Regular contributor Bill Walker was able to get to the Triple Tree Aerodrome Fly-In in mid-September and put together a great story with lots of photos for our Oct. 20 print issue (the story will post online later this month). But before then, we wanted to share these photos of the P-51 “Swamp Fox” and […]
The evolution of Flight Service
By JEB BURNSIDE. Even though little remains of the FAA’s Flight Service function, some of us still remember the old-fashioned ways. Up front, I’ll admit I’m old school, but only to an extent. I prefer steam to glass, and a stick to an automatic transmission, for example, but I’d rather use metric than SAE. Go […]
CAP on front lines of SC flood response
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — The Civil Air Patrol made 81 flights the week of Oct. 5, spending 156 hours in the sky above flood-drenched South Carolina. The flights are being made in response to deadly rain that Gov. Nikki Haley is calling a “thousand-year” event, which has already claimed 17 lives. “Civil Air Patrol is on the front […]
First high school aviation symposium slated
In response to the shortage of pilots, aerospace engineers, air traffic controllers, and more, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is inviting school administrators, guidance counselors, and aviation program directors to attend the first symposium of the AOPA Aviation Education Leadership Alliance, a daylong event to take place Nov. 9 at the Aerospace Center […]
FAA administrator signals safety evolution
Speaking Oct. 6 at the Flight Safety Foundation’s Newsmaker Breakfast at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced the next step in the FAA’s continuing evolution of working with those it regulates: The new Compliance Philosophy. The Compliance Philosophy was developed to enhance the agency’s ability to find safety problems before they […]
Sonex establishes memorial scholarships
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Sonex Aircraft, in conjunction with the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, has established two scholarship programs in memory of lost team members Jeremy Monnett and Mike Clark. The Jeremy T. Monnett Memorial Scholarship Fund is available to graduating high school seniors from Oshkosh public and private high schools who are pursuing degrees in Aerospace or Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or any […]
Three instructors earn Master designations for 10th time
In October, Master Instructors designated its inaugural class of Ten-Time Masters. The historic achievement marks 20 years of participation in the Master Instructor Continuing Education Program (MICEP). Three instructors comprise the first group to reach the milestone: Pat Knight of Flower Mound, Texas; Ed Fink of Fort Myers, Florida; and Dave McVinnie of Albuquerque, N.M. Knight […]
Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame names 2015 inductees
OSHKOSH, Wis. – Four aviators — James Igou, Greg Gorak, Darrel Gibson, and Charles Vehlow — will be inducted into the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame (WAHF) at an October 24 ceremony in Oshkosh. Darrel Gibson Darrel took his first flight lessons in 1951 and became an employee of Badger Aviation in Eau Claire, in 1958. He founded […]
Loss of control on landing dings Tecnam P92
The pilot reported that while in the traffic pattern at the airport in Watsonville, Calif., the Tecnam P92’s right rudder stopped responding. She aligned the airplane with the runway for landing and touched down long. During the landing roll, she lost directional control and the plane departed the runway, and continued through the grass and […]