LETTER TO THE EDITOR I enjoyed Dennis Parks’ article on the Lockheed JetStar (Flight & Flyers: A new age of business travel). Perhaps he’s being modest since he didn’t mention the fact, but I believe the first aircraft (which as he notes became Kelly Johnson’s personal airplane) is currently under restoration in the Seattle Museum […]
Future of Aviation Advisory Committee forwards recommendations to DOT
The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) today forwarded its final recommendations to improve the competitiveness and viability of the aviation industry to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. Recommendations ranged from improving education programs to making NextGen more affordable for GA. In April 2010, LaHood announced the formation of the FAAC. Over the past nine […]
Bye Energy gets capital infusion
Beyond the Edge, LLC recently upped its financial investment in Bye Energy, Inc., increasing its equity position in the company. Bye Energy is developing alternative energy for GA aircraft, called The Green Flight Project, with an electric-powered Cessna 172 in the works. Richard F. Schaden, vice chairman of Bye Energy, Inc. and founder of Beyond […]
Earhart mystery solved?
A tiny sliver of bone found on a remote Pacific atoll may finally solve the riddle of the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, according to a story in The Telegraph. Researchers from The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) found the bone at the site of a castaway’s encampment on the uninhabited island of Nikumaroro, […]
US Aviation pens agreement with college
US Aviation Group has signed an agreement with Tarrant County College to establish local access to Part 141 flight training for college students. The program will lead to accredited flight training operations through a Learning Center at Alliance Airport (AFW), north of Fort Worth. Students at Tarrant College will be eligible to apply GI Bill […]
SAFE delivers CFI forum on spins to FAASTeam
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently delivered the second of eight planned “Seminar-in-a-Box” (SIB) products for use by the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam). “Maneuvering at Low Altitude: SPINS,” the SIB was created by 2006 National Flight Instructor of the Year Rich Stowell, a noted expert on the subject who has logged nearly […]
Flightline Aviation named Paradise distributor
Flightline Aviation of Sebring, Florida, has been named the North American distributor of the Paradise Aircraft line of Light Sport Aircraft. Flightline Aviation is a full service facility including LSA sales, maintenance and training. The Paradise Aircraft product line, which includes two models, the Paradise P-1 and the P-1 SP with hand controls for disabled […]
Husky now available with cargo pod
Aviat Aircraft has begun offering Husky owners a new option: An Airglas Cargo Pod. The fiberglass pod, STC’d to retrofit all models of the Husky, weighs 25 pounds and can carry 170 pounds with no discernable loss of airspeed, according to Aviat officials. Initial installation could take up to two hours; after that it can […]
Air Force museum slates education programs
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s Education Division has unveiled the schedule for its 2011 multi-disciplinary educational programs. Emphasis will continue to be in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as social studies, literature and art, for the programs, many of which are free. An expanded Space Day program is scheduled […]