Young Eagle Michaela Goldammer, a resident of Blacksburg, Va., received her private pilot certificate Jan. 10. She started her flight lessons in March 2013 at Twin County Aviation Flight School in Hillsville, Va., shortly after her very first flight in a general aviation aircraft through the Young Eagles program. Goldammer also received the Emily Gile […]
Kansas senator to host aviation roundtable
SALINA, Kansas — Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), a member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, will host an aviation roundtable to discuss a number of Kansas aviation priorities for 2015, at 10:30 a.m., Feb. 9 at the Kansas State University Salina College Center. The roundtable will also include U.S. Senator Pat Roberts […]
Wings of Freedom Tour at Page Field
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Collings Foundation brings its Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress “Nine-O-Nine” heavy bomber, Consolidated B-24J Liberator “Witchcraft” heavy bomber and North American Dual Control P-51C Mustang “Betty Jane” fighter to Page Field (KFMY) Feb. 9-12. The stop in Fort Myers is part of the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour, an annual 110-city nationwide […]
Cessna rolls out first production Citation Latitude
Cessna recently celebrated the roll out of the first production Citation Latitude at the company’s Wichita, Kansas manufacturing facility, three years since being announced to the market. The assembly of the Latitude features a variety of technological advancements, including the use of new automated robotics, company officials said The roll out is the latest in the aircraft’s […]
30 Kodiaks delivered in 2014
Quest Aircraft Co. delivered 30 KODIAKs in 2014, an increase over the previous year and “a significant increase” over 2012, according to company officials. Noting the company has continued to increase production and deliveries as the market rebounds, CEO Sam Hill added that “Asia and North America were strong markets for us last year, and […]
Cardinal loses power
The pilot of the Cessna Cardinal reported that the engine experienced a total loss of power while in cruise flight near Elcho, Wis. He attempted to restart the engine without success, so he made a forced landing on a snow-covered field. Upon landing, the plane nosed over and then came to rest on its back. […]
Pictures of the day: RC-45J
John Wesley captured these photos of this 1943 RC-45J on its way to Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan for an airshow. The plane was an aerial recon trainer, with camera hatches in the belly, range finders in the nose and with provisions for side looking cameras. “If you look carefully at the cabin door, you […]
Rules of the road
At the close of 1927, 1,572 pilots had been licensed and 2,573 others had applied for licenses. Additionally, 681 aircraft had been licensed for interstate commerce, and 908 aircraft had been assigned identification numbers. There were also 2,218 applications for license and identification of aircraft awaiting action. It was at this time that the Department […]
Aviation’s doomsday preppers
In a new post at the Air Facts Journal, blogger John Zimmerman strikes back at may be one of the biggest threats to GA: Ourselves. He notes that “roughly 20% of Americans think the world will end in their lifetime. That seems awfully pessimistic, but these doomsday preppers have nothing on pilots. Based on a […]