In preparation for its 10-year anniversary next year, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) will rename three of the Florida city’s four airports as part of a new branding campaign: Cecil Field will become Cecil Airport, Herlong Airport will become Herlong Recreational Airport, and Craig Airport will be renamed Jacksonville Executive Airport (JAXEX). The goal of […]
Controllers join FAA advisory council
For the first time, a representative from the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has been named to the FAA’s Management Advisory Council. NATCA President Paul Rinaldi joins other aviation leaders representing industry, education, government and labor on the council – a group designed to advise FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt on a wide array of […]
ARSA continues holiday tradition with scholarship
In lieu of holiday cards and gifts to members, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) donated $1,000 to the Northrop Rice Foundation (NRF) for an aviation maintenance scholarship. The award will go to a student attending an (FAA certificated Part 147 Aviation Technician School, with the winner selected by NRF’s Board of Directors. “Due to […]
GT-Propellers debuts new blades for Hartzell props
GT-Propellers has introduced “low inertia” wood/carbon blades specifically designed to be installed on existing Hartzell Propellers. The experimental blades are compatible with Hartzell props, according to officials with the Italy-based company. Interested owners can buy the GT blades (you must specify engine type, aircraft type and Hartzell hub type) and take them to their local […]
Training Reform Symposium takes shape
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) reports steady progress toward the GA Pilot Training Reform Symposium it will chair in May in Atlanta, including the hiring of a professional event planner. Building on the AOPA Flight Training Summit held last November, the symposium will focus on training reform as a cornerstone for reducing […]
Wichita Aero Club to meet at National Center for Aviation Training
The Wichita Aero Club will move its first monthly luncheon of 2011 from its traditional site at the Wichita Airport Hilton to the campus of the new National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT) at the north end of Wichita’s Colonel James Jabara Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The luncheon will also begin 15 minutes earlier […]
11 earn Master accreditation
Master Instructors LLC and its Board of Review recently accredited 11 CFIs as Master Instructors. To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 93,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 700 of them have earned Master accreditation, according to officials. The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by […]
Ice not nice for Musketeer
This January 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: Beech Musketeer. Injuries: None. Location: Lafayette, Ind. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot obtained a full weather briefing and filed an instrument […]
Sell the sizzle, not the steak
Washington, D.C. — We learn from history that we learn nothing from history. But having been born just 19 years after the Wright brothers made the first controlled flight, personal experience might help in the current attempts to gain greater acceptance for aviation. (Note the word “general” is not included.) In the 1960s when William […]