The Golden West Regional Fly-In will be held October 17 for one day only at Yuba County Airport (MYV) in Marysville, Calif. A preliminary schedule calls for a pancake breakfast, aircraft displays and exhibits, radio-controlled aircraft and a new “DroneZone”, activities for kids, Young Eagles flights and more.
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EAA Young Eagles receive course upgrades
A cornerstone of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Flight Plan program for youth is free access to Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course. Sporty’s now offers new content and functionality for the course, which serves as ground school, test prep and a complete flight training companion. Nearly four hours of new high-definition video content and animations have […]
Mooney delivers three new Acclaims
KERRVILLE, Texas — Mooney International delivered three new M20TN Acclaims to their owners this week. The deliveries were made at Mooney’s Kerrville Texas facility. The new Acclaims will be based out of Louisiana, Florida, and New York. These Acclaims follow the delivery of the first B Registered Acclaim delivered last December to Henan, China. Delivery […]
Continental Motors acquires United Turbine and UT Aeroparts
Continental Motors Group reports that its MRO subsidiary, Continental Motors Services (CMS), located in Fairhope, Alabama, added turbine overhaul, repair and sales capabilities to its list of services with the acquisition of United Turbine and UT Aeroparts Corporations of Miami, Florida. United Turbine has been a leader in Pratt &Whitney PT6 overhaul, repair and parts sales since […]
Burt Rutan’s latest project: The SkiGull
Legendary aircraft designer Burt Rutan’s latest project is the SkiGull, a seaplane that’s currently undergoing initial hydro testing. Mike Kincaid, a seaplane expert who has written often for General Aviation News and happens to live near Burt’s retirement home in Couer d’Alene, Idaho, reports that the SkiGull “will land very slowly, takeoff quickly, cruise fast, […]
Florida governor proclaims April Aviation Appreciation Month
Just as SUN ’n FUN kicks off, it was announced that Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared April “Aviation Appreciation Month.” In Florida, general aviation airports contribute more than $7.7 billion to the state’s economy annually.
More hiring forecasted in 2015
JSfirm.com, an online aviation only job board, has released its sixth annual Hiring Trends Survey. “This year’s results show that our industry is continuing to trend in the right direction,” said Jeff Richards, JSfirm.com manager. “There will be more hiring in 2015 than any of the past six years.” The company surveyed 342 aviation companies across various sectors and found: […]
Zero to solo in one week
Three people with no aviation experience will be put through six days of intensive training, preparing them to be ready to conduct a supervised solo flight at the end of one week. That’s the goal of “One Week Ready to Solo.” The program, launched at SUN ‘n FUN, is a collaborative effort of Redbird Flight […]
IMC Radio to broadcast live from SUN ‘n FUN
IMC Radio’s “Plane Talk,” a live-streaming aviation internet radio talk show sponsored by the IMC Club International, will broadcast live from a remote studio in Lakeland, Florida, during the 2015 SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, starting April 21 and continuing through April 25. Produced by new Executive Producer Howie Marlin, the live broadcasts of “Plane Talk” […]