When Salina Airport Authority Executive Director Tim Rogers earned the American Association of Airport Executives prestigious Distinguished Service Award, it was easy for him to decide where the $5,000 honorarium that came with it would end up. He donated the entire $5,000 to the Wings Over Salina Air Museum, making it the largest donation to […]
Centurion certified for Piper PA28
The 155-hp Centurion 2.0s engine is now certified in Europe for retrofitting the Piper PA28. The Cherokee, Cadet and Warrior I to III series are among the best-selling general aviation aircraft of the last decades with a worldwide fleet topping 33,000. The series 28-151 and -161 have been certified for the Centurion 2.0s, which is […]
Drones getting easier to fly in U.S.
A May 31 story by Sarah Childress on the Frontline website is titled, “It’s Getting Easier to Fly Drones in the U.S.” The story links to a few videos posted by the Mesa (Arizona) County Sheriff’s Office showing how they use their UAS. Childress also links to the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s “Lists of Drone Certificates” […]
Emergency AD issued for Great Lakes aircraft
The FAA has issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) that addresses a safety problem with Great Lakes aircraft produced in the 1970s and 1980s. In an email sent out by WACO Classic Aircraft Corp., company officials note that while the affected aircraft were not produced by WACO Classic Aircraft, “as the new Type Certificate Holder, […]
Wicks to host fabric covering workshop
Wicks Aircraft Supply has teamed with Poly-Fiber to offer a two-day fabric covering workshop June 8-9 at Wicks’ facility in Illinois. The tw0-day seminar will give you hands-on experience learning the basics of fabric covering. Poly-Fiber Aircraft Coatings personnel will be running the hands-on seminar. Working from a syllabus that has been refined over the […]
Blue Angels, F-22 featured in Wings Over Houston
The 28th Annual Wings Over Houston Airshow takes flight Saturday, Oct. 27 and Sunday, Oct.28 at Ellington Airport, with the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels as the highlight of the show. The team exhibits choreographed refinements of skills possessed by all naval aviators. The Blue Angels’ C-130, known as Fat Albert, begins the demonstration by exhibiting […]
Avemco president featured speaker at ROC expo
Avemco Insurance Co. President Jonathan “JJ” Greenway is a featured speaker for the Rochester WINGS 2012 Aviation Expo at the Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) June 8-9. He will address the educational session, “Northeast Flying Gotchas!” on Saturday, June 9, at 2 pm. “Finding the route you want and how to stay out of trouble […]
Junkyard Jets at Oakland Aviation Museum
“Junkyard Jets” will be the featured topic at the Oakland Aviation Museum speaker series Saturday, June 16. Speaker Doug Scroggins is the managing member and co-owner of ARC Aerospace Industries and Scroggins Aviation, both specializing in large commercial aircraft parts, salvage and recovery. Doug comes from the film and television entertainment field as a director […]
Florida Tech adds Master’s Degree in Aviation Safety
A growing government and private sector need for professionals trained in aviation safety has prompted a new degree at Florida Institute of Technology: the Master of Science in Aviation Safety, which is taught 100% through online learning. The degree, offered by the Florida Tech College of Aeronautics, is a companion degree to its Master of […]