Aircraft: Beech Bonanza Injuries: None. Location: Cheyenne, Wyo. Aircraft damage: What reportedly happened: The pilot stated that he was landing with a 40° crosswind. During the flare, when the airplane was about 5 feet above ground level, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot was unable to regain control of the airplane before it touched down and […]
Where’s our message?
If you’re like most people, you commuted to work this morning, set up shop, got involved with the projects on your schedule, took a lunch break, got back to work, and then commuted home again. The whole process took something like nine or 10 hours and in that time you were bombarded with messages, advertisements, and […]
Hayward Air Rally to celebrate 50th anniversary
The Hayward Air Rally is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2014 by staging a three-day Rally from Hayward, California, to Madison, Wisconsin, and then on to AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Rally impound and briefing will be held on July 23, 2014. We will depart Hayward on the morning of July 24, and arrive in […]
Air Force museum poised to grow
DAYTON, Ohio – The world’s largest military aviation museum is about to get bigger. The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is set to expand its legacy with a new 224,000 square foot building to be constructed by Turner Construction Co. of Washington, D.C. The contract for the museum’s newest building, which will be […]
National Air and Space Museum marks anniversary of first flight
On Dec. 17, 2003, America looked back a century to celebrate the first successful flight of a powered airplane. Ten years after the Centennial of Flight, Orville and Wilbur Wright’s achievement at Kitty Hawk is still inspiring creativity and provoking discussion. In time for this year’s anniversary, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is […]
Stewart Systems finishes Copperstate Grand Champion
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Dennis and Barb Crowley’s Just Aircraft Escapade won “Grand Champion” and “Custom Built Best Tube and Fabric” at this year’s Copperstate Fly-In at Casa Grande Airport. “The Crowleys covered and painted their Escapade using Stewart Systems non-hazardous waterborne system,” said Stewart Systems’ Marjie Stewart. In addition to covering the Grand Champion, […]
Overcoming the barriers of flight
For Kevin Coleman, growing up in an airport was a way of life. The 23-year-old aerobatic pilot comes from a family of airshow pilots, and considers himself lucky to have learned from an early age that making a career out of a hobby is achievable. As an ambassador in Sennheiser’s “Live Your Dream” program, Coleman, […]
Long Beach businesses donate to Veterans Airlift Command
LONG BEACH, Calif. — At a holiday fundraiser at the Long Beach Airport (LGB), Aeroplex Aviation, in partnership with Signature Flight Support, made a donation to Veterans Airlift Command, a nonprofit organization that provides free air transportation to wounded warriors, veterans and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of […]
New England museum slates holiday fun
WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. – The New England Air Museum will hold family fun activities Dec. 26-31. Daily activities include demonstrations about the science of flight, and the museum’s Flight Sim Spot will be open between 12 pm and 4 pm. Flight Sim Spot allows visitors to use state-of-the-art simulators to virtually fly any aircraft using […]