SAN JOSE, Calif. — Alan Eustace, who set the world record for the highest-altitude free fall jump, is the 2015 recipient of the Crystal Eagle Award presented by the Aero Club of Northern California (ACNC). Eustace worked with Paragon Space Development Corporation for three years to create the self-contained pressure suit and life-support system he wore […]
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New Ohio committee focuses on growing aviation
Aviation supporters in Ohio, the “birthplace of aviation,” have a new committee, created to ensure a statewide focus on growing the aviation and aerospace industries. Legislation to create the Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Technology Committee (OAATC) was passed last year, and committee members — led by state Rep. Rick Perales — have begun developing strategies to promote Ohio’s aviation, […]
High school program delivers helicopter flight training
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — For the third year in a row, Guidance Aviation provided helicopter pilot ground school and introductory helicopter flights for Tri-City Prep High Schoolers. This year’s class ran Aug. 10-27. The high school students were taught numerous aviation topics including: Helicopter Operations Fundamentals of aerodynamics Instruments and Flight Controls Elements of weather and how […]
Fehrenbach, Hauck join Fire Boss
SOUTH SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Dale Fehrenbach has joined Fire Boss as vice president of sales, responsible for domestic and international sales, as well as overseeing training operations. Jeff Hauck has also been brought on board as Fire Boss’ technical support representative/lead mechanic. Fehrenbach has served as Wipaire’s turbine aircraft sales manager, specializing in the […]
Apex Aviation acquires King Avionics
Apex Aviation, an FAA-approved repair station in Las Vegas, has acquired King Avionics at the Henderson Executive Airport near Las Vegas. It is now a factory authorized warranty and repair facility, with current dealerships in place — including Avidyne, Mid Continent, Aspen Avionics, and Sandia Aerospace — with several more on the way, according to company officials.
Oakland museum open new exhibit Sept. 20
Oakland Aviation Museum‘s newest exhibit, Legacy of World Airways, opens with a public reception, Sunday, Sept. 20, at 11 a.m. Also that day, the museum’s Open Cockpit Day begins at noon at the museum, which is on Oakland International Airport’s historic North Field in Oakland, Calif. The Legacy of World Airways exhibit tells the stories […]
Inhofe continues fight for pilots’ rights
It’s hard to imagine that general aviation has a better friend in government than Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma). An active pilot for 60 of his 80 years, Inhofe is truly “one of us” and at this year’s AirVenture, as in the past 36 consecutive years, he camped in the North 40 at his usual spot near Runway […]
Crowd gathers at dawn at KGMU for FOD walk
GREENVILLE, S.C. — On Saturday, Aug. 29, 64 people saw the sun rise at the Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) in South Carolina, while volunteering to do a clean sweep of the runways, taxiways and ramp areas. “Greenville really takes aviation safety seriously. I have never seen so many people come out to help with a […]
Pilots to attempt Ultralight Guinness World Record
On Saturday, Oct. 10, the World Ultralight Fly-In will attempt to set the Guinness World Record for the first worldwide ultralight “fly-in.” The event, put together by Dayton Ultralights with the help of members of Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 48 in Moraine, Ohio, is open to all pilots who fly aircraft classified as ultralight […]