There was a lot happening on opening day of this year’s SUN ’n FUN, including a milestone for Lakeland Linder Regional Airport: A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the airport’s new air traffic control tower. The new tower will be 141 feet, significantly higher than the 50-foot tower now in operation. “That was built in […]
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First AOPA Fly-In of the year deemed a success
About 2,600 people and nearly 300 airplanes descended on Salinas Municipal Airport in California for the first Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Fly-In of the year held Saturday, May 16. Low clouds and icing in the surrounding mountains weren’t enough to deter pilots, hundreds of whom decided to drive to Salinas, AOPA officials noted. As […]
Keep pushing for medical reform
As of the start of this year’s SUN ’n FUN, more than 21,000 letters to Congress in support of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 have been sent from EAA’s Rally Congress network by Experimental Aircraft Association members and other aviators. That legislation includes the aeromedical reform language that is easily the No. 1 regulatory […]
Flight training poll launches
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched its flight training poll, a survey that allows student pilots to share feedback on their flight training experiences. Survey results are used to determine AOPA’s annual Flight Training Excellence Awards. This is the fourth year for the poll, which provides data on the performance – good and […]
Most memorable aviation records of 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Aeronautic Association has released its list of the most memorable aviation records of 2014.They include: Free Three Turnpoint Distance: 1,052.37 miles; Record for gliders (motorgliders, flown single-place): After self-launching a Glaser-Dirks DG-1001M motorglider from Nahuel Huapi airport, near Bariloche, Argentina, Jim Payne soared along the Andes mountains for over 14 hours. His flight […]
Air Safety Institute releases ‘Real Pilot Story: From Miscue to Rescue’
A new “Real Pilot Story” video produced by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) Air Safety Institute chronicles the lessons learned from the harrowing experience of a California pilot, his wife and daughter during a seemingly routine flight that ended with a mountainside crash and rescue. The VFR flight of N4640L, a Cessna 172 […]
New T-hangars at Huntingburg Regional Airport
HUNTINGBURG, Ind.— New T-hangars at the Huntingburg Regional Airport (KHNB) show the airport is “open for business,” according to Brian Craig, president of the Dubois County Airport Authority. At a grand opening held May 19, Craig noted that the airport has been contacted by two businesses that own aircraft based at other airports, who were interested in relocating […]
Wilmington Air Park named Ohio Airport of the Year
The Wilmington Air Park was recognized by the Ohio Aviation Association (OAA) at its annual conference as the 2015 Airport of the Year. Each year the OAA selects an airport that puts into practice the association’s mission of promoting aviation by providing a medium for the exchange of ideas, methods, information, and experiences. “This award is […]
Lecture slated May 23: ‘Hughes after Howard’
SEATTLE — A May 23, 2 p.m. lecture and book signing at the Museum of Flight with former Hughes Aircraft Company President Ken Richardson will look at the company after Howard Hughes left its helm in 1953. Author Ken Richardson rose through the ranks of the Hughes Aircraft during his 40-year career there, from a radar design […]