Teachers Doug James of Georgia and Scott Cutler of Washington State have received this year’s 2015 K-12 Classroom Teacher Grant Awards from the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators. SAFE awards the grants annually to help stimulate interest in aviation-related education as part of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) studies. James is a third […]
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New T-hangars planned at KLVJ
PEARLAND, Texas — Pearland Regional Airport (KLVJ) will begin construction on a new t-hangar facility this December. Texas Aviation Partners (TAP), the airport management team at KLVJ, has partnered with Western LLC, a real estate development and design-build firm, on the project. The project will include 23 units that are available to lease or purchase. Western […]
The French Valley Air Show takes flight Nov. 7
The Inaugural 2015 French Valley Air Show will take flight Saturday, Nov. 7, at French Valley Airport in Murrieta, California. The show will feature a variety of vintage aircraft, aerobatics, live entertainment, food and beverage vendors, and a kids’ zone, according to organizers. Performers include aerobatic stunt pilot Kent Pietsch and his Jelly Belly Plane, Bill Braack and […]
Air Combat USA returns to KISM
KISSIMMEE, Florida — Air Combat USA will return to the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) Dec. 5-7, giving adventure seekers and aspiring fighter pilots a chance to engage in realistic air-to-air combat simulation in a real fighter trainer aircraft with an instructor pilot, many of whom are experienced military aviators. Air Combat USA will be operating out of the Quantem […]
Landing on a private airstrip: Who is liable?
By MIKE PURPURA If you decide to land on a private airstrip and you damage your airplane, who is liable? What if you are invited to land on a private strip and you bend something on your plane: Who is liable then? In the early days of aviation, emergency landings were common. Fortunately there was […]
Video: World View achieves milestone towards private spaceflights
PAGE, Arizona — World View, a commercial spaceflight company, recently completed a milestone test flight, keeping the company on track to meet its 2017 goal for private flights with passengers to the edge of space. This test flight carried a scaled down, replica spacecraft to a final altitude of 100,475 feet, marking the transition from […]
AOPA reveals flight training award winners
FREDERICK, Md. – Based on poll results from more than 7,100 flight students, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) fourth annual Flight Training Excellence Awards has recognized Aeroventure Institute in Southbridge, Mass., as the 2015 Best Flight School and Todd Shellnutt of Atlanta, as the 2015 Best Flight Instructor. Ten additional flight schools and 10 other instructors […]
Cirrus breaks ground in Tennessee
A groundbreaking was recently held for the new Cirrus Aircraft Vision Center at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Vision Center will be the flagship location for all Cirrus Aircraft pilot, owner and customer activities including training, service, support, sales, marketing, delivery, personalization, fixed base operations and more. Customer activities at the new Vision Center will encompass […]
Job 1: Keep things on track
For airport manager Margaret Pittman, the ever-changing nature of her work at Marion County Regional Airport (KMAO) in South Carolina, has been the best part of her more than three decades in the job. To demonstrate the variety of airport life she pointed to the aircraft parked in front of the terminal on the day General […]