On May 20, 2018, the historic Wausau Downtown Airport in Wisconsin and the newly renovated Alexander Airport Park will be celebrated. The Marathon County Historical Society presents Wings Over Wausau: The Story of Wausau Aviation – Past, Present and Future at the Wausau Downtown Airport. The day will begin at 10 a.m. with the rededication […]
$10,000 in scholarship money for flight training
WHITE PLAINS, NY – The Westchester Aviation Association and the Academy of Aviation will award $3,000 and $7,000 scholarships, respectively, to be used for flight training. The scholarships will be awarded as a credit to be used towards flight training at the Academy of Aviation and must be used within one year of receiving the award. “We want […]
New maintenance facility opens at KPRB
PASO ROBLES, California — Air Jav Aviation, a new light aircraft and rotorcraft maintenance operation, opened its doors this month at Paso Robles Municipal Airport (KPRB). A tenant of San Luis Obispo-based ACI Jet, and located adjacent to ACI’s FBO at Paso Robles Airport, Air Jav brings both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance capabilities to the […]
Performance Aircraft named Cirrus training center
LINCOLN, Neb. — Performance Aircraft has been named an authorized Cirrus Training Center. Performance Aircraft is also adding a 2018 Cirrus SR20 G6 to its training fleet, company officials note. “These aircraft are game-changing,” said company Founder/President Bill Heckathorn. “Cirrus is bringing a whole new customer to aviation, and the new Cirrus SR20 G6 we […]
Two die in crash off California coast
The flight instructor and student pilot departed for an instructional flight from an airport on Catalina Island en route back to their home airport on the mainland. A review of radar data indicated that the Cessna 172 took off with its transponder in the “off” position, so no altitude information was available. The data indicated […]
Picture of the Day: Great lunch, better views
Gary Weissel sent in this photo for Picture of the Day, explaining: “Transitioning Class B airspace over the busiest airport in the world — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) — in my 1974 Cessna 172M enroute to Alexander Memorial Airport (GA2) in Williamson, Georgia, for a $100 burger lunch. Lunch was great, but the views over […]
Review, revise, reap the benefits
After years of requiring applicants to operate a complex aircraft in order to earn a commercial pilot certificate (single-engine airplane) or a flight instructor certificate, the FAA recently reversed its own standards to allow commercial applicants and CFI applicants to take the practical test in an aircraft that isn’t complex. No retractable gear, no constant […]
SUN ‘n FUN capital campaign takes off
Now that SUN ’n FUN 2018 is over, that doesn’t mean that work stops on the grounds of the fly-in at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (KLAL) in Florida. “We are just starting a capital campaign to add a $4 million expansion to the front of the Aerospace Discovery at the Florida Air Museum,” reports SUN ’n […]
King’s drone students can now study offline
Aspiring Drone Pilots can study when they are offline by using the free KING Companion App for iPad or iPhone together with King Schools’ Online Drone Pilot License Test Prep Course. The app allows students who are preparing for the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Knowledge Test to download their lessons, including all text, graphics, […]