STUART, Florida — FBO Stuart Jet Center at Witham Field — recently named Florida’s General Aviation Airport of the Year by the Florida Department of Transportation — recently broke ground for its new hangar. To be completed in early 2016, the 24,000-square-foot hangar facility will complement the 250,000 square footage of existing hangar space, along with more […]
Governors declare September GA and Community Airport Month
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has declared September “General Aviation and Community Airport Month.” The proclamation highlights the important role of general aviation in Maryland, where it supports over 6,300 jobs and contributes more than $700 million in business-generated revenue to the economy annually. Alaska Governor Bill Walker also declared September “Aviation Appreciation Month.” The proclamation highlights the critical […]
FlightSafety to install two Caravan sims in Wichita
FlightSafety International will install two Level D qualified simulators for Cessna Caravan aircraft at its Wichita East Learning Center. One will be equipped with Garmin G1000 and the other with Garmin G600 avionics. Training is expected to begin using both simulators in January 2016. “The two Cessna Caravan simulators we are installing in Wichita reflect the […]
Composiclean joins forces with Wing Aero Products
Composiclean, which makes aircraft cleaning and detailing products, has struck a deal with Wing Aero Products of Rowlett, Texas, to distribute its products. Composiclean opened its doors in March 2006 with a line of cleaning and detailing products, including “Bucket Wash” for the basic wash job to the spray on “Super Spray Wax.” “There are a lot of […]
Fuel exhaustion bends Aeronca
According to the pilot, the Aeronca 65 was fueled the day prior to the accident and flown 246 miles. Prior to the accident flight, which was 213 miles, he added approximately two gallons of fuel to the main fuel tanks, which provided about 13 total gallons of fuel on board for the flight. While enroute […]
Pictures of the day: Airpark living
Rebecca Duggan sent in these photos of her favorite airpark, Sugar Springs (5M6). Sugar Springs Airpark is a privately owned public-use airpark located in mid-Michigan, she explains, noting it has a 3,500-foot grass runway that is very well maintained. “It’s a wonderful community with so many amenities,” she said. “It has two large recreational lakes with […]
NOTAM like the present
Pilots and air traffic controllers think that they’re so different from each other, but they’re not. They’re really two branches of the same aviation family. And judging from the research I did for this month’s column, they all agree that they hate the NOTAM system in its present state. Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) are the […]
Video: Momentum continues on Pilot’s Bill of Rights
As support for the Pilots Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2) continues to grow, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) has taken to the Senate floor to explain key provisions of the measure (see video below). As of Sept. 25, 67 senators and 140 members of the House of Representatives from both parties had signed on to cosponsor […]
Lawmakers introduce bill to extend FAA funding
Leaders of two key committees of the House of Representatives have introduced a bill to extend FAA funding through March 31, 2016. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania), who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced H.R. 3614 Sept. 25. The bill, which […]