GREENFIELD, IOWA — At the Iowa Aviation Museum’s annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony, three Iowa soldiers were recognized. These men participated in the famous “Doolittle Tokyo Raiders” secret mission on April 18, 1942. The participants honored were USAF Colonel Charles Ross Greening; U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl Leland D. Faktor; and U.S. Army Air Forces SSGT […]
60th annual Business Aviation Safety Summit slated
The Flight Safety Foundation’s 60th annual Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS 2015) will be held at the Bonaventure Resort and Spa in Weston, Florida from May 13-14, 2015. FSF summits, including the 67th International Air Safety Summit (IASS) which concluded in Abu Dhabi, UAE last month, feature presentations and panels on the latest safety information, […]
Wipaire to hold grand opening celebration in Florida
Wipaire will hold a grand opening celebration Feb. 28 at the company’s service center in Leesburg, Florida. The event will feature a variety of activities for pilots. Based at the Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) since February 2013, Wipaire’s service center has expanded into a new, larger hangar. “Our new 10,000-square-foot hangar more than doubles our facility footprint […]
Quest Aircraft names first European dealer
Quest Aircraft Company has signed an agreement with Rheinland Air Service (RAS) to represent Quest as the exclusive dealer for KODIAK aircraft in Europe. RAS will also serve as an authorized KODIAK service center. Headquartered at Mönchengladbach Airport near Düsseldorf, Germany, RAS joins an existing network of KODIAK sales and service dealers located around the […]
Aviation Trail to celebrate 111th First Flight anniversary Dec. 17
DAYTON, Ohio — Michael L. Heil, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Ohio Aerospace Institute in Cleveland, will be guest speaker at Aviation Trail’s celebration of the 111th anniversary of the Wrights’ first flight Wednesday, Dec. 17. The dinner and program, including a presentation on the proposed Wright Flyer sculpture at the I-70/I-75 intersection — […]
Student hogs rudders
Aircraft: Allegro. Injuries: None. Location: Adrian, Mich. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: While on approach for a touch-and-go landing, when the airplane was about 30 feet above the ground, the flight instructor directed the student pilot to go around. The student added power, and the airplane began to roll and yaw to the left. The student incorrectly […]
Managing anger in the cockpit
“Louisa County traffic, November four four two eight Quebec departing Runway Niner for left crosswind departure, Louisa County traffic.” I visually cleared final approach and the traffic pattern. Seeing all four quadrants empty, I took the runway and took off. Upwind off KLKU looked fantastic. A riot of yellows, oranges and reds overwhelmed any remaining […]
Picture of the day
A Pilatus PC-12 on the ramp at Reeder Flying Service at Twin Falls, Idaho at sunrise.
Track Santa across the globe
Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) are once again teaming to track Santa’s Christmas Eve trek across the globe. Beginning Dec. 24 at 2:01 a.m. EST, visitors to the NORAD Tracks Santa site can use 2D and 3D tracking maps created by AGI — known as Santa Trackers — […]