AHS International – The Vertical Flight Technical Society – has revealed the 2014 recipients of its awards program, which has, since it establishment in 1944, paid tribute to the leaders of vertical flight and served as a catalyst for stimulating technological advances. This year’s winners will be recognized at the 70th Annual Grand Awards Banquet on Wednesday, May 21, […]
Embry-Riddle to offer master’s degree in unmanned systems
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide will offer a Master of Science in Unmanned Systems starting this summer. “Interest in the unmanned systems industry is growing at an incredible rate,” said Brent Terwilliger, program chair and assistant professor of aeronautics. “This work is complex, and organizations will be looking for employees with specialized education and training […]
Flight for Life to support St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital lands at NJ airport
Flight for Life to support St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital will land at Morristown Airport in New Jersey May 18. Flight For Life is an around the world trip in a private airplane with the hope of bringing awareness to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and to raise money to support the services they provide to […]
K-State Salina and Yingling Aviation cut the ribbon on a new flight simulator
Kansas State University Salina aviation students now have a new piece of technology to train on thanks to a generous donation from a Wichita aviation company. Kirk Schulz, Kansas State University president; Verna Fitzsimmons, K-State Salina CEO and dean; and Kurt Barnhart, K-State Salina aviation department head and executive director of the Applied Aviation Research […]
New gradient tint sunglasses from Summer Hawk Optics
Patented Flying Eyes Sunglasses now include the option of gradient tint lenses designed specifically for aviation use. Flying Eyes Sunglasses with gradient tint lenses are $10 more than the standard tint. Like the original lenses, the gradient tint lenses are precision-cast, distortion-free polycarbonate, according to company officials. They are also non-polarized, which is important when […]
EPIC FBO network adds new location
Horseshoe Bay Resort Jet Center has joined the EPIC FBO network. With the EPIC fuel brand in place, Resort Jet Center is now accepting the EPIC Card as the latest addition to their full service operation. The Resort Jet Center’s location at the Horseshoe Bay Resort Airport (DZB) in Texas provides a 6,000-foot runway that […]
Over-braking flips Luscombe
Aircraft: Silvaire Luscombe 8F. Injuries: None. Location: Tok, Alaska. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land. He told investigators that the airplane had recently been modified with hydraulic brakes, but there were no pre-accident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The pilot said he inadvertently applied excessive pressure to the brakes, which resulted in […]
Endings, beginnings, and opportunities
Regular readers of this column may notice a small change to the bio blurb that runs below. It’s shorter. The line about being the founder and president of the Polk Aviation Alliance has been removed, because although I remain the founder, I am no longer the president. I’ve resigned. My local newspaper, which seems to […]
AOPA to send young pilot to French Air Rally
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, (AOPA), with the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (ICAOPA), AOPA France and the Fédération Française Aéronautique (FFA), will send an American pilot between 18 and 24 years old to France this summer to take part in a nationwide air rally. The event, the Tour Aérien Des […]