Nick Brennan has one message to pilots: Go Fly America. To that end, the pilot has relaunched the Go Fly America Challenge. The concept is simple: Fly to airports, take a picture of a recognizable landmark with a piece of paper showing the Operation: Fly password, and submit it to the Operation Fly website, permanently […]
#OSH11: LoPresti to release Fury kit
LoPresti Aviation will release a kit for its Fury. The Fury was designed by Roy LoPresti and has been under development by the company for the past several years. “About two years ago, we got the hint that the economy wasn’t going to recover as quickly as we hoped,” said Rj Siegel, CEO of the […]
OSH11: George Lucas previews ‘Red Tails’
Thursday night at AirVenture, George Lucas previewed his fictionalized action epic inspired by the exploits of the Tuskegee Airmen, “Red Tails,” which will be in theaters Jan. 20, 2012. Produced by Lucasfilm, the film was directed by Anthony Hemingway (“Treme,” “The Wire,” “Battlestar Galactica”). “I am humbled and honored to direct the story of the […]
#OSH11: Lessons from Bob Hoover
“Know your capabilities, and those of the airplane, and don’t exceed either one.” That’s the advice of famed war hero, test pilot, and airshow performer given at AirVenture, according to a report from Alton Marsh at AOPA.org. Read it here.
Cessna launches online instrument course
Cessna, in partnership with King Schools, has developed a new instrument pilot course as the next element of its Cessna Flight Training System. The web-based instrument training course and updated learning management system, the Cessna Course Tracking Application, will be available through Cessna Pilot Centers later this quarter. Cessna also expects to expand the flight […]
#OSH11: Flight school ‘lab’ to open at HYI
John and Martha King of King Schools will partner with Redbird Flight Simulations to provide simulator-centered flight training in combination with Cessna’s scenario-based training curriculum at Redbird’s soon-to-be-opened ProFlight Academy flight school and development laboratory at San Marcos Airport (HYI) in Texas. “Solving the two major problems in general aviation, the student dropout rate and […]
#OSH11: Sennheiser headsets for Able Flight graduates
Aviation headset manufacturer Sennheiser was on hand in Oshkosh this past Tuesday as Able Flight recognized its most recent graduating class of new pilots. This year, three students were awarded their wings by Able Flight: Eric Ingram, Kevin Crombie and Spc. Jermaine Strachan. Each of these individuals earned their pilot certifications through a joint training […]
#OSH11: Aircraft Spruce releases new catalog
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty began distributing printed copies and CD versions of its new 2011-2012 catalog at AirVenture, featuring legend Burt Rutan on the cover. There are hundreds of new products in the catalog, said company officials, noting Aircraft Spruce sells more than 60,000 different items relating to aviation. The 2011-2012 catalog cover features legendary […]
#OSH11: 65 days in the air
Next summer, a father and son from Idaho plan to take off in a Cessna 172 and stay flying for 65 or more continuous days. That’s 1,560 hours or more in the air. According to a report in AirVenture Today, the pair hope the flight will land them in the Guinness World Records. Read the […]