A new virtual version of the Red Bull Air Races will give fans the chance to test their own virtual flying skills in a new tournament-style competition and crown themselves as the first ever Virtual Red Bull Air Race World Champion. The latest version of the smartphone racing game “Red Bull Air Race – The Game” […]
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Living in the Age of Airplanes premieres April 8
This spring, National Geographic Studios presents “Living in the Age of Airplanes,” which promises to carry audiences across 200,000 years of history and around the globe on a journey to 95 locations in 18 countries spanning seven continents to remind us how, in a single century, aviation has changed our world forever. The world premiere of […]
Engine for HondaJet receives FAA OK
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Honda Aero, Inc. (HAI) has been issued a Part 21 Production Certificate from the FAA for the GE Honda Aero Engines (GHAE) HF120 turbofan engine that powers the HondaJet and other aircraft. Initial production of the HF120 engines took place at GE’s Lynn facility in Massachusetts. At the end of 2014, HAI started assembly […]
Rare B-24 to highlight World War II Heritage Days at KFFC
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – A rare 1940s B-24 Liberator bomber will highlight this year’s World War II Heritage Days, hosted by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing on April 18-19. The CAF’s B-24, “Diamond Lil,” one of only two still flying, will be on display at Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field (KFFC) in Peachtree City for the […]
Field Aviation acquires ARINC Aerospace
Field Aviation has completed the acquisition of ARINC Aerospace Systems Engineering and Support (ASES) from Rockwell Collins. ASES, operating as ARINC Aerospace, provides aircraft modification, integration and maintenance services for Department of Defense, government, commercial, business, and private customers. ASES will now operate as Field Aerospace. With the completion of this acquisition, Field will have […]
Web cams help fight the fog
What do you get when you combine a group of enthusiastic pilots, web technology experts, and some of the foggiest weather on the planet? If you live in Humboldt County on the north coast of California, you get web cameras at six airports to help with weather observation. Humboldt County, located some 200 miles north of San Francisco, is […]
Last flight of a seaplane legend
Pulling up to his ramp in back of a Piper two summers ago, the front-seater asked if the energetic kid who had raced up to pull the floats onto the slippery wood could be trusted around the prop. That “kid” was 92-year-old Bill Brooks, looking and acting youthful as a seaplaner. I convinced the pilot […]
Bede LSA enters Phase 1 of flight testing
Officials at Bedecorp report that the New BD-22 Light-Sport Aircraft has begun Phase I of its flight testing program. Tim Becker, an engineer with Bedecorp, said he believes the BD-22L will meet or exceed all of the company’s design expectations. The BD-22L is the big brother of the BD-17L, which incorporates the same bonded honeycomb fuselage. (The […]
New flight school opens at BUY
BURLINGTON, N.C. — CFI Chris Whittle, who has logged more than 10,000 hours of flight time, has opened Elon Aviation, a flight school and aircraft rental company at Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport (BUY). Elon Aviation trains students to obtain their private, commercial, instrument, multi-engine and Certified Flight Instructor certifications. Additionally, Elon Aviation rents aircraft, including a Cessna C-172SP and a […]