You can now look inside some of history’s greatest aircraft with the new ACI Cockpit360º app available from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and AeroCapture Images. The free app features high-definition panoramic photos of more than 20 cockpits from many well-known aircraft on display at the museum, including the B-29 Bockscar that […]
Rod Machado joins AOPA Live This Week
AOPA Live This Week will feature a new series, “License to Learn,” hosted by renowned flight instructor and professional speaker Rod Machado. Machado has signed on to create two videos each month, approximately two minutes in length, as part of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) weekly report on aviation news and developments. Machado […]
Hartzell president joins IMC Club’s board of directors
The IMC Clubs has appointed Joe Brown, president and chief operating officer of Hartzell Propellers, to its board of directors. Brown was chosen to provide his expertise to help with club development, officials said. Board meetings take place at Norwood Airport (Norwood, MA) quarterly and are held at the IMC Club International corporate offices. He […]
Embry-Riddle launches high school aerospace institute
The College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus has partnered with Rockford Public Schools in Illinois to establish an Aerospace Institute at Jefferson High School beginning in Fall 2013. Embry-Riddle’s Aerospace Institute program, also in place in several school districts elsewhere in Illinois and in Florida, gives high school students a collegiate […]
New owner for Reeder Flying Service at TWF
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Reeder Flying Service, the Avfuel-branded FBO at Twin Falls, Idaho’s Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF), has recently changed ownership. Current FBO employees will retain their positions, the company’s new owners said. Reeder Flying Service was purchased by David R. Price, Jack M. Hunsaker, and Alan Anderson. All three are Idaho businessmen […]
Delayed go-around bends Piper
Aircraft: Piper Saratoga. Injuries: None. Location: Holdenville, Okla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: During final approach the pilot determined that he had inadvertently landed with a tailwind. Realizing his mistake and unable to stop the airplane on the runway remaining, he attempted to takeoff again. However, there was insufficient runway to get airborne, and […]
Uncertainty stifling operations at VUO
Pilots and tenants at Pearson Field (VUO) in Vancouver, Wash., are wondering if the new year will bring a resolution to airspace safety concerns at the airport located northwest of Portland International Airport (PDX). In December a Safety Risk Management Panel made up of FAA representatives, air traffic controllers, airport tenants, and other airport stakeholders […]
Wills Wing celebrates turning 40
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 […]