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 […]
NATA inaugural student chapter launches
VAN NUYS, Calif. — California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), which offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Administration, is the first to join the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) College Chapter program. Sponsored by the Aeroplex/Aerolease Group, the college chapter provides students resources, access to experts and networking opportunities to advance their future […]
Three die after balloon hits power lines
Witnesses to the accident reported observing the Eagle C-7 balloon approaching the landing zone in Ruther Glen, Va., from the south where another balloon had just landed. A video obtained from one of the witnesses showed that, as the balloon descended and approached the landing site, the pilot engaged the burner. However, shortly after, the […]
Picture of the day: 96 and still hard at work
Rob Stapleton sent in this photo of 96-year-old Dick Betz, who still works at Lake Hood, Alaska, lifting floatplanes and those on skis on and off the lake with his 1940 A-frame truck. Dick is a 2014 Alaska Legend of Aviation and he and his wife Lavelle, 90, were recently inducted into the Alaska Aviation […]