From Friday, Sept. 23, through Sunday, Sept. 25, Fantasy of Flight will hold its inaugural Boy Scouts American Heritage Camporee, a new event providing scouts the chance to meet and talk with decorated World War II veterans amidst actual planes flown in the war. The weekend’s activities will help scouts earn requirements toward their American […]
Weight increase for RANS
RANS announces an increase in gross weight to 1,320 lbs., the limit in the Light Sport Aircraft category. The increase applies to the S-6ES, S-6ELS, S-6S, S-6LS Coyote II equipped with the Sport wing, and S-7 (1999 and up) and all S-7S and S-7LS aircraft.
Embry-Riddle introduces bachelor’s degree in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Science
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus will launch a B.S. in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Science degree program in the Fall 2011 semester. Open to U.S. citizens who have a basic background in math and physics, this new program will help meet the growing demand for skilled UAS pilots and operators, according to university officials. […]
Piper taps Dow as chief of production for new jet
Piper Aircraft Inc. has named 30-year aerospace veteran Michael Dow as chief of production for the company’s new single-engine business jet, the PiperJet Altaire. Dow was most recently group manager of Manufacturing Engineering & Tooling at Aurora Flight Sciences. Prior to that, he worked at Bell Helicopter for 11 years where he held leadership positions […]
New cafe opens at FLL FBO
Sheltair has introduced new food service offerings to its Fort Lauderdale FBO customers and tenants. Silver Lining In-flight Catering has opened Jet Runway Café Express in the main lobby of Sheltair Fort Lauderdale at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). The café includes assorted hot and cold food options and offers express breakfast and lunch […]
Sloppy slip slams Cessna
This June 2009 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: Cessna 152. Injuries: None. Location: Oklahoma City. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot was practicing slips to a landing on a […]
The route to real training reform
GUEST EDITORIAL By RADEK WYRZYKOWSKI, founder, IMC Club Success can be measured in many different ways. When it comes to the recent and very timely Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) Pilot Training Reform Symposium, I confess to having mixed feelings about what was achieved. I do need to start with a sincere thank […]
Air Race Classic update
GAN contributing writer Amelia Reiheld is participating in the Air Race Classic with partner Linda Keller. Here’s their latest blog post: Three hours was quite enough of THAT. We took off from Iowa City under low-ish broken clouds and a stiff headwind and aimed toward Beatrice, our first gas stop en route to the new-and-improved […]
Another Maine airport adds autogas
The GAfuels Blog is written by two private pilots: Dean Billing, Sisters, Ore., an expert on autogas and ethanol, and Kent Misegades, Cary, N.C., an aerospace engineer, aviation sales rep for U-Fuel, and president of EAA1114. New England pilots have another reason to be happy this summer. Coming on the heels of news earlier this […]