The FBO’s name will change to JetWest GateOne, according to company officials, who noted that the FBO is the company’s first location in the Golden State and its fifth overall.
Formation disrupts training flight
As we started our left turn at 1,400 feet from 220 to 130°, I noted a low-wing airplane 100 feet to my left and 100 feet below me. I grabbed the controls from my student and started to level out and climb and then noted a second similar aircraft flying in formation, which flew directly 100 feet below me.
Picture of the Day: A nod to the past
Henry Spang sent in this photo with a note: “During the annual Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum fly-in in Hood River, Oregon, the Northwest Antique Airplane Club was able to pose for a photo in front of the hangar front rescued from Evergreen Airport when it closed. For almost 50 years the NWAAC held the fly-in at Evergreen before being forced to relocate to Scappoose, Oregon.”
A happy mistake at the 2024 Thomasville Fly-In
Hurricane Milton’s path across Florida did keep a few usual attendees away from the fly-in, but “we also had a lot of first-time attendees who were flying out of Florida just to get out and found us by happy mistake,” said officials with the Thomasville Aviation Club, which organizes the fly-in.
FAA stays controversial Moss Interpretation after industry backlash
A coalition of 16 aviation organizations, including ARSA, AOPA, EAA, and GAMA, led a unified effort to oppose the interpretation.
Clay Lacy Aviation awarded FBO lease at KSUN
Clay Lacy Aviation has been awarded a lease at Friedman Memorial Airport (KSUN) in Hailey, Idaho, with plans to build an FBO on the 10-acre site.
Sheltair begins construction on new hangars at KORL
The new hangars are expected to be finished by the end of 2025.
Time-building flight ends with deployment of ballistic parachute
The pilots’ inadequate preflight fuel planning and improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent deployment of the ballistic parachute recovery system.
Picture of the Day: Do you know what a shadow shot is?
Karyn King sent in this photo with a note: “Here is a shadow shot. Look closely and you’ll see two Nanchang CJs belly to belly as we flew along side at the 2024 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo in Florida.”