LINCOLN, Neb. — In 1956, Duncan Aviation founder Donald Duncan bought into a Beechcraft distributorship in Omaha, Nebraska. As a pilot and businessman, Duncan had many relationships with aviators who used their aircraft for business purposes. He saw the natural alignment of business and quick travel and positioned his company to help others successfully meet […]
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The Year in Pictures
Aircraft have to be the most picture-worthy mode of transportation (an objective opinion if I’ve ever read one). And we’d like to see your best shots of 2015. These should be your photos you’ve taken in 2015. We’d like to share them in our two December print issues. Email your photo (be sure to include […]
Around the world in a KR2
“My plan is not to plan.” These are the words and advice that Colin Hales offers to would-be adventurers who are toying with the idea of flying their airplane around the world. “Just get in your airplane and go — figure it out along the way,” he adds. Hales, 45, who hails from Oxfordshire, England, may sound like […]
Aeronautical library opens at Vaughn College
FLUSHING, N.Y. – Now completed is the new Aeronautical and Academic Library and Teaching and Learning Center at the Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. “The new two-story, $2.6 million library and learning center was the final phase of the $40 million multiphased expansion, renovation, and sound mitigation construction program at the college’s main campus,” […]
Safety seminar on ATC in the GA environment planned
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board is presenting a seminar regarding air traffic control in the general aviation environment Dec. 12 at the NTSB’s Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from local FAA Air Traffic Controllers, who will discuss policies and procedures important for pilots to understand […]
Joining the club
By Tucker E. Axum III Ever since I earned my pilot’s license on America’s Independence Day in 2001, I’ve aspired to be an aircraft owner. Like so many other aviators, though, my dream was put on the backburner due to issues of money, work, and time. After completing a 53-month assignment throughout Europe and Africa […]
Cobalt introduces Valkyrie and Valkyrie-X
SAN FRANCISCO — Cobalt has launched its first two models – the Co50 Valkyrie and the Valkyrie-X. The Cobalt Valkyrie-X is an experimental version while the Co50 Valkyrie is the fully certified model. “10 years ago, I had a vision to disrupt the aviation industry with an innovative private aircraft, that is not only technologically sound […]
Bay Area Aero Club recognizes Texas pilot
The Bay Area Aero Club at Pearland Regional Airport (KLVJ) in Texas has announced that William “Bo” Hunter of LaMarque, Texas, is the first inductee to the Bay Area Aero Club Honor Roll. The club’s board of directors noted it is recognizing Bo for “his frequent and numerous flights for Pilots For Patients, and for his […]
Elected officials expected at GA jobs rally in Delaware
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) will hold a jobs rally celebrating the contributions of general aviation manufacturing to the Delaware economy on Friday, Nov. 20, at 1:30 p.m. The rally will be held at the Dassault Falcon Jet facility at the New Castle Airport (ILG). Speakers include Governor Jack Markell, U.S. Senators Tom […]