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 […]
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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 […]
43rd Copperstate Fly-In sees good weather, solid crowds
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The 43rd Annual Copperstate Fly-In, held Oct. 22-24, is in the books. According to fly-in president Steve Bass, “the weather was the best we have experienced in years with lower temperatures and light winds.” Further, Saturday’s fly-in attendance pushed aircraft into the overflow GA parking and “the showplane ramps were close […]
Dauntless to celebrate Aviation Day
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing will fly its rare SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber at Aviation Day Nov. 7, at Page Field. The meticulously restored World War II aircraft will offer rides for sale throughout the event, which is hosted by the Lee County Transportation Authority. The Dauntless Dive bomber is the […]
Breitling sponsors LA to DC Honor Flight
Swiss watch manufacturer Breitling continued its support of the non-profit organization Honor Flight Southland by recently making a flight from the Los Angeles-area possible for a group of 67 veterans. The largest-ever flight from Honor Flight Southland provided local veterans the opportunity to visit the memorials dedicated to their service in Washington, D.C. In conjunction with […]