Aircraft: Piper Malibu. Injuries: None. Location: Springfield, Vt. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land when the airplane encountered a strong gust of wind from the right. He applied full right rudder in an attempt to compensate for the wind, but the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and into […]
10,000 miles in an LSA in a month-and-a-half
From one end of the United States, and back, to the other end, and back. Stick & Rudder Aviation‘s Paul Leadabrand flew his Kitfox S-LSA from Boise to Lakeland, Florida for the SUN ‘n FUN Fly-In and back to Boise. 4,800 miles round-trip so the Rotax 914-powered “Big Foot” edition of the Kitfox could be on display at the Rotax booth.
FAA and GA community launch weather safety campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA and general aviation groups will launch an eight-month national safety campaign titled, “Got Weather? #GotWx,” to help general aviation pilots prepare for potential weather challenges they may encounter during the 2014 flying season. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and GA leaders will kick-off the Got Weather? campaign this Sunday, May 4, […]
City officials visit Comp Air
TITUSVILLE, Florida — The Mayor of Titusville, Florida, Jim Tulley and Economic Development Director Laura Canady recently paid a visit to Comp Air Aviation to see first-hand the company’s manufacturing facility and the Privateer, an amphibian aircraft that has been under construction for the past several months. The mayor, a 28-year resident of Titusville, is […]
PS-28 Cruiser Wins Aerokurier Innovation Award
Czech Sport Aircraft’s PS-28 Cruiser has won the Aerokurier Innovation Award 2014 in the category of Aircraft Of The Future. The readers of Aerokurier recognised the PS-28 Cruiser as the most innovative aircraft of the future within its respective category, according to company officials, who received the award during Aero Friedrichshafen. Upon receiving the award, […]
Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame remembers Richard Bong
OSHKOSH, Wis. – The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame (WAHF) is honoring the accomplishments of Richard Ira Bong, America’s Ace of Aces, in 2014. Bong, a native of Poplar, Wisconsin, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in December 1944. In collaboration with the Richard I. Bong Veteran’s Historical Center, Superior, Wisconsin, the celebration of […]
New ASTM standards cover UAS operations
ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems has approved seven new standards that cover all major facets of small unmanned aircraft systems operations, including design, construction, operation and maintenance requirements. The seven new ASTM standards, written for all UAS that are permitted to operate over a defined area and in airspace defined by a […]
Pacific Aviation Museum to commemorate The Battle of Midway
HONOLULU – Marking the 72nd anniversary of the turning point of World War II, Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor will present a special program June 7 featuring Curator and Author Burl Burlingame and the museum’s Restoration Manager Jim Martinelli. The presentation will begin at 2 pm in the Museum Theater, followed by an audience question […]
St. Paul Flight Center joins Avfuel network
ST. PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS — St. Paul Flight Center has joined the Avfuel network of branded FBOs. St. Paul Flight Center offers all of the services and amenities customers expect from a full-service FBO, including US Customs at the airport. For over three decades the St. Paul Downtown Airport-Holman Field has been the region’s main reliever airport, […]