Star Novak recently submitted this photo showing Matt Younkin taxiing to the participant’s hangar his Beech 18 “Miss Ellie” after his performance at the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show at Offutt AFB in July 2016.
Wartime memories of a B-17 engineering officer
Note: This article has been excerpted and adapted by the author from her book “My Father, My Friends ~ Memories of World War II,” which is based on her interviews with World War II veterans. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, native Iowan and farm boy Chester Peek knew his life was headed in a […]
Montana teen wins aviation art contest
Kassi Slowey, a freshman at Billings West High School in Montana and a student pilot, is the winner of a nationwide art contest sponsored by the Air Race Classic, the historic all-women cross-country airplane race. The competition was open to girls ages 12 to 17. A panel of judges from the American Association of Aviation […]
Customized bifold hangar door offers one-piece look
A tip from a neighbor led J.T. Strange to Schweiss Doors for a customized bifold liftstrap/autolatch door for the hangar adjacent to his home at Obannon Creek Aerodrome Airpark in Goshen, Ohio. Strange says the neighbor was introduced to Schweiss Doors at AirVenture in Oshkosh, where he talked to company owner Mike Schweiss. “I researched a […]
Just Aircraft’s annual fly-in a hit
BRASSTOWN, N.C. — Plane Fun Aircraft recently hosted the annual Just Aircraft three day fly-in, drawing 25 Just Aircraft models to the private airstrip. In addition, there were a half-dozen GA type airplanes and approximately 300 to 400 spectators. The emphasis of the fly-in is having fun with STOL aircraft and to that end, participants were invited […]
Piper M600 achieves Production Certificate
VERO BEACH, Florida — Piper Aircraft was recently granted a Production Certificate for its new M600 turboprop by the FAA. “Being granted the Production Certificate is the latest in a series of milestones for the new aircraft, according to Simon Caldecott, Piper Aircraft President and CEO. “In June we received the Type Certificate for the […]
TECAT now shipping wireless torque measuring and monitoring system
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — TECAT Performance Systems is now shipping its new WISER 4000 wireless torque measuring and monitoring systems. Featuring shunt calibration, TECAT’s latest WISER system is designed to simplify instrumentation verification for users while allowing them to check calibration of the system in the field. The WISER 4000 has been enhanced with two […]
Former FAA chief to speak at IAWA conference
The International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA), a worldwide organization for women who hold leadership positions across the entire spectrum of the aviation and aerospace industry, reports that Marion Blakey, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce North America, will be the keynote speaker for its 28th annual conference. This year’s conference will be held Oct. […]
Spin in Skycatcher fatal for pilot
The commercial pilot took off for a personal flight in a Cessna 162 and flew uneventfully for about 44 minutes, including a touch-and-go landing at another airport about 10 minutes before the fatal accident, after which he made several turns in the area around Borrego Springs, Calif. According to the recovered flight data from the avionics system, […]