VERO BEACH, Fla. — Piper Aircraft recently delivered eight single-engine Piper Archer TX training airplanes, equipped with the latest Garmin G1000 avionics, to Florida Institute of Technology. “We are pleased that Florida Institute of Technology is our launch customer for the Piper Career Alliance, and today we are doubly gratified to hand over the keys […]
Former Blue Angels pilot featured at Southeast Aviation Expo
Lt. Commander Scott “Yogi” Beare, U.S. Navy (Retired), former pilot for the Blue Angels and author of two books, will be a keynote speaker at the Southeast Aviation Expo, slated for Sept. 27-28, at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina. “Fastest I got was 1.78 Mach, which is 1.78 times the speed of sound, […]
Historic Wright buildings to be preserved in new project
DAYTON, Ohio — Demolition of 1.2 million square feet of former Delphi manufacturing buildings in Dayton has begun, paving the way for commercial redevelopment and historic preservation. Still standing and to be preserved on the 54-acre site are two century-old buildings originally built by the Wright Company, the aircraft manufacturing enterpris established by the Wright […]
The quest for the perfect takeoff and landing
Now available is “Making Perfect Takeoffs and Landings in Light Airplanes” by Ron Fowler. Originally published as two separate books, this newly-combined edition shows pilots how to develop total awareness for the situation, the airplane, and the self — and to convert that awareness into perfect takeoffs and landings, the publisher promises. Each chapter defines […]
Eight earn Master Instructor designation
Eight CFIs were recently accredited as Masters by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority. To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 97,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 800 have earned Master accreditation. The last 18 National Flight Instructors of the Year or FAASTeam Representatives of […]
Summer camps set at Lewis University
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — Lewis University will host several summer camps for aviation, leadership, and math and science. All camps will be taught by full-time faculty and will be held at the university’s main campus. Aviation Flight Camp (high school students), June 17-21: The cost to attend is $1,290 for the week, which includes room and […]
Wind puts Cub into trees
Aircraft: Piper Cub. Injuries: None. Location: Palmer, Alaska. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot was flying solo and attempting to land. He aborted the first landing due to low level turbulence associated with wind coming over nearby trees. He elected to land beyond the trees on his next attempt, but about 5 […]
Just like Christmas morning
There are some among us who feel aviation is in decline. I disagree, of course. You might even say I famously disagree, since I am prone to regular outbursts of unrestrained optimism in a public forum. It would be fair to go so far as to say I possess an almost evangelical zeal for aviation […]
A wonderful Alaska gathering
ANCHORAGE – When the Alaska Airmen’s Association changed the name of its May event to the Great Alaska Aviation Gathering, I have to admit I sighed. I’d grown used to the Alaska State Aviation Conference & Trade Show. But as I walked the massive FedEx hangar at Ted Stevens International Airport the first weekend of […]