BOISE, Idaho – In 1957, the Morrison-Knudsen Corporation launched its own repair station and 60 years later, the company that would be later known as Western Aircraft is still flying. Western Aircraft began as the corporate flight department for the Morrison-Knudsen Corporation (MK). In 1957, MK responded to a need for aircraft repair services by applying […]
Pilot blinded by sun
According to the pilot, he departed on a cross-country flight to his home airport in Westfield Township, Ohio. He planned to arrive about sunset and land to the west. His last recollection of events leading up to the accident was initiating a right turn from the base to final leg in the traffic pattern. The CubCrafters […]
A great commute
Arthur Billingsley sent in this photo, with a quick note: “View out the window, on the way to work. On a partly cloudy day, this is the view from a Cessna 310 at 12,000 feet near Augusta, Georgia. Flight originated in Palatka, Florida (28J) and terminated at KHEF in Manassas, Virginia.”
Teen flies around the world in a Bonanza
For his next challenge, Guthmiller, a student at MIT, has launched a new series on YouTube to share some of his most interesting flights and experiences, with the ultimate goal of “spreading aviation even further.”
Visiting a hangar project
Andre Nedeau wanted a retirement project, but what he found was a welcoming community at the Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Florida. A member of Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534, Andre recently hosted his fellow chapter members in his hangar to get an update on the project that is taking up a lot of his time. […]
Newly restored B-29 Doc coming to Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — A newly restored B-29 has included EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 on its inaugural tour schedule, creating the potential to have two of these World War II-era bombers in one place for the first time in more than 50 years. The B-29 Doc, which has just completed its restoration in […]
Hartzell Propeller celebrates 100
PIQUA, Ohio — Hartzell Propeller is celebrating the company’s 100th anniversary of designing, certifying, manufacturing and supporting propellers for tens of thousands of aircraft customers through the decades. Through the years, Hartzell Propeller has built more than 500,000 propellers for piston and turbine powered aircraft. In the beginning, founder Robert Hartzell’s friend, Orville Wright, suggested that Hartzell […]
New photographic history of Lindbergh to be released
“Lindbergh: A Photographic History of the Lone Eagle” will be released July 1, 2017, by Roundup Press. The hardcover book, which contains 240 sepia photographs, will sell for $59.95. Collaborating on the book is Bruce McAllister, a photographer, writer, and commercial pilot with 5,100 hours of flight time, and Stephan Wilkinson, a freelance magazine, film and book writer for the past […]
Bondhus introduces HandyHex handles
Bondhus has introduced a new line of adjustable hollow hex handles. The HandyHex adjustable handle allows the user to adjust the distance the blade extends from the handle by up to 2 inches. The HandyHex adjustable handle will also accept the long or short arms of a hex wrench, which acts as a handle for the […]