Dispatch from above the numbers, Runway 20m KSAF, Santa Fe, New Mexico: There’s a strong crosswind from my left. Race 53’s nose is crabbed into the wind like an antique weather vane, but I’m lined up dead center on the runway. Approach speed nailed at 80 miles per hour, I’m dropping down out of the […]
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Michael Goulian celebrates 30th year as airshow performer
The 2017 airshow season, which officially kicks off April 4 with the opening of SUN ‘n FUN, will mark a milestone for Michael Goulian: 30 years since his debut airshow performance as a teenager in 1987. He’ll celebrate that milestone with a packed calendar that includes shows across the USA, plus eight international stops as […]
$4 million expansion planned at 6PN4
Pocono Mountain Municipal Airport (6PN4) in Pennsylvania hopes to start a $4 million expansion project this summer, according to a report from the local ABC affiliate WNEP. New hangars and a new terminal are included in the first phase of the project, which is expected to begin in July. A second phase will include a new fuel […]
Phillips 66 Aviation FBO network grows
Phillips 66 Aviation has added 11 FBOs to its network: Aloha Aviation Services (1T7), servicing San Antonio, Texas; AVMATS MidAmerica (BLV), servicing Belleville, Illinois; City of Sikeston (SIK), servicing Sikeston, Missouri; Emporia-Greensville Regional Airport (EMV), Emporia, Virginia; Falcon Aviation LLC (C62), servicing Kendallville, Indiana; Hammonds Air Service (HUM), servicing Houma, Louisiana; Moorhead Aviation Services (JKJ), servicing Moorhead, Minnesota; Spring City Aviation, Inc. (MWC), servicing Milwaukee, Wisconsin; […]
Engineering a special A36 Bonanza
Veteran aviator Doug Decker approaches most flying matters with an engineer’s critical eye for detail. Things need to be exact. The numbers have to tally. Logic holds ascendency over emotion. But describing his aircraft, N998PL, a brilliant yellow 1996 A36 Bonanza, Decker sounds a lot like a pilot speaking straight from the heart. “I don’t […]
Their first trip to an airport
Six students from Kimball Elementary School in Southeast Washington, D.C., recently earned a special field trip to get up close and personal with airplanes. According to pilot Arthur Billingsley, these first grade students completed a six-week unit on different types of aircraft. They earned the special field trip by completing the unit project — creating an aircraft […]
Fairness for Pilots Act introduced
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) has introduced S. 755, the Fairness for Pilots Act, which broadens protections for general aviation pilots provided by Inhofe’s Pilot’s Bill of Rights, which was signed into law in 2012. A staunch advocate of GA, Inhofe is a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and […]
Final episode on Reno Air Races airs Sunday
The final one-hour episode featuring the 2016 STIHL National Championship Air Races will air Sunday, April 2, 2017, at 12:30 pm PT/3:30 pm ET on NBC Sports Network. A preview can be viewed here and below. “It has been a wonderful experience for us and for our fans to be taken back to race week in […]
Drone STEM curriculum released for high schools and colleges
The Unmanned Safety Institute, a provider of career and technical education (CTE) curriculum and industry certifications to students interested in being professional remote pilots, has launched a workforce development initiative in conjunction with high schools and colleges throughout the United States. The program provides teacher credentialing and all course materials, including a 400-page academic textbook, to secondary […]