More than 70,000 folks gathered in the high desert of Black Rock, Nevada, Aug. 27-Sept. 4, for the 2017 Burning Man Festival, a nine-day celebration of community, art and music that has been held since 1986. The dry lake bed is transformed into Black Rock City, complete with an airport (88NV). The airport saw up […]
Video: Astronauts say no to ATC privatization
Four veteran NASA astronauts are featured in a 98-second video opposing the privatization of U.S. air traffic control (ATC) services. “We know better than most that our national airspace is precious and that our freedom to use it now hangs by a thin thread,” says former Gemini and Apollo astronaut Lieutenant General Thomas Stafford in […]
Do gamers make better drone pilots?
A new study shows that video game players could make better drone pilots than general aviation pilots. For the study, designed to help address the shortage of pilots to fly unmanned aerial systems (UAS), researchers from the University of Liverpool tested the abilities of gamers, professional pilots and general aviation pilots. The 60 participants took part […]
Zenith’s 25th anniversary calls for two-day party
It’s not every day a popular kit manufacturer turns 25. Celebrating that milestone will be the highlight of this year’s Zenith Aircraft Open Hangar Days & Fly-In Sept. 22-23 at the factory in Mexico, Missouri. Day 1 – Sept. 22, 2017 Education seminars kick off the event Friday morning. Various airframe, engine, avionics and options will be […]
Hometown heroes on display at ATL
Captivating stories of Atlanta’s involvement in World War II unfold across a series of five large display cases at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport T Concourse. The displays, prepared by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), the CAF Dixie Wing and the Airport Art Program, include photos and artifacts that highlight the Eighth Air Force, the […]
Piper pilot’s landing goes awry
The pilot reported that during the landing at the airport in Doylestown, Pa., she “landed at the last 1,000′ of available runway and attempted to stop the aircraft using toe brakes and aerodynamic braking, but this was insufficient.” The Piper PA-28R-200 departed the runway into the grass and the right wing struck a taxiway light. A […]
Early arrival
Jeffrey Mirsepasy sent in this photo of the Breitling DC-3, which arrived July 22, 2017, at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a few days before the kickoff of AirVenture 2017. The Oshkosh stop is just one of many as the Breitling DC-3 aims to break the world record as the oldest plane to circumnavigate the globe within seven […]
Aerobatic star helps young girls soar
For the past decade, women have been gathering at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture, capped off with a photo of all the participating women, wearing matching T-shirts, in Boeing Plaza. Smack dab in the middle of this year’s photo was Debby Rihn-Harvey, an aerobatic pilot and retired Southwest Airlines captain who now runs a flight […]
Scholarships awarded to Women Soar You Soar participants
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — This year at AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, the Women Soar You Soar program granted four scholarships to young women with a strong interest in an aviation career. Women Soar You Soar strives to engage, inspire and educate young women to pursue their dreams in aviation and beyond. The scholarships help […]