
A group of young folks came to Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Leesburg, Florida, Oct. 7, 2017, to take flight for the first time as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 Young Eagles day. At 9 a.m. cars with kids and adult leaders from the “Dads for a Day” program based in the […]