The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) hosted its second annual High School Aviation STEM Symposium at Seattle’s Museum of Flight Nov. 6 and 7. The event was attended by almost 200 education and aviation industry representatives from 33 states and Canada. Last year’s symposium, the first of its kind, was held at the Aerospace […]
Partnership launches to develop atmospheric research programs
Weather Modification International (WMI) and the University of North Dakota (UND) have begun a collaborative partnership that includes the sale of UND’s Cessna Citation II weather research aircraft to WMI, as well as expanded cooperation between the organizations to develop atmospheric research programs and educational opportunities for students. “WMI will begin deploying this Citation II aircraft as […]
Mulder named executive director of KRSW and KFMY
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Lee County Port Authority reports that Jeff Mulder will become the new executive director at Southwest Florida International Airport (KRSW) and Page Field (KFMY) on Jan. 1, 2017. Mulder comes to the Lee County Port Authority with a 28-year career in airport operations, marketing, development and administration. For the past 11 years, […]
Applications now being accepted for Cascade Warbirds scholarship
Cascade Warbirds, an organization that promotes the restoration, preservation, operation and public display of historically significant military aircraft, is offering scholarships for Private Pilot Ground School with introductory flights to inspire today’s young people to become the aviation pioneers of tomorrow. Cascade Warbirds has teamed with Galvin Flight Service at Boeing Field in Seattle, to provide scholarship recipients […]
Beech 58 hydroplanes on landing
The pilot advised a local air traffic controller that he was inbound on approach for landing to an airport in San Antonio, Texas. The controller instructed him to circle and then land on Runway 14, gave him the wind conditions, and told him that there was “rain on the airport.” A witness reported observing the […]
Picture of the day: Reflecting history
Ed Watson sent in this photo, explaining: “The polished spinner reflects a line of Staggerwings that came from across the country for the dedication of the Staggerwing Museum at Tullahoma, Tenn., in 1974. Most pilots view the Staggerwing as THE first real pilot operated business aircraft and the predecessor of the V-tailed Bonanza. These are both […]
Crop Duster
By JEB BURNSIDE. We can always learn things from other pilots, even if the lessons aren’t obvious. For me, one of the most interesting and rewarding aspects of flying is the people I’ve met along the way. So it was with a pilot I’ll simply call Crop Duster. I remember him from my student pilot days, […]
Wounded vet first recipient of new Lockheed Martin/Able Flight Scholarship
Able Flight has selected Captain Ferris Butler, US Army (retired) as the first recipient of the new Lockheed Martin/Able Flight Scholarship. Butler is a Chester, Maryland, resident who sustained severe lower leg injuries in Iraq in 2006 when struck by an improvised explosive device (IED). Butler, a double amputee, is the recipient of the Purple […]
New Mexico Airstrip Network takes off
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) joined representatives of federal and state agencies, aviation groups, and landowners at the U.S. Forest Service Regional Headquarters in Albuquerque on Nov. 10, 2016, to sign a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) creating the New Mexico Airstrip Network (NMAN). The groups will collaborate to preserve, promote, and […]