Florida’s Cecil Airport (VQQ) has been awarded the FAA Southern Region’s 2011 General Aviation Airport Safety Award for its efforts in safety. This award was based on the development and implementation of specific airport safety programs, and other accomplishments, that resulted in improved safety, according to officials. Cecil Airport put into practice several programs that […]
Ground school, AirVenture camp scholarships available
For the sixth year running, the Cascade Warbirds is accepting scholarship applications. This year, students can apply for either Private Pilot Ground School and Introduction Flights or a trip to EAA AirVenture Aviation Camp 2012 to be held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Cascade Warbirds has teamed with Galvin Flight Service at Boeing Field, Seattle, and with Avian Flight Center at the […]
Luscombe escapes during hand propping
This February 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA, Luscombe. Injuries: None. Location: Canon, Ga. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot of the Bellanca was sitting in the cockpit […]
Bringing out the big guns — with a smile
In North Platte, Nebraska, they celebrate NEBRASKAland Days in June. Driggs, Idaho, pulls out all the stops for Summerfest in July. In Johnstown, Pennsylvania, they mark the joys of summer with Thunder in the Valley, and Salley, South Carolina, hosts the Chitlin Strut in November. The point is this: Regardless of where you live, there […]
Upgrades continue at MAO
By BILL WALKER A growing list of improvements, a reputation for pilot friendly service, and competitive fuel prices are helping to make South Carolina’s Marion County Airport (MAO) a popular stopover for East Coast flyers. Airport manager Margaret Pittman notes the air field is in the second phase of a $500,000 project to upgrade infrastructure […]
Mississippi Senator seeks to require ethanol-free gasoline
Mississippi State Senator Michael Watson has just introduced Senate Bill 2137, “An act to require retail dealers and distributors of gasoline to offer for sale or use nonethanol-blended unleaded premium grade gasoline.” When asked for his motivation, the Senator from Pascagula, on Mississippi’s Gulf coast, replied: “Being from the coast, I continue to hear about […]
Two aviation documentaries to air on PBS
Northeast Ohio filmmaker Adam White will have two of his documentary films air on Western Reserve PBS this week: “Red Tail Reborn — Special Edition” and “The Restorers — They Were All Volunteers.” “Red Tail Reborn — Special Edition” is the story of both the Tuskegee Airmen and of a group of airplane restorers who […]
aerox receives PMA approval for aircraft oxygen cylinders
aerox has received a supplement to its already existing Parts Manufacturing Approval PMA PQ2091NE. Supplements 2 and 3 cover the manufacture of replacement steel oxygen cylinders and Supplements 4 and 5 cover the manufacture of replacement Kevlar composite oxygen cylinders, eligible for installation on a wide variety of general aviation aircraft. These cylinders are available […]
Cessna Mustang #400 rolls off assembly line
Cessna Aircraft Co. recently rolled its 400th Citation Mustang off the assembly line at its Independence, Kan., facility. This milestone was accomplished in a little more than five years since the Mustang’s first delivery in November 2006. “What an achievement for Cessna and for the employees in Wichita and Independence who engineer, design, support and […]