LOS ANGELES — Community leaders joined in Feb. 12 to break ground on Clay Lacy Aviation‘s new South Campus, a $10 million, six-acre expansion of its current headquarters facility at Van Nuys Airport (VNY). Attended by more than 100 students from NVOC-Aviation, a VNY-based aircraft mechanics school, the event celebrated local job creation and economic growth. […]
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Texas issues first permit for RPA agriculture research
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Texas A&M AgriLife Research have received the state’s first permit to use remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) to conduct agricultural research. Research will begin soon in the use of RPAs that will help growers improve crop quality and yields while reducing production costs, savings that could be passed on […]
Goodyear donates blimp gondola to museum
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will donate the gondola from the Spirit of Goodyear blimp to the Crawford Auto Aviation Museum of the Western Reserve Historical Society. “Adding this gondola to our Setting the World in Motion display will allow us to continue telling a complete story of the innovators and […]
Landmark Aviation acquires EFD FBO
HOUSTON, Texas — Landmark Aviation has acquired Ellington Partners and Southwest Airport Services at Ellington Airport (EFD). With an existing location at George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport (IAH), this will be Landmark Aviation’s second FBO in the Houston area. The FBO was founded by Jim Bath in 1984. With two executive terminals and more than 150,000 square feet […]
9 airshow acts on the SUN ’n FUN schedule
SUN ’n FUN is more than a fly-in and convention. “Spring Break for Pilots” plays host to a world class airshow as well. Here’s a partial list of the performers scheduled to appear at SUN ’n FUN April 21-26. Don’t see your favorite performer? Check the complete list at the SUN ’n FUN website. Breitling Jet Team Making […]
Aviation added to US Forest Service plan
Aviation has been included as a “legitimate mode of access” by the U.S. Forest Service. Officials with the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) note that their lobbying efforts, through participation in USFS public comment sessions and attending meetings of the Federal Advisory Committee as observers, secured the documenting of aviation within the service’s Final Planning Directive (FSH […]
Port clears path for airport project
BURLINGTON, Wash. — The Port of Skagit Board of Commissioners has approved the purchase of wetland mitigation credits so the port can improve the safety area on the west end of the main runway at Skagit Regional Airport (KBVS). The project, which will bring the Runway 11-29 safety area up to FAA standards for Class DII […]
First IMC Club chapter in Australia to open in April
Pilots will meet in April at the Narromine Aerodrome, approximately 200 nm west of Sydney, the capital of Australia, to establish the first chapter of the IMC Club International on that continent. IMC Club, through its worldwide chapters, provides organized “hangar flying” focused on building proficiency in instrument flying. The club brings IFR-rated pilots who fly […]
New RPA rules: A good first step
The FAA’s proposed rule on commercial small remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) is a good first step, according to officials with the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). “Our top priority throughout all these discussions … has been maintaining safety for the pilots and passengers using the national airspace system,” said Sean Elliott, EAA’s vice president of advocacy and […]