Women in Aviation, International has selected the 2014 inductees into its International Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women will be honored at WAI’s 25th Annual International Conference, which will be held March 6-8, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The ceremony will take place at the closing banquet on Saturday, March […]
Red Bull Air Race adds stop in Croatia
With the Red Bull Air Race about to return to the skies in February, an eighth race has been added to the 2014 calendar as the series makes a first-ever stop in the Croatian town of Rovinj on the Adriatic Sea near Slovenia, Austria and Italy, on April 12-13. The announcement of the eighth stop […]
Coradine launches LogTen Pro 6.5
PORTLAND, Ore. — LogTen Pro 6.5, the latest update for Coradine’s electronic pilot logbook software, includes more than 200 new features, fixes and performance improvements, along side the addition of free iCloud Sync for current users. With LogTen Pro 6.5, pilots can enter a scheduled flight on their Mac, head to the airport and the flight will be ready […]
Lee Aerospace re-acquires Triumph Aerospace
WICHITA — Lee Aerospace is back. After 14 years as part of the Triumph Group, the aircraft window, sheet metal and composite structure operation known since 2000 as Triumph Aerospace Systems-WIchita was re-acquired by the firm’s founder and current president, Jim Lee, on Jan. 17. The “new” entity has revived its original brand and will again […]
FreeFlight partners with NextGen Fund
WACO, Texas — FreeFlight Systems is supplying its avionics systems in partnership with NextGen Equipage Fund’s financing program to enable ADS-B and other mandated avionics retrofits for as many as 200,000 general aviation aircraft. The NextGen Fund’s $1.3 billion public-private partnership program will help owners equip their aircraft for the Jan. 1, 2020, ADS-B mandate. […]
Rich joins Stantec
Aviation engineer David Rich has joined the aviation team of design firm Stantec. A civil engineer by training now based in Stantec’s Boston office, Rich has spent the last 13-plus years focused on airport and airfield projects at a variety of commercial service and general aviation airports throughout the New England region. Rich’s experience includes […]
Snow snags Aviat
Aircraft: Aviat A-1. Injuries: None. Location: Somerset, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot attempted a takeoff on a snow-covered runway. Earlier in the day he had landed on the runway. The snow was about 6 inches deep. During the takeoff roll, the airplane struck a snow drift and nosed over. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate […]
Do you have what it takes to be a missionary pilot?
By CHRIS BURGESS The Cessna 206 soared past the ridge and immediately plunged into a narrow canyon. Rocks melded into a reddish blur as the pilot-in-training aimed for a thin grass strip tucked amid the canyon walls. He relayed a mock mayday message into the radio before zooming past the airstrip and out of the […]
Hungry? Stop in at 68C any Friday
Iola is about 50 miles northwest of Oshkosh, Wis., and home to Central County Flyers Association. A good many have heard of their weekly, since 2002, Friday lunch gatherings. Year-round, pilots and non-pilots fly (or drive) to 68C for a hot meal prepared by Bill Kinsman. Cost is $8 for any member (who has paid a $10 life-time membership fee). For those of us less familiar with 68C, Barry Adams wrote a wonderful story titled, “Fridays at the fly-and-dine” for the Wisconsin State Journal. It is well worth the read. Friday’s menu is Chicken Tenders, french fries, salad, rolls, cake, coffee and milk. Soda is $.75 extra.