Sam Heiter submitted the following photo and note: “My great-nephew, Jack, in my Cessna 140 en route to a fly-in breakfast at Fulton County Airport (KRCR) in Rochester, Indiana. I took him to EAA AirVenture for the week as well. He’s hooked! One of the the reasons I bought the airplane was to do flights like […]
Meet the Aeronca go-to guy
The date was Sept. 6, 1946. It was his first airplane ride. He was just 6 years old and it set the course for all days to follow.
General aviation airports — not just for GA
Just how important are general aviation airports? Ask the Army National Guard helicopter crews that found refuge from the storm at Y50 in Wisconsin.
Garmin acquires FltPlan.com
Garmin has acquired FltPlan, which provides flight planning services to more than 165,000 pilots.
Business aviation salaries on the upswing
Salaries are up for most business aviation employees, with managers posting the most gains.
Forum brings controllers and pilots together
A forum slated for Aug. 25 will bring air traffic controllers and pilots together to help each understand the other.
Check ride practice goes awry
The student pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point, resulted in a runway overrun.
Picture of the Day: First Young Eagles flight x2!
Jan Johnson of Portola Valley, California, submitted the following photo and note: I received approval to fly Young Eagles in May 2018, but with work commitments and EAA AirVenture over the summer, I couldn’t find the opportunity. That is until my cyber-friend Quinn and his family arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area for a visit […]
Just between you and me
The best part of aviation? Not the airplanes or exciting air shows. It’s the people.