Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Winter Haven, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot reviewed the weather prior to departing on the 416-nautical mile cross-country flight. He fueled the airplane with 30.1 gallons of fuel the morning of the flight but did not refuel en route. About three miles from the destination […]
General aviation is awesome
Hurricane Sandy made a mess of the northeast last week. More than 20 states were lambasted by wind and rain, while snow piled up in West Virginia. From Georgia to Maine, weather that nobody was happy to see came their way anyhow. There will be more to come, too. There always is. It comes year […]
Help is on the way as GA flies supplies into areas ravaged by Sandy
Millions of people throughout the northeastern United States are still without shelter, basic utilities, and access to food and medical care in the devastating aftermath from Superstorm Sandy. As federal agencies and charitable organizations work to reach those cut off from emergency relief, the business aviation community has stepped in to provide urgently needed assistance, […]
Challenge Air Fly Day gives 104 special needs children flights
DALLAS LOVE FIELD, Texas — FBO Business Jet Center recently hosted Fly Days, a one-day event for special needs children and youth provided by Challenge Air, a non-profit organization. During the event, held Nov. 3, 104 special needs children were given flights in both single and multi-engine aircraft provided by volunteer pilots from the Dallas […]
South Florida Seaplane Splash-In this Sunday
The South Florida Seaplane Splash-In will be held this Sunday, Nov. 11, at Lake Jackson in Sebring, Florida. An incorrect date had been run on our Calendar pages. For more information about the splash-in, contact Bill Schmalz at 561-414-6865 or go to the Seaplane Pilots Association website, click month, click year, and click GO.
Pacific Aviation Museum to dedicate F-5A fighter
HONOLULU — Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor will dedicate its Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter on Monday, Nov. 12. The 4 p.m. dedication ceremony will take place at the Museum on Historic Ford Island. The Northrop F-5A was a lightweight, low maintenance, single-seat fighter designed and built by Northrop in the 1950s, according to museum officials.. […]
NAFI to host Teamwork in Training Dinner at AirZoo
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The National Association of Flight Instructors will host a special Teamwork in Training dinner on Dec. 8, at NAFI Headquarters in the East Campus of the Kalamazoo AirZoo. The dinner will feature a special guest speaker, Captain Al Haynes, pilot of United Airlines Flight 232 and his presentation, “Teamwork in Crisis.” Captain […]
New children’s book on Blue Angels to be released on Veteran’s Day
A new children’s book, “Being a Blue Angel,” will be released Nov. 11, Veteran’s Day. “As a child, I was inspired by military aviation,” author Mark I. Sutherland said. “Today, with the help of the US Navy Blue Angels, I get to inspire kids across the US.” Sutherland’s newest children’s book takes children behind the […]
Aircraft Spruce launches new website
Aircraft Spruce is launching its entirely redesigned website today, Nov. 6. Aircraft Spruce officials acknowledge that most pilots and aircraft owners have become familiar with the company’s website, but they identified some areas that needed improvement. The new website uses a variety of new web standard techniques that officials believe are more intuitive and more […]