By MATT THOMASON “If you’ve seen one airport, you’ve seen one airport.” The simple premise of this popular expression is that each airport is one-of-a-kind, matchless, unique. Airports can vary by size, shape, geography, airspace, and many other things. Public perceptions of airports can also vary depending on the individual’s point of view. To some, […]
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Sport Air Racing League prepares for takeoff
Entries are now open for the early events of the 2017 season of the Sport Air Racing League. The league has offered open course cross-country air racing since 2007. All pilots and all fixed-wing propeller driven aircraft are eligible to participate. “Yes, any pilot can be an air racer,” organizers said. “The Sport Air Racing League offers […]
SUN ‘n FUN Seabird Splash-In slated
The SUN ’n FUN 2017 Seabird Splash-In is set for April 1-2, 2017, at Tavares Seaplane Base (FA1) in Tavares, Florida. The weekend will include contests on the water and transit to the SUN ’n FUN Expo campus for the 43rd annual SUN ’n FUN International Fly- In & Expo on Monday, April 3. The airshow’s official opening […]
WASP’s 100th birthday to be celebrated
The opening reception of Women in Aviation International’s 2017 annual conference will be turned into a 100th birthday party for WASP Dawn Seymour. Accompanied by her two daughters, Dawn will attend the 28th International Women in Aviation Conference March 2-4, 2017, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. As a Women Airforce […]
13 lucky number for Sebring Expo
Organizers, attendees and exhibitors are proclaiming the 13th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, a success. For the first time in many years, the weather cooperated, with “glorious” weather all four days of the expo, Wednesday, Jan. 25, through Saturday, Jan. 28, according to organizers. Visitors and exhibitors liked the new layout and entrance […]
LiveAirShowTV to provide live coverage of SUN ‘n FUN
LiveAirShowTV has once again teamed up with the SUN ’n FUN International Fly-In and Expo and will produce eight hours of live video coverage at the event from Friday, April 7, through Sunday, April 9. LiveAirShowTV produced limited coverage of the 2016 event for the demonstration of the Red Bull Air Race series, featuring pilots […]
Odyssey Aviation Bahamas partners with U.S. FBOs
NASSAU, The Bahamas — Odyssey Aviation Bahamas is partnering with two FBOs in the United States at Detroit’s Willow Run Airport (KYIP) and Orlando’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM). Owned by the Quantem FBO Group, an FBO acquisition and aviation consulting company, the U.S. FBOs will operate under the Odyssey Aviation brand, forming an international relationship […]
EAA teams with Seaplane Pilots
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and Seaplane Pilots Association (SPA) have entered into a joint effort to boost participation in aviation. “There is a common passion for flight that connects SPA and EAA, with our organizations sharing a significant number of members,” said Jack J. Pelton, EAA Chairman/CEO. “This memo […]
Online UAS training portal launches
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. —The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Training Team at Avion Unmanned has launched its Online UAS Training Portal. Developed to prepare groups and individuals in law enforcement and the commercial sector for the challenges they face in the operation of UAS, also known as drones, in the National Airspace System (NAS), the UAS training portal offers self-paced remote […]