The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has passed an amendment offered by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to S. 571, better known as the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2). The move brings third-class medical reform one step closer to reality, according to officials with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. A full committee […]
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‘Aluminum Overcast’ takes starring role in new movie
By Deborah Grigsby Smith, Centennial Airport While a majority of B-17s made their way to Europe during World War II, one hit the U.S. Army Air Corps inventory too late to ever see military action. However, thanks to a compelling love story and a Colorado filmmaker, the “Aluminum Overcast,” a 1945 B-17G Flying Fortress, will […]
Hicks wins top award at technician tournament
OTTUMWA, Iowa – For the second straight year, a select group of top aviation technicians emerged from the 2015 Midwest Aviation Invitational held in October. Hosted by Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) at its campus adjacent to the Ottumwa Regional Airport, this event – comprised of 29 competitors – was open to industry personnel, including professional […]
Clay Lacy Aviation joins Air Elite Network
At the National Business Aviation Association Convention and Exhibition (NBAA 2015), World Fuel Services announced that Clay Lacy Aviation locations at Boeing Field/King County International Airport (KBFI) in Seattle and Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) in Los Angeles have signed with the Air Elite Network. The Air Elite Network now totals 51 FBOs worldwide. Founded in […]
Video: Texas Antique Airplane Fly-In thoroughly enjoyable
By JC “SMITTY” SMITH As first-timers to the annual Texas Antique Airplane Fly-In Fall Festival of Flight at the Gainesville Municipal Airport (KGLE) in Gainesville, Texas, we were amazed at the massive number of antique aircraft that flew in. As they taxied into the static area, they were directed to one of several rows of distinctive aircraft. […]
Couldn’t make it to NBAA15?
If you couldn’t make it to Las Vegas this week for the National Business Aviation Association‘s annual convention — one of the biggest in aviation – you can go there virtually, thanks to a photo gallery on the association’s website. It features everything from aircraft on display to shots of the exhibit hall.
Sennheiser to withdraw from the cockpit
Sennheiser will withdraw from the pilots’ headset business beginning March 2016. The company will fulfill all obligations for servicing and spare parts as a result of sales guarantees. Headsets for the air traffic control (ATC) sector are not affected by this decision, according to company officials. “Our decision to leave the pilots’ headset sector was not […]
AOPA launches Pro Pilot membership
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has introduced Pro Pilot, a new level of membership available exclusively to professional pilots. For $21.99 a month, Pro Pilot provides services and protections to professional pilots whose livelihood depends on maintaining their pilot certificate and medical certification. “AOPA’s Pro Pilot is specifically tailored to the needs of professional pilots,” […]
Retired NASA pilot inducted into Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame
RICHMOND, Va. — A retired NASA pilot who has the distinction of being the only person in the world to have flown and tested both the Concorde and Russian TU-144 supersonic transports has been inducted into the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame. Robert A. Rivers spent 14 years, from 1990 to 2004, as a research pilot at NASA’s […]