FREDERICK, Md. — On Sunday, Nov. 8, at 10 a.m., Lt. Col. Dick Cole, one of the two surviving “Doolittle Raiders” from World War II, will visit the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) National Aviation Community Center (NACC) at Frederick Municipal Airport along with a vintage B-25 warbird, “Panchito.” Cole, who recently turned 100 years […]
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Latest FAA Safety Briefing online now
Now available online is the November/December 2015 “Good Night” issue of FAA Safety Briefing, which focuses on general aviation night operations. Articles address the importance of having both the right physical and mental preparation for flying at night, as well as how technology can help. In this issue, we used the word NIGHT as a […]
New FBO opens at KGRI
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Trego-Dugan officially opened its new FBO at Central Nebraska Regional Airport (KGRI) Nov. 3. In addition to Trego-Dugan Grand Island, the family-owned and operated company also operates Trego-Dugan Jet Management, serving Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK), and Trego-Dugan Aviation, the company’s original FBO and headquarters at North Platte Regional Airport (KLBF). The […]
Oregon Aviation Hall of Fame induction Nov. 7
Evergreen Dream to Fly Gala, featuring the induction of four aviators into the Oregon Aviation Hall of Honor, will be held Nov. 7 at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville. 2015 inductees include: Lt. Col. Bill Harris: Harris originally enlisted in the Navy in 1936 and as radioman, performed duties with the scout planes on the USS Houston. […]
Teachers win SAFE grants
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 […]
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 […]