By Frederick A. Johnsen Wave after wave of warbirds roared over the Chino Airport in California April 29 through May 1 in three days of commemorative flights that saturated the air with the sounds of radial and inline engines and the silhouettes of classic warplanes from another era. Put on annually by the Planes of […]
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SUN ‘n FUN releases final numbers
LAKELAND, Florida — About 200,000 people from more than 60 countries visited the 42nd Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, held April 5-10 at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport. Other numbers of note: Brazil, Canada and United Kingdom once again had the highest amount of visitors 251 attendees took advantage of the free ticket offer for active […]
Reno Air Races issues call for volunteers
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) has issued a call for volunteers for this year’s National Championship Air Races, slated for Sept. 14-18 at the Reno-Stead Airport in Nevada. Volunteers are needed in areas including security/gate control, parking management, food and beverage services, hospitality, transportation services, ticket sales, site preparation, operations, logistics, and in the office. RARA […]
Applications now open for $156,000 in flight training scholarships
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has opened applications for three different flight training scholarship programs that will award more than $156,000. Cindy Hasselbring, senior director of AOPA’s high school aviation initiative said, “AOPA’s scholarships are a great way to simultaneously grow the pilot community and teach young people the responsibility and skills that lead […]
45th annual Antique Fly-In slated for Saturday
SocialFlight’s Event of the Week is the Potomac Antique Aero Squadron 45th Annual Antique Fly-In. The fly-in will be held Saturday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Massey Aerodrome (MD1) in Massey, Maryland. Early arrivals are more than welcome to arrive on Friday, organizers note. Aircraft judging will commence on Saturday morning at 9 […]
Air Racing from the Cockpit: A hard day’s work
Dispatch from KTRL, Terrell, Texas: I pull my mixture control knob all the way back, turn the key three clicks to the left to shut off the mags, and reach up to flip the master switch down. Race 53’s engine doesn’t like to stop running, but finally sputters, coughs, stops. The spinning prop makes one last […]
FAA offers rebate for GA aircraft owners to equip for ADS-B
The FAA has launched a rebate program that will help general aviation pilots equip their aircraft with NextGen technology. “To further demonstrate our commitment to NextGen, we will soon offer some general aviation aircraft owners a $500 rebate to help defray some of the cost for purchasing ADS-B Out avionics,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony […]
CubCrafters debuts XCub
YAKIMA, Wash. — CubCrafters has unveiled its new top-of-the-line aircraft, XCub. The new model received FAA Type Certification June 2, 2016, and is available immediately, according to company officials. “Six years ago I imagined a Part 23 certified Carbon Cub,” recalls Jim Richmond, CubCrafters’ CEO. “Our development team set out to design a Cub with terrific STOL capabilities, […]
EasyFBO takes off
The EasyFBO workflow management system recently went live at ProJet Aviation’s FBO in Leesburg, Virginia. The web-based software takes the traditional paper and radio process of managing fuel order requests completely electronic for a more efficient and safe process, according to company officials. The founder of EasyFBO is John Hill, a pilot and FBO employee […]