A group of energetic students from Savannah de Rham’s Pre-K Class at Fisher Elementary School in Arlington, Vermont, recently visited the William H. Morse State Airport in Bennington, Vermont. The students received a tour of the airport and a number of aircraft, including a Cessna 182 used by the Civil Air Patrol for search and […]
Spokane Air Derbies a big hit in 1927
The first and only time that the National Air Races were held at Spokane, Wash., was during the week of Sept. 19, 1927. This was quite an adventurous undertaking for a small town such as Spokane, especially given that the previous two events in Cleveland and Los Angeles were money losers. However, Lindbergh’s solo flight […]
Saving Brookeridge
Brookeridge Airpark (LL22), in Downers Grove, Ill., is the closest residential airport to Chicago. Now thriving, it’s hard to believe that this airpark was on the verge of being closed in the late 1960s. In the early 1950s, pilot Austin Talbert had a vision to create a residential airpark where pilots could live with their airplanes. […]
Another unintended consequence of ethanol in auto fuel
By DEAN BILLING. Even though the settlement accord of the CEH lawsuit in California opened up the opportunity to reduce the lead footprint around California airports, I can find no airports adding unleaded mogas infrastructure and no supplier of ethanol-free auto fuel in California. I think it is a lost economic and public relations opportunity […]
Scholarship winner solos
The Flying Musicians Association reports that its first Solo Scholarship Award recipient, Drew Medina of Vero Beach, Florida, a senior in the Vero Beach High School jazz, symphonic, and marching bands, has completed his first solo flight. Drew’s flight instructor, director/chief engineer at Piper Aircraft, Buddy Sessoms, noted, “Drew is quiet, focused, driven, and definitely very diligent.” […]
Navy releases definitive history of Naval Aviation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy has released online its recently-published, two-volume history of U.S. naval aviation. “United States Naval Aviation 1910–2010” by Mark L. Evans and Roy A. Grossnick is the Naval History and Heritage Command’s fourth update to the original history, which was initiated in 1960. That first issue celebrated the first 50 years of […]
Frasca installs sims at Metro State University
Frasca International recently installed two Cessna 172 Mentor AATDs (Advanced Aviation Training Devices) at the Aviation and Aerospace Science Department at Metro State University (MSU) in Denver, Colorado. During the installation, Frasca engineers also upgraded host computers on 10 of the university’s existing simulators and installed projector upgrades to its Cessna Mustang Flight Training Device (FTD). There are […]
Paragon Aviation Group launches new Android app
The Paragon Aviation Group has launched an app in the Google Play Store for Android phones and tablets. Paragon launched its iOS app for iPhone and iPad in 2010. The new Android app features a map and list of locations, giving pilots easy access to member FBO information. Retail fuel pricing is posted for each location and updated […]
NBAA sets 2016 regional forum dates
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has revealed the dates and locations for the association’s 2016 Regional Forums. The 2016 Regional Forums are: Jan. 28 in West Palm Beach, Florida; June 9 in Van Nuys, Calif.; and Sept. 15 in White Plains, N.Y. Additionally, NBAA and Atlantic Aviation have signed a five-year agreement in […]