Join the folks at Frazier Lake Airpark in Hollister, Calif., this Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., for their monthly antique aircraft display day. With a 2,500-foot turf runway, the Cubs, Stinsons, Cessna 180s and Stearmans are all right at home. Pilots flying in: Please use caution, as more traffic than normal will […]
Hayward Air Rally names EAA scholarship winners
HAYWARD, Calif. — The Hayward Air Rally has selected two teenagers to receive fully-paid scholarships, including tuition and roundtrip airfare, to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) Advanced Air Academy summer 2016 program. In partnership with local chapters of the EAA, the Hayward Air Rally chose David Serate of Reno, Nevada, a student at The Davidson Academy, and Aum […]
ICON A5 to be auctioned off for Young Eagles
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — ICON Aircraft is offering one of its new amphibious light-sport aircraft for auction at the annual Experimental Aircraft Association‘s Gathering of Young Eagles during this year’s AirVenture. The July 28 Gathering of Eagles is part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the 64th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention, which will be held […]
Globalstar’s new Part 23 Light Aviation Aircraft Antenna certified
Globalstar has been awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA for its Part 23 Light Aviation Aircraft Antenna. The initial issuance was obtained on a Beechcraft Baron with an additional 700 models expected to be added to the Approved Model List (AML). General aviation pilots can now affordably make calls, send emails and text messages […]
Museum opens new NASA mission control exhibit
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) presents a new exhibit featuring NASA’s female mission controllers. On display are various photographs, patches, ID badges and checklists used during STS-1 the very first space shuttle flight. Former NASA mission controller, Marianne Dyson, recently donated a few of her personal items, including a Flight Activities […]
Delayed decision fatal for pilot
The owner/pilot of the Cessna 120 regularly made roundtrip flights between his home airport and another airport about 25 miles to the northwest. A north-south mountain range, with peaks ranging between 8,300 and 9,400 feet above mean sea level (msl), separated the two airports. Due to the limited climb capability of the airplane, on each […]
Picture of the day: A brief ray of backcountry sunshine
Patrick Romano, the force behind Backcountry Aviation, sent in this photo, explaining: “A Husky and Maule M7 enjoying a brief ray of sun in the Idaho backcountry.”
The No. 1 rule about an air-oil separator
So are air-oil separators bad? No, but it is very critical that they are installed correctly so that the separator unit is well above 212°F during flight, even in cool weather.
Learning stations go up at airport’s Runway Park
New educational aviation signs have been installed at the Runway Park at the Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) in South Carolina. “Almost 900 children toured our airport last summer,” said Joe Frasher, airport director. “People of all ages and genders are very interested in learning about aviation and our main terminal facility just can’t handle the number of people that want to […]