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New name for Aeroshell Square

By Janice Wood · April 13, 2011 ·

ConocoPhillips has reached a multi-year agreement to be the sponsor of AirVenture’s “West Ramp” marquee attraction area, formerly known as Aeroshell Square, which will now be known as ConocoPhillips Plaza. EAA AirVenture will be held July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. Located at the center of the AirVenture grounds, ConocoPhillips Plaza is one […]

K-State Open House to feature airplane rides

By Janice Wood · April 13, 2011 ·

Discovery flights, performances from local students, sports clinics, and Willie the Wildcat will all be part of K-State Salina’s Open House, Saturday, April 16, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Salina Airport (SLN) in Kansas. Willie the Wildcat will explore everything at Open House, so fans can expect to see him just about anywhere that day. He […]

FAA ups staff at 27 towers

By Janice Wood · April 13, 2011 ·

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Effective immediately, the FAA will place an additional air traffic controller on the midnight shift at 27 control towers around the country that are currently staffed with only one controller during that time. The FAA is taking this action after an incident at Reno-Tahoe International Airport when a controller fell asleep while […]

GA’s new horizon

By Janice Wood · April 13, 2011 ·

Erik Lindbergh, the grandson of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, is adding his support for electric aircraft development by some of aviation’s “first families,” including members of the Wright, Zeppelin, Piccard, Dornier, Sikorsky and Lindbergh families, along with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. “Electric aviation is our new horizon,” Lindbergh said at Sun ’n […]

Human Factors Workshops offered

By Janice Wood · April 13, 2011 ·

Grey Owl Aviation Consultants is offering two Human Factors Workshops during May in Titusville, Fla. The first, Human Factors – Phase I, will be held May 18-19. It is designed to equip aviation maintenance technicians, supervisors and managers with the skills necessary to enhance safety, teamwork and efficiency in the workplace, and reduce aircraft maintenance […]

Power loss, poor decision prove fatal

By NTSB · April 13, 2011 ·

This April 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 210. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Edinburg. Texas. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: Shortly after takeoff, the private pilot, who had logged 512 […]

A coupe by any other name

By Meg Godlewski · April 12, 2011 ·

Ercoupe or Aircoupe? Which is correct? The answer is…depends on who manufactured it. The original name was derived from the name of the first manufacturer, ERCO, which stood for Engineering and Research Corp. The airplane is a low-wing design with a distinctive twin boom tail, which makes the two-place plane look a little like a […]

PiperJet mock-up on tour

By Janice Wood · April 12, 2011 ·

Next stop for Piper Aircraft’s single-engine Altaire jet mockup is this week, April 15, near Westminster, Md., at Skytech Inc., located on the Carroll County Regional Airport. The mockup of the high performance very light business jet then travels to Columbia Aircraft Sales’ locations at the Westchester County Airport in White Plains, for exhibit April […]

What you need to know about FAA civil penalty actions

By Janice Wood · April 12, 2011 ·

Attorney Greg Reigel goes into depth in his blog at GlobalAir.com about what you need to do if the FAA goes after your certificate. It’s information you hope you never need…but vital to know in case it happens to you. Check it out here.  

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