ROMEOVILLE, Ill. —Airshow pilot Patty Wagstaff will talk about her career as an aerobatic pilot from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, April 25, in the Brother Neil Kieffe Aviation Building on the Lewis University Romeoville Campus. The event is free and open to the public. The six-time member of the U.S. Aerobatic Team won […]
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SocialFlight’s event of the week: Jacksonville’s Wings-n-Wheels
Jacksonville’s Wings-n-Wheels at Jacksonville Executive Airport at Craig (KCRG) in Florida is a family-friendly event featuring static aircraft displays, a classic car show, a kid zone, plane rides, live entertainment, food and more. The event will be held Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parking and admission is free. No pets or […]
Air Race Classic launches art contest
The Air Race Classic, the annual all-women cross-country airplane race, has launched an art contest for girls ages 12 to 17. The theme of the contest is “Cross-Country Flight,” a subject reflecting both the freedom and the skill involved in flying the Air Race Classic (ARC). The young artist who best captures the theme and the spirit […]
Iconic B-29 flies coast to coast this summer
The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, FIFI, along with other AirPower Tour aircraft, starts a 24-city, six-week tour in Birmingham, Ala., May 18-22. She will also perform in two airshows prior to the start of the tour, the Barksdale AFB Defenders of Liberty Air Show April 30-May 1 and the Spirit of […]
Dallas Airmotive offers PT6A Flat Rate Overhaul Program
DALLAS — Dallas Airmotive now offers a PT6A Flat Rate Overhaul Program as part of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) PT6SMARTSM Maintenance Solutions initiative. The limited time, industry-wide program sets a fixed-rate pricing structure for overhauls on PT6A-21, -27, -28, -41, -42, and -114 engines.Dallas Airmotive was the first independent Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) provider to […]
Pictures of the day: Lancair Evolution visits Lycoming
Lycoming Engines recently hosted Kevin Eldredge, director of business development for Lancair International, last week in Williamsport, Pa. Eldredge flew Lancair’s first customer-delivered Piston Evolution, powered by a Lycoming Integrated Electronic Engine (iE2), into Williamsport for Lycoming to perform engine calibrations and for Lancair to host East Coast test flights.
Seaplane stories: Howard Whaley
In response to our call for readers’ seaplane stories, Howard J. Whaley sent in his: “I was born and raised next door to the Philadelphia Seaplane base in Essington, Pa. — the oldest seaplane base in United States. “When I was old enough to walk, I was at the seaplane base. Bob Mills, the owner, […]
Call for entries made for Crossfield Teacher of the Year Award
The National Aviation Hall of Fame is seeking entries for the 30th annual A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award, which includes a $5,000 cash stipend. Founded by famed research test pilot Scott Crossfield in 1986, the award is a juried competition open to classroom teachers in grades K through 12. Nominations will […]
Pacific Aviation Museum to display rare WWII Japanese Torpedo Plane
HONOLULU, Hawaii — The Nakajima B5N Torpedo Bomber was the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy and was considered the most effective aircraft of its kind at the beginning of World War II. She caused most of the battleship damage during the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. Now, 75 years later, the Type 97 […]