When I’m in my own home town, which is a good portion of the time, I walk a lot. It’s an old habit, one I adopted as a public school student. My assigned school bus stop was two miles from my parent’s house. The bus stop was on a hard road, but our home sat […]
Wanted: College kids to volunteer at Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — For the third year in a row, the Collegiate Volunteer Program is looking for volunteers for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, which is July 24-30, 2017, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The Collegiate Volunteer Program is accepting applications through July 7. College-age aviation enthusiasts and students from all over […]
CAP cadets receive private pilot scholarships
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Five Civil Air Patrol cadets will get the opportunity to learn to fly this summer at Delaware State University, thanks to private pilot scholarships awarded by CAP’s National Advanced Flight Academy program. The NAFA program was created in 2016 as a priority of National Commander Maj. Gen. Joe Vazquez, […]
Winners of AOPA high school flight training scholarships named
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has revealed the names of the 23 students who earned scholarships through the 2017 AOPA You Can Fly High School Flight Training Scholarship Program. The $115,000 scholarship program, which is made possible by donations to the AOPA Foundation, is part of the AOPA High School Aviation […]
Baron debuts Baron Flight Cross Section
Baron, a provider of weather intelligence, has introduced Baron Flight Cross section, a new feature for the Baron Weather API for Aviation, a data distribution service that enables integration of data into a variety of applications. Baron Flight Cross Section provides customers with detailed weather information for every altitude between takeoff and landing. With Baron Flight Cross Section, […]
Aircraft Spruce offers Oshkosh pick-up
Going to EAA AirVenture next month? If you place an order online or by phone at Aircraft Spruce of at least $100, you can pick up your items at the Oshkosh show in the company’s booth. Orders for pick up must be placed by noon, July 17, EST. They will then be brought to the show on […]
Cessna 170 blown over by jet blast
The Cessna 170B pilot reported that while taxiing to his hangar at the airport in Durango, Colorado, a regional jet was stopped on the active taxiway, blocking his intended path. He radioed over the common traffic advisory frequency and asked the regional jet to “move up so he could taxi behind” so he could proceed to his […]
Angel dust
Robert Talarczyk of HighAndMightyPhoto.com/DarkhorseDesign-USA.com of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, sent us this photo of Lieutenant Lance Benson, USN, Blue Angel #4 in his F/A-18 Hornet breaking out and pushing 700 mph plus off Ocean City, Maryland.
The best way to store a Lycoming engine
In my last column I talked about the use of the preservative oil, Aeroshell 2F, to prevent rust in idle engines. I have since learned that Shell is phasing 2F out and in the future will only offer Aeroshell 2XN. Before you panic, let me explain. 2XN is just the additive system out of 2F. To […]