Women in Aviation International (WAI) has three events planned in the coming months to continue its outreach to attract more women to the aviation community. These events include a regional conference, WomenVenture as part of EAA AirVenture, and a repeat of international Girls in Aviation Day. “The original impetus for Women in Aviation International was […]
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D.C. Drone Day this Saturday
This Saturday, May 7, more than a dozen Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) clubs will celebrate D.C. Drone Day by inviting the public to flying events free of charge around the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia region. Events include drone racing, obstacle courses, demonstrations and aerobatic stunts of model airplanes, helicopters and drones, as well as […]
Latest issue of FAA Safety Briefing released
Just published online is the May/June 2016 issue of FAA Safety Briefing, which focuses on the rapidly changing world of technology and the role it plays in GA safety. Articles cover everything from unmanned aircraft to commercial space operations, to how the FAA helps champion the power of technology in making flying safer and more […]
Nominations now open for Air Show Hall of Fame
Nominations are now being taken for the 2016 International Council of Air Shows Foundation Hall of Fame. Each year, up to three air show performers are inducted into the Hall of Fame, which is home to more than 50 air show greats, including pilots, stunt performers, producers, announcers, designers, builders, and other innovators who have changed the […]
Teen supports her flying ambitions with handcrafted jewelry business
By ELIZABETH WALKER One of the most aviation-oriented youngsters attending SUN ‘n FUN 2016 is also one of its most business-minded youth. Rachel St. Louis, 14, plans a career in aviation and was marketing a line of aviation jewelry from her own display booth at this year’s event to help finance her ambitions. Rachel, an […]
GA praises Part 23 rule making
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the eve of an FAA public hearing in College Park, Georgia, on the Part 23 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), a coalition of general aviation leaders applauded the FAA’s efforts to improve safety and make it easier to bring new products to market for the light general aviation sector, while strongly […]
Frazier Lake Airpark Antique Aircraft Display Day
SocialFlight’s Event of the Week is the Frazier Lake Airpark Antique Aircraft Display Day, slated for this Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Frazier Lake Airpark (1C9) in Hollister, Calif. Officials with the monthly fly-in invite everyone with antique aircraft to display the aircraft they are so proud of. Frazier Lake Airpark is a […]
Sheltair begins SAV expansion
Sheltair has begun an expansion of its facilities at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) in Georgia. The SAV expansion follows on the heels of similar Sheltair projects at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Republic Airport (FRG) in New York. In Savannah, Sheltair is expanding with a $3.1 million hangar and office complex of nearly […]
Scholarship winners to intern in France
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — Kristin Sandager of Albert Lea, Minnesota, and Dalton Nonweiler of Tulsa, Oklahoma, have been named the recipients of this year’s Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)/DAHER International Scholarships. For the program, now in its eighth year, each recipient receives a five-week internship at Daher‘s Tarbes facility in France, followed by a week […]