Transportation committees in the House of Representatives and the Senate introduced two competing bills a day apart to reauthorize the FAA. The House bill includes a plan to spin off ATC to a non-profit corporation controlled by the aviation industry, while the Senate bill does not. Not surprising, GA’s alphabet groups have come out in […]
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P-51 ‘Berlin Express’ begins transatlantic flight
The “Berlin Express” P-51B Mustang achieved legendary status in an epic World War II dogfight in Paris in 1944, piloted by American Bill Overstreet, who flew the aircraft under the Eiffel Tower in hot pursuit of a German fighter. Overstreet eventually downed the German Messerschmitt Bf 109G and eluded heavy enemy fire while escaping the […]
10 popular apps used by pilots
A recent post by Charles Atkeison on AvGeekry.com, lists 10 popular aviation apps used by pilots. Some might surprise you, while others will seem quite familiar. Take a look at the list, then let us know: Did he get it right? What apps are your favorites? What apps were missing from the list?
Wanted: College kids to volunteer at Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — For the third year in a row, the Collegiate Volunteer Program is looking for volunteers for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, which is July 24-30, 2017, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The Collegiate Volunteer Program is accepting applications through July 7. College-age aviation enthusiasts and students from all over […]
CAP cadets receive private pilot scholarships
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Five Civil Air Patrol cadets will get the opportunity to learn to fly this summer at Delaware State University, thanks to private pilot scholarships awarded by CAP’s National Advanced Flight Academy program. The NAFA program was created in 2016 as a priority of National Commander Maj. Gen. Joe Vazquez, […]
Winners of AOPA high school flight training scholarships named
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has revealed the names of the 23 students who earned scholarships through the 2017 AOPA You Can Fly High School Flight Training Scholarship Program. The $115,000 scholarship program, which is made possible by donations to the AOPA Foundation, is part of the AOPA High School Aviation […]
Expect the unexpected
Expected the unexpected — that’s the latest message released by the FAA in its Fly Safe: Prevent Loss of Control Accidents campaign. The FlySafe campaign is designed to educate GA pilots about the best practices to calculate and predict aircraft performance and to operate within established aircraft limitations, FAA officials say. It focuses on Loss […]
FBO-Hotel combination opens at KSSI
A combined FBO and on-site hotel has opened at McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport (KSSI) on Georgia’s St. Simons Island. FBO Golden Isles Aviation joined forces with MMI Hospitality Group as they built a new Home2 Suites by Hilton just steps away from the airport’s new terminal. The complex is the first of its kind in the […]
Electric car charging station added to KLHZ
Flight instructor Steve Merritt reports there is now free electric car charging at Triangle North Executive Airport (KLHZ) in Louisburg, North Carolina. “Wake Electric Membership Cooperative has generously installed the charging station and provides car charges for free,” he said. “The equipment installation was completed Friday, but the meter head has not been set. We expect that Wake […]