PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Some of the best known names in general aviation, including Cessna, Garmin, Pilatus, Cirrus, Avidyne and Piper, are expected to be exhibitors at the Flying Aviation Expo Presented by Scheyden, Oct. 20-22 2016. The show is designed for those who have an interest in flying, whether it’s as a hobby or […]
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Bone up your backcountry flying skills
If you’ve watched any of Backcountry Aviation’s popular STOL Tips video series, you might consider adding one of their seminars to your continuing education. Upcoming locations include: Burnet, Texas (Dec. 10-11, 2016); Phoenix, Ariz. (Feb. 11-12, 2017); and Rockin 7 Ranch, Wyoming (Apr. 29-30, 2017). Instruction Seminars include five hours of ground instruction and 1.5 […]
CAP aircrews document Hurricane Matthew damage
SARASOTA, Fla. – Civil Air Patrol’s Florida Wing has provided more than 13,000 aerial images of damage caused by Hurricane Matthew to federal, state and local disaster-relief agencies, the wing’s commander said Oct. 10, 2016. Col. Henry Irizarry said the volunteer civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force flew eight sorties today from bases in […]
Continental Motors to host Beechcraft clinic
Continental Motors Services (CMS) will host a Beechcraft Clinic Nov. 3-6, 2016, at its facility at Sonny Callahan Airport (KCQF) in Fairhope, Ala., in conjunction with the American Bonanza Society (ABS). The Bonanza/Debonair/Baron/Travel-Air Service Clinic Program, established in 1977, was created to provide members of ABS an opportunity to have their airplanes inspected by experts in the aviation […]
Registration now open for high school design challenge
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has opened registration for the fifth annual GAMA/Build A Plane Aviation Design Challenge, a competition to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) skills among U.S. high school students using aviation. The first 100 high schools that enter the competition will receive complimentary “Fly to Learn” curriculum and software powered […]
Prestige Interiors launches
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Infinity Aircraft Services, an FAA 145 Repair Station, has launched Prestige Interiors, an aircraft completions company offering interior soft and hard good refurbishment or a complete replacement retrofit. Prestige Interiors is housed in a new 16,000-square-foot facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. In addition to aircraft completions, it also provides custom interiors for yachts […]
Hayden’s storied Spokane Parasol
A silver Heath Super Parasol shimmered in the late summer sun as it flew by Antique Airfield. Its 20-year-old owner/pilot, Hayden Newhouse, felt the breeze ruffling through his hair, and couldn’t help but smile as he listened to the Continental A-40 humming happily along and the wind whistling through the Parasol’s wire-braced wing struts. Gazing […]
CAP responds to Hurricane Matthew
Civil Air Patrol wings in Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina continue their efforts to help in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. CAP’s Florida Wing flew 10 sorties Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, from operational bases in Tallahassee, Sarasota and Tampa to survey damage caused by Hurricane Matthew. Lt. Col. Luis Garcia, area commander, said the blue-sky […]
Video: Patty Wagstaff joins call to preserve Wright brothers’ factory
DAYTON, Ohio — Air show performer Patty Wagstaff has added her voice to those urging the restoration of America’s first airplane factory — the Wright Company factory in Dayton. “I’m completely honored to be standing here,” Wagstaff says in a new video filmed inside the historic but unrestored factory. “I want to know what it was […]