For days in November, the employees at Van’s Aircraft had been watching the Hobbs meter on the company’s website, waiting for news of the 1,000th RV-9/9A to fly. On Nov. 20, John “Bert” Bertucci of Prairieville, Louisiana, rang the bell with his new RV-9A. “I have always wanted a plane of my own, so in June 2013 I […]
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Video: Crowdfunding launches to fund drone study of oyster beds
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With an eye toward re-opening recreational oyster harvesting in Northeast Florida, the Marine Science Research Institute, Department of Geography and the Environment, and the School of Aviation at Jacksonville University have launched a crowdfunding project with Experiment.com aimed at using drones to measure the health of local oyster beds. With a campaign target […]
Kansas State University receives approval for unmanned commercial flight training
SALINA — Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus has become the first entity in the United States to receive approval from the FAA to provide remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) commercial flight training to both students and outside companies. The authorization, which is referred to as a Section 333 exemption, allows Kansas State Polytechnic to create and conduct […]
Former test pilot to speak on F-22 at Air Force museum
DAYTON, Ohio — Former test pilot Paul Metz will present “The First True Stealth Fighter: Evolution of the F-22 Raptor,” during a free lecture on Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Metz’s talk will trace the military, geo-political and technical forces that drove the more than 30-year […]
Clark receives honor from NBAA
Joe Clark, a partner in Seattle’s Gateway USA, Clay Lacy Aviation, has received the Meritorious Service to Aviation Award from the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). Presented at the 2015 NBAA Convention in Las Vegas, it recognizes “extraordinary lifelong professional contributions to aviation.” Past honorees include legends and luminaries Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Bill Lear, Arnold Palmer […]
AeroCinema prepares for takeoff
A new subscription video on demand channel, AeroCinema, is set to launch in March 2016. Phil Osborn, the company’s CEO, is the former CEO of Network USA, creator of the Wings series, which ran in primetime on Discovery Channel for 12 years prior to its acquisition by Discovery Communications in 1999. AeroCinema is expected to launch […]
Curtiss museum reaches P-40 restoration milestone
HAMMONDSPORT, N.Y. — The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum reports it has achieved a milestone in its restoration of a historic World War II-era Curtiss P-40 aircraft, with the help of volunteers in its Restoration Shop. Two P-40s went down over the Florida Everglades in 1943, following a mid-air collision on a training flight. The planes remained in […]
Toys for Tots at KRNM
The 9th Annual Toys for Tots collection at Ramona Airport (KRNM) in California will be held Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organizers noted they will be cooking hamburgers with all the fixings for volunteers and anyone dropping off toys. Drop a toy at the event or at the office. You also can drop off […]
American Aero FTW donates $20,000 to Navy Seal Foundation
FORT WORTH, Texas – American Aero FTW, an FBO at Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, presented a $20,000 check to the Navy SEAL Foundation at the National Business Aviation Association Convention last week in Las Vegas, doubling the contribution made at the convention last year. The Navy SEAL Foundation provides critical support to the Naval […]