At the lightest end of flying, one company in the USA excels like no other. For hang glider and paraglider enthusiasts the brand name Wills Wing is as good as it gets. I have long known and admired the owners of this well-run California company so I am very pleased to offer my congratulations to […]
Scholarship fuels Alaska teen’s dreams of flight
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Less than a month shy of his 18th birthday, Alexander Agosti is a little closer to his dream of becoming a professional pilot thanks to Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Alaska petroleum distribution group, which sponsored the Alaska Air Carriers Association (AACA) 2013 Forrest Jones Memorial Scholarship. Agosti earned the scholarship for his outstanding […]
Women in Aviation German chapter mounts international photo exhibition
The Women in Aviation International German Chapter, based in Frankfurt, has mounted its largest and most ambitious project to date: A worldwide traveling photo exhibition titled Women in Aviation. The traveling exhibition, organized in cooperation with Women in Aviation, International, will be staged at airports throughout the world in the coming months. Mariola Ziolkowski, president […]
Lighten up in a Sporty’s pilot T-shirt
Sporty’s has added to its line of humorous T-shirts with three new options: JetFuel: Even more than the smell of strong coffee or the smell of the pancakes at a fly-in breakfast, pilots love the smell of fuel. This T-shirt announces that fact by declaring, “I love the smell of jet fuel in the morning.” […]
Boston 8 folding bike debuts
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Montague Corporation, a manufacturer in full-size folding bikes for 25 years, knows what pilots are looking for in a bike: low maintenance, a suitable range of gears, adjustable handle bar height, fenders, and the ability to fold for easy stowage in the hold of a plane. Thanks to the Boston 8, the […]
Scott Holloway joins Sheltair team
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Scott Holloway has joined Sheltair as the Senior Vice President of Capital Solutions. Sheltair is Florida’s largest privately-owned network of FBOs with locations throughout Florida, Georgia and New York. Scott has been engaged in the real estate finance industry in South Florida since 1977. For the past nine years he has […]
DAC International secures dual PMAs
AUSTIN, Texas – DAC International has received FAA Parts Manufacturer Approvals (PMA) for the company’s GDC62 Radio Altimeter Interface Unit and the GDC66 Fuel Quantity Adapter Unit. The dual part approvals were accomplished by DAC International’s Engineering and Certification Division (ECD), in partnership with Cutter Aviation. These converters, developed specifically for the Piper Meridian, permit […]
Prop problem for Kolb
Aircraft: Kolb Mark III. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Stetson, Maine. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was in cruise flight at 1,500 feet over a heavily wooded area when the airplane began to vibrate violently, then lost all engine power. He made a forced landing in the trees. The pilot noted that, about […]
The appeal of vintage LSAs
“Does it qualify as a Light Sport Aircraft?” That’s one of the first questions people ask when they see a single-engine aircraft of a certain vintage parked at an airport. Many aviators dream of flying a vintage Piper or Ercoupe or Taylorcraft, and if they can do it as a Sport Pilot with a driver’s […]