More than 100 women pilots will take off on the adventure of a lifetime when the flag drops to mark the start of the 40th annual Air Race Classic (ARC), the oldest airplane race of its kind in the United States. Starting at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 55 planes will launch down the […]
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Hillsboro Aviation opens new FBO facility
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hillsboro Aviation officially opened its new FBO facility for business in May. This marks the end of phase two of the company’s 425,000-square-foot expansion at the Portland-Hillsboro Airport (KHIO). Hillsboro Aviation now boasts a 51,000-square-foot FBO with four acres of ramp space, along with a 32,000-square-foot hangar. The expansion also includes two 12,000 gallon […]
Air Racing from the Cockpit: The champs and the challenger
Dispatch from KMDH, Carbondale/Murphysboro, Illinois: Standing on my wing, I look down the long double row of airplanes. Like an old-style barn dance, the two lines of planes face each other, spinner to spinner, across a wide taxiway. We’re arranged from fastest to slowest; the fastest planes on the east, the slowest planes on the west. […]
Rare artifact from Spirit of St. Louis up for auction
NEW YORK, New York — At an auction slated for June 15, Lion Heart Autographs will offer a piece of the original silver-colored cloth from the fuselage of the “Spirit of St. Louis” signed by Charles A. Lindbergh, just days after his historic trans-Atlantic solo flight. The event at Invaluable.com, “Five Centuries of Autographs: Ferdinand & Isabella (1492) to […]
27th annual Father’s Day Fly-In set at 62PA
SocialFlight’s Event of the Week is the 27th Annual Father’s Day Fly-In, slated for June 17-18 at Shreveport North Airport (62PA) in Wellsville, Pennsylvania. Hosted by the Mason-Dixon Sport Flyers, organizers say they welcome any aircraft capable of operating from a well-maintained, lighted, 2,600-foot turf runway. On the grounds of the Footlight Ranch, the fly-in […]
Seeker Aircraft approved for commercial operations
Seeker Aircraft reports that the FAA and the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) have both issued Normal Category Type Certificates (TCs) to the Seeker SB7L-360 series aircraft. Now that it is FAA Part 23 Normal Category Certified, Seeker Aircraft can sell the Seeker for commercial operations, in addition to individuals for personal use, company officials explain. […]
FAA moves to protect walruses in Alaska
The FAA is working to address concerns that low-flying aircraft could cause walruses to stampede and kill their pups or harm humans on the Alaska Peninsula. Female walruses and their young forage over the shallow continental shelf of the Chukchi Sea every summer. The walruses use sea ice as a platform to rest between foraging […]
Antique airplanes to flock to Texas
The Texas Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association will host its 54th annual fly-in Oct. 7-8 at Gainesville Municipal Airport (KGLE). According to organizers, the Fall Festival of Flight will be aa weekend of celebration, including: Antiques, classics, warbirds, replicas, and homebuilts; Static displays, exhibits, and vendors; Discounts on fuel; Door prizes; and Food, music, and flying. […]
The Brilliant Bentzen Sport
“We’re all astounded at what this Bentzen Sport can do,” says Rob Bach of Pell Lake, Wisconsin, adding, “Bill and Ken Bentzen were engineers and brothers; they only built one plane — and they built it perfectly.” Though the airplane is 54 years old, it’s a fresh face on the flight line today, with an intriguing history. The […]