CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Flightstar Corporation recently opened its doors on an expanded 4,300-square-foot interior fabrication shop. The shop, attached to its main Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) hangar, was built exclusively to handle the current and future needs for interior fabrication, according to company officials. The new interior shop includes an array of new specializing tooling, a sanding […]
Crop duster dies after plane hits power lines
The pilot was preparing to spray a hay field near Garfield, Kansas, when the Air Tractor AT-502B collided with the top set of power lines that were about 60 feet tall and hit the ground. The pilot was killed in the accident.The operator said that this was the pilot’s first time spraying this field and that he was not […]
Pictures of the day: Camping in the mud at SUN ‘n FUN
Richard Rain sent in these photos, explaining: “Had a great time at SUN ‘n FUN, we were all the way at the end of aircraft camping. We went as a flight of three from Maryland — a Husky, Super decathlon and a Cherokee 140. As you can see, these pictures were taken after the overnight rain and it was […]
America’s Seaplane City
By AMELIA REIHELD. And just where, you might ask, is America’s Seaplane City? Anchorage? Honolulu? Somewhere near Seattle? Nope. You’re way off course. America’s self-proclaimed Seaplane City lies nestled on lovely Lake Dora in Florida, amid a charming chain of other lakes, not very far from Orlando. Tavares, county seat of Lake County, Florida, is a former […]
SUN ‘n FUN celebrates Workshops volunteers
On closing day of SUN ‘n FUN, fly-in officials honored three gentlemen for their total 85 years of service and contribution to aviation education. President and CEO John “Lites” Leenhouts, along with Pat Boyce, Ford Heacock, Gene Strickland, and Jim Jerplank, presented a 20 year volunteer pin to Gas Welding Instructor Bijan “BJ” Neshat, a 30 year volunteer pin to […]
FAA doubles allowable sim time for instrument training
The FAA has released its final rule making it possible, once again, for pilots training for the instrument rating to count up to 20 hours of use in an approved aviation training device (ATD) toward their time requirements. “The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) pushed strongly for all of these changes,” said David Oord, […]
App opens for invite-only preview
Airfoil, a new mobile app and community for pilots, has launched its invite-only preview — but pilots can request an invite. Pilots using Airfoil can connect to one another through the app, participate in discussions and buy and sell aviation-related goods. Supercharger Studio, a New York-based custom web and mobile design firm, is developing the app […]
SocialFlight’s event of the week: Kingsbury Spring Fly-in
The Pioneer Flight Museum in Kingsbury, Texas, is a group that is dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and reproduction of aircraft and other historical artifacts from the beginning of flight to the early years of World War II. A living history museum, it keeps as many of its aircraft, vehicles, and artifacts in working order […]
World Wide Wings to open flight school at KSBD
The San Bernardino International Airport Authority has approved a lease with World Wide Wings to establish a Part 141 professional pilot school to train domestic and international students for careers as professional pilots. The school will occupy office and hangar space at the northeast end of the airport that will support administration, classroom training, flight […]