The foundation the R&M Steel Company is built upon was poured in 1968 in State College, Pennsylvania. The City of State College passed an ordinance that required fire escapes be added to all buildings that housed apartments for college students. Seeing an opportunity, R&M Steel founder Robert “Rob” Roberts had steel delivered to the buildings […]
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Gliding world record still stands after 10 years
Ten years ago on Aug. 29, 2006, Steve Fossett set a gliding world record that still stands today. Flying with former NASA test pilot Einar Enevoldson, the pair hit an absolute altitude of 15,460 m while flying in mountain wave above the Andes in Argentina. The flight was the successful culmination of the Perlan Project, which […]
Epic Fuels sponsors Reno racer
EPIC Fuels, a fuel supplier in the general and commercial aviation industries, is now a sponsor of professional aerobatic pilot and competitive air race pilot Anthony Oshinuga as he prepares to compete in the 2016 Reno Air Races and at the U.S. National Aerobatic Competition in Sherman, Texas. Oshinuga, based out of The Jet Center, an […]
Video: senseFly & Air Navigation Pro join forces to reduce the risk of mid-air collision
LONDON — Drone maker senseFly has teamed with the aviation navigation app, Air Navigation Pro, to launch Safer Together. The joint initiative is designed to address one of the biggest issues facing the general aviation and unmanned aircraft communities: The risk of mid-air collision. Safer Together will provide GA pilots and drone operators with awareness of each other’s airborne […]
Northrop Grumman donates UAS equipment to Minnesota college
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — Northrop Grumman is donating the use of equipment related to the Bat Unmanned Aircraft System to Northland Community & Technical College (NCTC) as part of the continuing support of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) efforts in the Red River Valley area of North Dakota and Minnesota. The Bat is a medium altitude, […]
Free NextGen Seminar slated for Virginia
Duncan Aviation’s Regional Avionics Sales Manager Mark Francetic will lead a free NextGen seminar Sept. 22 in Chantilly, Virginia. Located at the Holiday Inn Chantilly-Dulles Expo (4335 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, Virginia 20151), the seminar will help educate general aviation aircraft owners about the NextGen mandates and existing solutions. From 8:30 a.m. until 2:10 p.m. […]
Martin Mars makes a big splash at Oshkosh
In perhaps a one-time-only visit, the huge Martin Mars water bomber from British Columbia made quite at splash at AirVenture 2016 by dropping an impressive 7,200 gallons of water on the runway to cap off several afternoon air show appearances during the week. Owned and operated since 2007 by Coulson Flying Tankers, the “Hawaii Mars” is one […]
Cirrus SR22T vs Cessna TTx
Like so many things in life, it really comes down to choice. Which do you prefer?
GoFundMe account set up to help KBTR employees who lost everything in floods
Flooding in South Louisiana has devastated the region and displaced tens of thousands of residents. While the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR) did not sustain any damage from the flooding, one-third of the airport’s staff lost most, if not all, of their possessions. Friends of the Baton Rouge Airport, a non-profit corporation, is seeking funds to […]