KISSIMMEE, Florida — Terry Lloyd, director of Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) has been recognized as a 2015 Veteran of Influence by the Orlando Business Journal. Lloyd has led the city’s airport team since 2000, when he retired from Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Florida, after a 22-year career that took him all over the world. […]
Fuel exhaustion brings down Cessna 182
The Cessna 182 departed from a private airport that did not have fuel available for purchase. The pilot elected to refuel while en route to his destination instead of other airports located near the departure airport. The pilot further reported that upon reaching the airport that he intended to refuel at, he found it was […]
Pictures of the day: How about these hangar doors?
Size definitely matters when your hangar door has to be big enough to allow access for rockets. Schweiss Doors, which provides hangar doors of every size from the smallest GA hangar to Cape Canaveral, recently delivered two doors to SpaceX, with one 40 feet wide and 69 feet tall, while the other is 90 feet wide […]
The Dangerous Passenger
By STEVEN LONG “I can’t see anything!” Above South Carolina, en route VFR to Palatka, Florida, late for a reunion party, I should have had good visibility under a 2,000-foot ceiling. Instead I seemed to be inside a translucent gray balloon. And I was having an argument. “You should descend another 100 feet,” the Dangerous Passenger […]
Bennington hosts Wings and Wheels Fly-In
The first Wings & Wheels Summer Fly-In/Drive-In was held Saturday, Aug. 15, at the William H. Morse State Airport (KDDH) in Bennington, Vermont. Admission was free to the public and the Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol and Bennington Sport Flying Club Benefited from the proceeds from a Cookout and Breakfast. This normally laid-back event […]
Polls show voters overwhelmingly oppose privatizing ATC
By a nearly two-to-one margin, voters oppose privatizing the operations of the air traffic control system by taking it from the FAA and turning it over to a private non-profit entity, according to a new poll. A recent telephone survey conducted by Global Strategy Group of 801 registered voters nationwide between Aug. 8 and Aug. […]
SBD Fest roars into KSBD
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — SBD Fest is slated to take place at San Bernardino International Airport on Saturday, Oct. 17. The opening ceremony, scheduled for 10:45 am, will pay tribute to the airport’s heritage as a former US Air Force Base. The airshow will feature aerial performances from the Patriots Jet Team, as well as skydivers, […]
NATA buys IFBOA
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has purchased the Independent Fixed Base Operators Association (IFBOA). “This purchase will ensure the aviation business community speaks with a unified voice,” said NATA President Tom Hendricks. IFBOA’s workers’ compensation insurance program will continue to be available for IFBOA members.
Duncan Aviation moves Fort Lauderdale operations
Duncan Aviation has moved its Fort Lauderdale operations to a new location. The Duncan Aviation avionics satellite shop and engine Rapid Response teams now occupy a 31,000-square-foot facility on the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. The building boasts more than 23,000 square feet of hangar space, a lobby with direct ramp access and a large parts storage […]