FAA officials have “demanded” $500,000 from the Experimental Aircraft Association for air traffic control expenses during its AirVenture convention next month or threatened to pull support for the event, EAA officials said Tuesday. In a report in the Fond du Lac Reporter, EAA Chairman Jack Pelton said the FAA’s demand for a contract and advance […]
High school seniors learn ups and downs of aircraft design
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — Remotely controlled aircraft designed by high school seniors recently took to the air for the first time as part of a mentoring program sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corp. The flight demonstrations, conducted during the last week of May, served as the “final exam” of a four-month curriculum in aircraft development to […]
Air Facts sponsors Summer Writing Challenge for young pilots
Air Facts, the online journal for personal air travel, is asking young pilots to write essays about their flying experience as part of Air Facts’ Summer Writing Challenge. “We need to recognize and hear from young pilots and have them share their flying experiences with us,” says John Zimmerman, Air Facts’ Editor. “You don’t have […]
Black Canyon Jet Center powers up to help fight breast cancer
MONTROSE, Colo. – Black Canyon Jet Center (BCJC) at Montrose Regional Airport has added a little pink to its ramp and some cash to Bosom Buddies of Southwestern Colorado. Half of the revenue from a new pink JetGo ground power unit (GPU) will be donated to the breast cancer awareness group. Working with Aero Specialties of […]
Minnesota Aviation Learning Center planned
AirSpace Minnesota and The Museum of Flight in Seattle have joined forces to create the first Museum of Flight Aviation Learning Center (ALC) outside of the museum. Doug King, Museum of Flight president, and Dale Klapmeier, co-founder and CEO of Cirrus Aircraft and Board Chair of AirSpace Minnesota, made the announcement of the new initiative. […]
General Aviation Appreciation Month declared in Washington
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has declared June “General Aviation Appreciation Month” in Washington state. Washington is home to 135 public-use airports, more than 19,000 pilots and more than 6,660 general aviation aircraft. The state’s aviation system supports 248,500 jobs, $15.3 billion in wages and $50.9 billion in economic activity. “We’re pleased for the support that […]
Pilots to compete in touchdown auto contest
McMINNVILLE, Ore. — Officials at Jerry Trimble Helicopters say they are anticipating an international group of helicopter pilots to compete in the 3rd Annual Touchdown Auto Rotation competition to be held at the McMinnville, Oregon airport June 23. “So far, we have pilots signed up from Israel, Europe and Australia,” Jerry Trimble said. “We are […]
First solo, first incident
Aircraft: Remos G-3/600. Injuries: None. Location: Apoka, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot did several takeoffs and landings with his instructor prior to being signed off for solo flight. His solo takeoff and pattern were normal, but as the airplane approached the runway for the flare, it encountered a wind gust […]
Ask Paul: The Cherokee Rattle
Q: I just bought a 1974 300-hp Cherokee Six. It has about 1,200 hours to run, has great oil pressure, good compressions, hardly uses oil, no metal in the filter, but during the run-up at 2,000 rpm, the engine makes quite a deep knock. If you go from both mags to either the left or […]