SocialFlight’s Event of the Week is the Heaven’s Landing Airshow and Concert, slated for this Saturday, June 25, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Heaven’s Landing, an airpark in Clayton, Georgia, will once again present an evening of aerobatic flying and live music. Seating is festival style, so bring your folding chairs and blankets, organizers advise. This year’s […]
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Bracing for the heat
Now that summer is officially here, people across the United States are bracing for the heat. In Oklahoma, where weather is — to put it mildly — extreme, aviation officials work to make sure pilots remain safe and airports functional. Dale Williams, deputy director of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC), who heads up the agency’s Airport Division, noted: […]
Flight school collaborates with charter company on pilot employment program
HILLSBORO, Ore. — Hillsboro Aero Academy has partnered with ACI Jet on a Pilot Pathway Program to provide a path to employment in the charter industry for Hillsboro Aero Academy’s qualified pilots. ACI Jet is a charter operator founded in 1998 with a fleet of 12 private jet aircraft and two corporate jet centers. The program includes […]
Progressive Air Group acquires Brant Aero
BRANTFORD, Ontario — Progressive Air Group has finalized its acquisition of Brant Aero. Based at Brant Aero’s current location at Brantford Airport (CYFD) in Ontario, Canada, the new company will continue to operate as Brant Aero. In addition, the company has established a new parts distribution center based at the facility. That group will operate […]
New recommendations for mental health fitness for pilots
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 […]
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 […]