Aircraft: Cessna 180. Injuries: None. Location: Norfolk, Va. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, as he started to taxi onto the runway he noticed that the airplane was difficult to turn. He thought that the tailwheel had not locked into position, so he lined up on the center line of the runway and pulled forward […]
Observations and invitations
Attached to the main administration building at the Santa Monica Airport in Southern California is an observation deck. It’s a wide concrete structure with a curved metal railing that allows excellent views of the area, reaching from the Hollywood sign in the northeast all the way around to the Pacific Ocean on the southwest. A […]
FAA and industry must come together, Huerta says
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The aviation industry and the government must come together and answer the question of what kind of aviation system is wanted and how it can be financed, FAA Administrator Michel Huerta told the Washington Aero Club. The industry has many segments with different interests and each is pushing its own agenda, he […]
Medallion Foundation supports Nenana ‘Pilot’ program
Students in the aviation program at the Nenana High School in Nenana, Alaska, have received a new flight simulator provided by the Medallion Foundation to add to the school’s new aviation education program. “Medallion is about changing the safety culture at a young age as these students learn to fly promoting and educating safety first, […]
Ohio, NC legislators team to defend Wright brothers’ legacy
DAYTON, Ohio and KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — State legislators from Ohio and North Carolina held a rare joint news conference on Thursday, Oct. 24, to defend the legacy of the Wright brothers against a claim by the state of Connecticut. Ohio State Rep. Richard Perales and North Carolina State Sen. Bill Cook, linked by […]
EAA to induct five into Hall of Fame
OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Experimental Aircraft Association will recognize the contributions made to the world of flight by five aviators on Thursday, Nov. 14, as it inducts them into the EAA Hall of Fame. The five aviators represent the spectrum of aviation within the EAA community and have achieved notable successes within their particular realm […]
Dallas Aeronautical Services breaks ground on new facility
DALLAS — Dallas Aeronautical Services (DAS) recently began construction of a new facility in Cedar Hill, Texas. The new 50,400-square-foot facility, which will span over three acres of land, is being built in Cedar Hill’s High Meadows Industrial Park. Target completion date is first quarter of 2014. DAS currently operates from five separate buildings for […]
Pilot Mall to celebrate new HQ
LAKELAND, Florida — Pilot Mall will celebrate its new headquarters on the SUN ’n FUN campus at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport Nov. 15-16 with an Open House during the “When Pigs Fly South BBQ Challenge.” Last year, some 120 aircraft flew in for the event — four times the number pre-registered. When Pigs Fly South […]
Jet Aviation Houston adds two tenant hangars
HOUSTON, Texas — Jet Aviation has expanded its FBO at Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) by adding two tenant hangars in response to customer demand. A newly renovated 15,000-square-foot hangar has been re-painted and reconstructed with a new roof. In addition, the offices and shops have been refurbished and rebuilt, including restrooms, air conditioning units and […]