Fantasy of Flight has added two more dates to its nightFlight paranormal tours. Demand for the four-hour, limited-attendance nighttime tours — which are guided by Florida’s Apollo Paranormal Investigations (API), a non-profit team of paranormal investigators (sometimes referred to as “ghost hunters”) — has led officials at the Polk City, Florida, attraction to add tours […]
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Zero G flights to take off from Las Vegas
On Feb. 27, Zero Gravity Corp.’s G-FORCE ONE will take off from McCarren International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas, offering customers the chance to defy gravity. ZERO-G, the only FAA-approved provider of commercial weightless flights, will offer LAS customers: Pre-flight training; private transportation to/from McCarran Airport; ZERO-G flight suit and patch; post-flight re-gravitation party; weightless […]
NAV Canada deploys WAM for Olympics
NAV CANADA has deployed Sensis Corp.’s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) for surveillance of helicopter and aircraft traffic in the “sea-to-sky” corridor between Vancouver and Pemberton Regional Airport (CYPS), British Columbia. The WAM system will also provide low-level surveillance of helicopters serving the area in and around Whistler, a major event site for the 2010 Winter […]
‘Alaska’s Bush Pilots: The Real Deal’ released
Jim Oltersdorf Film Productions has released “Alaska’s Bush Pilots: The Real Deal,” a documentary film two years in the making. Oltersdorf, a regular contributor to General Aviation News, filmed the documentary in the wilds of Alaska in high-definition. “It is a compelling, vibrant story of the great far north and the modern day pilots,” Oltersdorf […]
Zero Gravity Builders moves to new facility
Zero Gravity Builders Studio LLC has completed its move to a newly renovated 14,000-square-foot facility with taxiway access at Richland Airport (RLD) in Washington. The new facility is more than four times larger than the space previously occupied, allowing Zero Gravity additional elbow room to serve its growing list of builder assistance projects, according to […]
Norwood Flight Academy plans expansion
Norwood Flight Academy, a Cessna Pilot Center at Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD) in Massachusetts, has revealed plans to expand. “I don’t have to tell anyone that the past couple of years have been very challenging,” said Michael Thomas, president. “But we feel that the time to expand is now because the worst is over and […]
Folding bikes now available
Aircraft Spruce now carries the new Montague Folding Bicycles. The Swiss Military XO folding bicycle features 27 speeds with front suspension fork and disc brakes. The bicycles are equipped with industry standard wheels and components that are serviceable at any bike shop for convenience, Aircraft Spruce officials note. The bike is available in either an […]
Pops and Props Gala slated
The Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society will hold the sixth Annual Pops and Props Gala & Silent Auction for the 1940 Air Terminal Museum March 27 at Houston’s original art-deco air terminal at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU). The event offers guests a chance to enjoy the same glamorous style that characterized the golden age of […]
Wicks cuts prices on streamline tubing
Wicks Aircraft Supply has received a large shipment of streamline tubing, or strut material, and company officials say the high volume allows them to cut prices on popular sizes by 40% to 60%. Tubing that was once $29.58 per foot is now $13.50; stock that sold for $21.47 per foot is now $11.50. There is […]