Nominations are now being taken for the 2016 International Council of Air Shows Foundation Hall of Fame. Each year, up to three air show performers are inducted into the Hall of Fame, which is home to more than 50 air show greats, including pilots, stunt performers, producers, announcers, designers, builders, and other innovators who have changed the […]
Broken alternator contributes to crash
The pilot reported that the flight departed about two hours after sunset and that, several minutes after departure, the Piper PA-28-235’s lights began to dim. He reduced the electrical load. however, within several minutes, the airplane lost all electrical power. He chose to continue to the destination airport, which was 21 nm from the departure airport […]
Picture of the day: A beautiful day to fly
Brad Koehn sent in this photo, noting: “We took this photo turning final at Mackinac Island, Michigan (KMCD) in my flying club’s Cherokee Six. It was a beautiful day to fly and a beautiful day to visit the island.”
A farewell to Bob Lock
Bob Lock was a good ol’ boy, in the best sense of the word. You may have known him. If not, you almost certainly know someone who did. Aviation is a tight-knit, fairly small community of individuals who somehow manage to cross paths with one another somewhere or other as they walk along the road […]
Teen supports her flying ambitions with handcrafted jewelry business
By ELIZABETH WALKER One of the most aviation-oriented youngsters attending SUN ‘n FUN 2016 is also one of its most business-minded youth. Rachel St. Louis, 14, plans a career in aviation and was marketing a line of aviation jewelry from her own display booth at this year’s event to help finance her ambitions. Rachel, an […]
GA praises Part 23 rule making
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the eve of an FAA public hearing in College Park, Georgia, on the Part 23 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), a coalition of general aviation leaders applauded the FAA’s efforts to improve safety and make it easier to bring new products to market for the light general aviation sector, while strongly […]
Frazier Lake Airpark Antique Aircraft Display Day
SocialFlight’s Event of the Week is the Frazier Lake Airpark Antique Aircraft Display Day, slated for this Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Frazier Lake Airpark (1C9) in Hollister, Calif. Officials with the monthly fly-in invite everyone with antique aircraft to display the aircraft they are so proud of. Frazier Lake Airpark is a […]
Sheltair begins SAV expansion
Sheltair has begun an expansion of its facilities at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) in Georgia. The SAV expansion follows on the heels of similar Sheltair projects at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Republic Airport (FRG) in New York. In Savannah, Sheltair is expanding with a $3.1 million hangar and office complex of nearly […]
Scholarship winners to intern in France
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — Kristin Sandager of Albert Lea, Minnesota, and Dalton Nonweiler of Tulsa, Oklahoma, have been named the recipients of this year’s Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)/DAHER International Scholarships. For the program, now in its eighth year, each recipient receives a five-week internship at Daher‘s Tarbes facility in France, followed by a week […]