Hal Denton, known by many at Captain Hal, sent in this photo, with a brief explanation: “When I knew I had a meeting at the Renaissance Hotel in Atlanta, I thought ‘what a great time to put my license to good use.’ If I could land at ATL, I could walk to my meeting. However, […]
Third class medical reform: Done
With the swipe of his pen on Friday, July 15, President Obama set into law third class medical reform. I’m thrilled. So are a good many pilots. “It’s important to celebrate this moment, which has been a long time coming and resulted from an incredible amount of work over the past five years,” said Jack […]
Oshkosh Bound: Has anything changed in the last year?
By DEAN BILLING. As I was preparing my motorhome for the trip to AirVenture 2016, it dawned on me that I haven’t written anything for the GA Fuels blog in quite sometime. Perhaps that’s because not much is happening in the aviation fuel arena despite the nagging problems of TEL contamination and the perceptible decline […]
KPPO Aviation Camp takes off
By Diane Bos Schwarz What do you get when you combine 49 6th-12th grade students, airplanes, drones, rockets, pilots, speakers, and classes? At the LaPorte Municipal Airport (KPPO) in Indiana, you get Aviation Camp. Three years ago, the idea of a camp to inspire and educate students about aviation was launched as a test program. Within […]
Video: Doc takes flight
For the first time since 1956, the B-29 “Doc” flew. The first successful flight after a 16-year restoration was held Sunday, July 17. The flight lasted about about seven minutes and the crew reported an overall successful flight. Doc took off from McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kan., and returned to the same runway. In […]
Cirrus Aircraft unveils special mission platform
Cirrus Aircraft has received FAA certification for Cirrus Perception, a special mission platform tailored specifically for both the Cirrus SR22 and SR22T models. This new multi-mission, adaptive Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft offers performance capabilities suitable for airborne traffic and law enforcement operations, aerial surveying, mapping and photography, search and rescue missions, disaster management and […]
Epic Aircraft launches inaugural Odyssey World Tour
BEND, Ore. — Epic Aircraft has successfully launched its inaugural Epic Odyssey World Tour, an around-the-world journey traversing nine countries and 20 cities in 21 days, covering 15,000 nautical miles in 50 flight hours. A 26-person team comprising Epic owners, Epic Aircraft staff, pilots, guests, and photographers arrived in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 6 in six […]
EAA chapter presents scholarship
During its annual pancake breakfast in DeKalb, Ill., EAA Chapter 241 Vice President Wes Lundsberg introduced Ian Curtis as this year’s recipient of the EAA Chapter 241 Flight Training Scholarship. Ian is a senior at Rochelle Township High School and also attends the Kishwaukee Education Consortium aviation program under director Bruce Griffith. Ian plans on attending […]
Student’s solo flight ends in fatal crash
The student pilot departed on a local, solo instructional flight in the Cessna 172. According to the flight instructor, the student was briefed to complete three takeoffs and landings and to stay in the airport traffic pattern. Instead, he completed one takeoff and landing and then departed the airport traffic pattern. Witnesses reported seeing the […]