Evoking the open-air feeling of sport plane flying from the 1930s, the single-seat Pober Pixie, with its parasol wing and open cockpit, is a playful and happy-spirited flying machine. NX321PX was completed by co-owners Rick Gritters and Tom Vander Linden of Pella, Iowa. Designed by Paul Poberezny in 1974, the Pixie’s appealing appearance is similar […]
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Lone Star Flight Museum selects builders for new facility
HOUSTON — The Lone Star Flight Museum has taken the next step toward opening its new facility, selecting D.E. Harvey Builders, as general contractor after a public, competitive bid process. The new 130,000-square-foot museum will be located at Ellington Airport, future home of the Houston Spaceport and one of Texas’s oldest continuously operating airfields. “Harvey Builders […]
Video: CAP launches 75th anniversary celebration
The Civil Air Patrol has launched the organization’s 75th anniversary celebration. While CAP will officially turn 75 on Dec. 1, having been founded six days before Pearl Harbor, a yearlong observation of the milestone is underway, including the unveiling of a special 75th anniversary website and a special video marking the milestone. Anniversary activities and displays are planned throughout […]
NATA president resigns
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President and CEO Thomas L. Hendricks has announced his intention to resign Aug. 31. “It has been an honor to lead NATA through this period of significant change by greatly enhancing its position as the voice of aviation business on Capitol Hill, at the agencies, and in the states,” he […]
Museum to honor women in aerospace with cards
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) is working to create a deck of playing cards that will feature 56 photos and educational facts about women in aerospace fields on the face of each card. All 56 of the card faces may be sponsored by anyone who is interested. Individuals may want […]
Women in Aviation creates Girl Scout patch
Women in Aviation International has created a Girl Scout fun patch to award to Girl Scouts who take part in Girls in Aviation Day events. The first chance girls will have to earn the patch will be at Girls in Aviation Day Nashville, on Saturday, March 12, at the International Women in Aviation Conference. The patch […]
More cities proclaim March GA Appreciation Month
The Alliance for Aviation Across America reports that several more cities and towns have proclaimed March General Aviation Appreciation Month, including the City Council of New Orleans, Mayor Randy Roach of Lake Charles, Mayor Hilda Curry of New Iberia, and Mayor Ollie Tyler of Shreveport, Louisiana. In Louisiana, general aviation airports contribute $966 million to the state’s […]
Pictures of the day: The Memphis Air Show
Ace aviation photographer Sheldon Heatherington was at the Memphis Air Show in late September and captured these stunning photos. The Memphis Air Show will return in 2017 — featuring the Blue Angels — at the Millington Regional Jetport (KNQA), just outside Memphis, Tenn.
Backcountry aircraft: Is your plane on the list?
BackcountryPilot.org contains a wealth of information for pilots who are already veterans of backcountry flying, as well as those who dream of trying it. Included in its Knowledge Base is a list of backcountry aircraft, which is long and includes many planes you wouldn’t necessarily consider as ready for the backcountry. Check it out here […]