The FAA has released recommendations from an aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) tasked with providing input on how to assess and improve pilots mental fitness for duty. The ARC was empaneled last year in the aftermath of the Malaysia Air 370 and GermanWings 9525 tragedies. In both cases, a depressed member of the flight crew is believed […]
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Students begin building Sportsman
High school students Derrick Cleaves, Logan Feltz, Austin Krause, and Natasha Stemwedel, teacher Mike Hansen, and chaperone Jerry Graf — the winners of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association/Build A Plane 2016 Aviation Design Challenge — will spend the next two weeks building a Glasair Sportsman airplane at Glasair Aviation in Arlington, Washington, as their prize. […]
Plans taking shape for International Girls in Aviation Day
Women in Aviation International has declared Sept. 24 as the annual Girls in Aviation Day. On this day, WAI chapters around the globe will host their own one-day event to attract more young women to the aviation and aerospace communities with a day of activities appealing to girls ages 8 to 16 years of age. […]
Piper M600 certified
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Piper Aircraft‘s newest flagship, the Piper M600, has received type certification from the FAA. According to company officials, Piper Aircraft validated the M600’s performance, safety, function and reliability through extensive ground and flight tests with the FAA. Total flight hours accumulated during development and certification topped 1,850 hours using three flight test aircraft. The […]
Aircraft of Desert Storm/Desert Shield to gather at Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The aircraft of Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield, which formed one of the largest air power operations in history, will return to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2016 for a look back 25 years after this massive undertaking. The 64th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in will take place July 25-31 at […]
Wipaire names new senior director of aircraft services
SOUTH SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Wipaire has named Steve Fuchs senior director of aircraft services. He will oversee Wipaire’s maintenance, interiors, paint refinishing, and avionics departments, including the Leesburg, Florida, service center. With experience in aviation maintenance management, operations, training, and risk-management, he brings a broad range of skills from a background in Naval Aviation and corporate finance, according to […]
Grant will fund new facility for New York flying club
The East Hill Flying Club at Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport in New York just got word that a $619,935 grant has been approved by Governor Andrew Cuomo to build a new 2,500-square-foot flight training center at the airport. A report from WHCU Radio quotes airport manager Mike Hall, who notes that flying club has been the largest flight […]
Video: Diamond Lil to kick off CAF Airpower History Tour
DALLAS — The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) B-24 Liberator “Diamond Lil” will lead the CAF AirPower History Tour and a squadron of historic aircraft to a landing at a patriotic celebration and veterans’ fundraiser at Branson Airport, Missouri, Sept. 2-4. The CAF AirPower History Tour brings the sights, sounds and stories of World War II aviation to […]
Double Ace Steve ‘Spiro’ Pisanos passes away
A celebration of the life of legendary American hero Steve “Spiro” Pisanos, who recently passed away at the age of 96, will be held June 30 at 2 p.m. at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. Pisanos was a World War II fighter double ace who served with the United States Army Air Corps, […]