Tens of thousands of landing facilities worldwide have no control tower, but thanks to pilot training and experience, plus airport improvement programs and airport operator oversight, millions of flights take off and land safely at those airports every year. That was the message the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) conveyed at […]
Longtime homebuilder Mickey Whittenburg to receive Bingelis Award
Mickey Whittenburg of Kiln, Miss., will receive the Experimental Aircraft Association’s 2011 Tony Bingelis Award recognizing contributions to EAA and the aviation community. Ever since completing his first solo flight at age 17 in 1947, Whittenburg (EAA Lifetime #415) has been deeply rooted in the aviation community, encouraging builders and their projects as well as […]
First Southwest Aeronca Fly-In held
The first annual Southwest Aeronca Fly-In at Flabob Airport (RIR) in Riverside, Calif., attracted about 25 Aeroncas, 15 other types of antique aircraft, and about 40 people between the dinners on Friday night and again on Saturday. Jim Spee, who helped organize the Fly-In, said, “we had aircraft from all over Southern California, the Central […]
RANS latest to fly soon
Expected to fly soon is RANS new demo S-7LS, featuring some improvements that create greater range, payload and more responsive handling, according to company officials. Improvements include: Increased fuel capacity to 26 gallons, which will allow 5 hours of flight time. The new tanks feature a flush mount cap, common in GA planes. The tanks […]
Spot Connect App at App Store
Spot LLC’s SPOT Connect App is now available on the App Store. The SPOT Connect App pairs iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with SPOT Connect, a satellite communications device, to allow users to transmit messages via satellite from virtually anywhere in the world. The SPOT Connect device provides connectivity to the Globalstar satellite network for […]
Vintage biplane tours now at GMU
Longtime Greenville resident Mike Williams has started an open cockpit sightseeing tour company, Wings over Greenville at South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU). “Many cities, like Atlanta, are home to companies that offer vintage airplane tours; and the Upstate of South Carolina has some spectacular aerial views,” stated Williams. “A desire to bring this exciting […]
ECi goes international
Engine Components Inc. has been renamed. The worldwide distributor of general aviation aftermarket parts, services and engine kits is now Engine Components International. The Engine Components International name more accurately reflects the transformation of the business in recent years, according to company officials. “Since 2007, ECi has been developing a new global strategic business structure […]
Go Wichita publishes 2011 Visitors Guide
Pilots are always looking for a new destination or the next great $100 hamburger should consider Wichita, Kan., the Air Capital of the World, said tourism officials, who just released the official Wichita Visitors Guide. From the fly-in restaurant at Lloyd Stearman Field at Benton Airpark (1K1) to the Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita has attractions […]
Air Power to give away F150
Air Power Inc., an Arlington, Texas-based supplier of factory aircraft parts, cylinders and engines, recently launched the “Be Genuine F150 Giveaway Sweepstakes“, which offers Air Power customers the opportunity to win a Ford F150 truck. Every Genuine Lycoming Factory Engine order is registered to win. Participants must purchase a minimum of one Genuine Lycoming Factory […]