The winners of the Learn to Fly Contest sponsored by South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), Airwolf Aviation, Greenville Jet Center and the Upstate Business Journal have been revealed. In its first year, the contest received more than 18,000 entries — but organizers note that about 15,000 of those entries were from one person, Wade […]
Companies awarded for flying friendly
VAN NUYS, Calif. — Twenty general aviation companies received Friendly Flyer Awards May 21 for achieving outstanding compliance with the Van Nuys Airport’s (VNY) Fly Friendly Program for calendar year 2012. This year’s inaugural winners of the Friendly Flyer Award were recognized at the Board of Airport Commissioners meeting held at Van Nuys City Hall. […]
Last call for education awards
Nominations for the 2013 Crown Circle and Mervin K. Strickler Awards for excellence in aerospace education close on May 31. The Crown Circle is presented as “Evidence of extraordinary accomplishment in a leadership role in Aerospace Education.” Its recipients over the 30 year history of the award have brought aerospace education to millions of people […]
Wind gust rolls airplane
Aircraft: RV-4. Injuries: None. Location: Redwood Fall, Minn. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane encountered a wind gust on takeoff roll, which lifted the right wing and caused the airplane to roll left. The airplane then lifted off the ground about 2-3 feet, and the pilot aborted the takeoff. The airplane touched down […]
FAA slowing drone use to fight wildfires
Fire fighters hoping to use drones to “map a fire’s size and speed, and identify hot spots,” are running up against FAA regulation. A New York Times story notes a drone is precluded, “from operating out of sight of a ground-based pilot. If distance or the smoke of a wildfire obscures a drone from observers on the ground, a piloted […]
Quicksilver Aircraft Northeast will cover New England
TEMECULA, Calif. – Quicksilver Aeronautics has dealers around the globe. In fact, significantly more sales are made out of the United States than domestically. The company started in the early 1970s and can boast 15,000 aircraft flying in nearly 100 nations. However, the American market remains Quicksilver’s home and they seek the best dealers to represent their […]
Just Aircraft hosts fly-in despite bad weather
Walhalla, SC – Just Aircraft hosted about 20 aircraft last week-end at its factory homecoming for Highlander and SuperSTOL builders. “We had about 20 aircraft and would have doubled that number if the weather had cooperated,” said Troy Woodland, Designer of the Highlander and SuperSTOL. “But those who came were enthusiastic and appreciated the activities we […]
CAP providing OKC tornado assistance
MOORE, Okla. — New information is coming in on the damage caused by the tornadoes in Oklahoma. At the request of the Department of Emergency Management for the state of Oklahoma, Civil Air Patrol is flying the tornado paths capturing high-quality imagery to assess the damage from the storms. CAP is also deploying ground teams to go block by block, […]
MyGoFlight sponsors IMC Club, promote iPad proficiency
DENVER, Colo. – MyGoFlight has become a corporate sponsor of the IMC Cub. MyGoFlight will provide its iPad products for use in awards given by the IMC Club to pilots achieving national recognition on their instrument flying. In addition, MyGoFlight will make available its seminar series, iPad Takes Flight!. This learning track will be used to set proficiency standards in using […]