Applications for the LadiesLoveTaildraggers’ scholarships are due no later than Feb. 28, 2017. The organization is now offering six scholarships. The latest is a Tailwheel Endorsement scholarship funded by the International Stinson Club. Scholarships up for grabs include: Three Tailwheel Endorsement scholarships; A Tailwheel Endorsement and Unusual Attitude Training Class in Indiana with Billy Werth; A STOL Class in North […]
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Online insurance portal launched for UAS
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Global Aerospace, an international aviation and aerospace insurance provider, has launched an online portal designed to provide drone owners and operators the ability to purchase an annual policy online. “For a number of years, Global Aerospace has been developing portal technology to simplify access to our insurance products and help our customers […]
Falling in love…with a Beech Staggerwing
If a woman saw this ad on a dating website, she would most likely pass: “Born in 1944, I’ve been through a war, worked occasionally, but I am well-traveled, steady and true, and love to fly. I’m athletic, though a bit stout, and honestly, I’m a heavy drinker with lots of gas, plus I smoke […]
AOPA Fly-In helps couple connect
A new post on the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association website tells how Jack Alexander and Arlene Myers, two AOPA Fly-In volunteers, connected over their shared love of flying at an event in July 2014. The two were married at the Cape Cod airport on May 21, 2016. “I can hardly believe at our age, […]
First Red Bull Air Race in the books
Abu Dhabi (UAE) — In the start to the 2017 Red Bull Air Race season, the Czech Republic’s Martin Sonka clinched his first race win since he joined the World Championship in 2010. Rising winds that brought the racetrack alive Feb. 11 didn’t affect Sonka, whose time of 53.139 blew away his opponents by more than a […]
Personalized prep course for A&P certification launches
The aviation industry is on the verge of a major mechanic shortage, needing hundreds of thousands of technicians. While aviation schools are preparing students for the job, each technician entering the field must complete the FAA’s Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certification before being hired. Fulcrum Labs is answering the call to increase pass rates with its […]
FAA approves flight school status for Purdue Aviation
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Aviation has hit a milestone in its growth with FAA approval of Part 141 flight school certification. “Part 141 certification is key to the future growth of Purdue Aviation,” said Scott Niswonger, who co-owns the company with the Purdue Research Foundation. “Receiving this certification is the next logical step as we […]
Attending the Church of Lean-of-Peak
Ada is a pleasant little town in south central Oklahoma with a nice airport (KADH), but there’s nothing obvious to attract pilots to visit there except perhaps to refuel on a cross-country flight. However, at least twice a year for the past 16 years, aircraft owners from all over the world have descended on Ada […]
Love is in the air
WASHINGTON, D.C. — New from the U.S. Postal Service is the Love Skywriting Forever stamp. “The Postal Service issued its first Love stamp in 1973, and over the years, these stamps have dressed up billions of birthday greetings, wedding invitations, birth announcements, and, of course, Valentine’s Day cards and letters,” said U.S. Postal Service Chief […]