Ten years ago Downtown Airpark in Oklahoma City suddenly closed its doors. That left a lot of long-time Twin Commander customers wondering where to go for factory-authorized service. That question was answered two weeks later when Raul J. (RJ) Gomez, Kevin Chance, and other Downtown Airpark employees formed Legacy Aviation Services and set up shop […]
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NTSB board member to keynote SC Aerospace Conference
COLUMBIA, S.C. – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member Robert Sumwalt will be one of the keynote speakers for the second annual South Carolina Aerospace Conference and Expo, which will be held on Aug. 26-27. Sumwalt, a native South Carolinian and inductee in the South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame, will speak at a general session […]
Able Flight’s Class of 2015 to get their wings at AirVenture
Six new Able Flight pilots will receive their wings at a pinning ceremony Tuesday, July 21, during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Special guests will include Aviation Hall of Fame inductee Patty Wagstaff, Able Flight pilot Jessica Cox and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) President Mark Baker. The Able Flight Class of 2015 includes a pilot […]
Customs to conduct interviews at Oshkosh for Global Entry program
OSHKOSH, Wis. — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will host a Global Entry Enrollment Event July 20-26 during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015. This is the first time this program will be offered at an airshow, according to EAA officials. Applicants must first make an appointment using CBP’s Global Online Enrollment System (GOES) application before reporting onsite at […]
Pictures of the day: San Carlos Airport Open House
Regular contributor Hayman Tam sent in these photos from the third annual Open House June 27 at San Carlos Airport (KSQL) in California. He reports that thousands of residents flocked to the airport for the event. With gorgeous weather, this one-day event was a great opportunity for the community to interact with many of the airport […]
Call to pilots to block latest threat to SMO
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has asked its members in Southern California to contact U.S. Representatives Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), in an effort to stave off the latest attempt to close Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO). Both members of Congress have endorsed a seven-point plan by local airport opponents to […]
Problem solved: iPad won’t charge in your plane?
Gene Lee of TheHDPilot.com had a problem: His iPad wouldn’t charge in the cockpit. “While investigating how to fix it, I realized a lot of other people have the same problem too,” he says. He wrote a short article explaining how he fixed the problem. You can read it here.
Eclipse Special Edition introduced
ONE Aviation has introduced the Eclipse Special Edition (SE) twin-engine jet, a factory-renewed Eclipse 500 that has been upgraded and reconfigured to include nearly all new features introduced on the Eclipse 550, including a Dual Avio Integrated Flight Management System (IFMS), Anti-skid Brake System, a newly designed pilot-side Standby Display Unit, PPG glass windshields, new premium interior, […]
Newest Goodyear blimp to make first appearance at Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s newest airship, “Wingfoot One,” will make its inaugural visit to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 later this month. The 63rd annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. “Wingfoot One” is the first of Goodyear’s new generation of semi-rigid […]