AUBURN, Alabama — Dawn Vinson has been named the new executive director of the University Aviation Association (UAA). She takes up the responsibilities of Interim Executive Director Cassandra Bosco, who was appointed to the position after Executive Director Carolyn Williamson retired in November of 2014. Bosco led the association through the strategic planning and search […]
iFlightPlanner integrates real estate with flight planning
iFlightPlanner has incorporated Hangar Network’s real estate data into its flight planning tools. Now hangars and airport properties that are for sale, lease or available as transient space are viewable as an interactive layer in all of iFlightPlanner’s web-based mapping interfaces. An industry first, these new tools allow pilots to see all the space available […]
Failure to remove rudder gust lock kills two
The pilot/owner purchased the Aeronca 7AC about a month before the accident and was flying near Taunton, Mass., with a pilot-rated passenger who owned a similar model airplane. A witness reported that the airplane accelerated and climbed normally to an altitude of about 50 to 100 feet above the ground. It then entered a slow […]
Picture of the day: A memorable experience
Hardath Laloo submitted this photo, with a brief note: “Your first IFR250 is always a very memorable experience, and paves the way to time building. Florida is definitely a beautiful place to get your training! Lake Okeechobee was just asking me to get my seaplane rating!
Development continues on Burt Rutan’s SkiGull
Burt Rutan always draws a crowd at his AirVenture forums, especially when introducing a new aircraft design. And since his current project, the SkiGull amphibian, may be the “retired” 72-year-old designer’s last homebuilt, the standing-room-only crowd at this year’s Oshkosh was all ears as he broke his long-standing rule of keeping a new design under […]
Crowdfunding campaign launches to fund vertical takeoff biz jet
A crowd funding campaign has launched to develop the TriFan 600, a six-seat fixed-wing airplane designed to fly as fast, as high, and as far as other business jets, but with the ability to takeoff and land vertically. XTI Aircraft Company is launching the equity crowdfunding campaign under new rules approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]
$2 million donation fuels KPUW expansion
PULLMAN, Wash. — Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories is donating $1 million to help fund the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (KPUW) runway realignment expansion. SEL Founder Ed Schweitzer and his wife Beatriz will also donate $1 million to the project. The two contributions provide approximately one quarter of the local matching funds required by the FAA for the project. […]
South Carolina governor declares Aviation Week
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has declared Aug. 23-29 “South Carolina Aviation Week.” General aviation airports in South Carolina contribute more than $417 million to the state’s economy, according to the Alliance for Aviation Across America. “We thank Governor Haley for her proclamation, which highlights the benefits of general aviation and local airports throughout the state of […]
CAP conference expected to draw more than 800 attendees
ORLANDO, Florida — More than 800 Civil Air Patrol members will convene from Aug. 27-29 in for the organization’s 2015 National Conference, devoting several days to training, networking and focusing on the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary’s path for the future. The conference at Walt Disney World’s Swan and Dolphin Resort will culminate with a banquet at […]