Drew Steketee was president of BE A PILOT, senior vp-communications for AOPA and executive director of the Partnership for Improved Air Travel. He also headed PR and media relations for Beech, GAMA and the Airport Operators Council International. TA-DA! Here it is. In the center ring, ladies and gentlemen, the world’s most famous Cessna 150, […]
Widow sues over beach accident
The widow of a jogger who was killed by an experimental aircraft as it made an emergency landing on a Hilton Head beach has sued the pilot, as well as Teledyne Continental Motors, Hartzell Propeller, Lancair International, and Penn Yan Aero Service, according to Courthouse News Service. The jogger, Robert Jones, was listening to his […]
New GA facility to open at YEG
A new general aviation facility is in the works for Edmonton International Airport (YEG) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where GA traffic has increased 61%. Edmonton-based Airside Properties Ltd. will build a custom designed aviation complex, which will be approximately 300,000 square feet when complete. The new facility will have hangar and office pods connected to […]
More from the Reno Air Races
LiveAirShowTV has debuted Part 2 of its 2010 Reno Air Races Overview video on its YouTube channel. An expanded look at what happened on Saturday and Sunday of race week, there are several interviews that you will only see at LiveAirShowTV, according to producers, including interviews with Patty Wagstaff, Clay Lacy and several of the […]
Lawsuit against NAFI dismissed
Sandy and JoAnn Hill, owners of Master Instructors LLC, recently agreed to dismiss their copyright infringement lawsuit against the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) in exchange for a waiver of fees and costs. The case alleged NAFI’s misappropriation of intellectual property associated with the Hills’ Master Instructor Program. According to Sandy Hill, “We feel […]
Museum slates annual book sale
Thousands of aerospace books, magazines, and memorabilia will be for sale during the Museum of Flight in Seattle’s annual Library and Archives book sale Saturday, Oct. 9. For more information: MuseumOfFlight.org
FWB open house, fly-in this weekend
AeroPremier Branson West, the FBO at the Branson West Municipal Airport (FWB) in Missouri, has slated a variety of events to commemorate the opening of its new facilities. A ribbon cutting will be held Thursday, Oct. 7, while pilots are expected to begin arriving Friday, Oct. 8, as fly-in activities begin on Saturday, Oct. 9. […]
Planning begins for next summer’s AirVenture
Planning is already underway for next year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, slated for July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport (OSH). Slated to be celebrated next year is the Centennial of Naval Aviation, as well as the centennial of the air mail service. After its debut this summer, the AirVenture night air show is also scheduled to […]
Free Pilot’s Guide to Avionics available
The 2010/2011 edition of the Aircraft Electronic Association’s Pilot’s Guide to Avionics is now available. Also making its debut is the AEA’s Pilot’s Guide to Avionics website, where pilots will find an avionics glossary, repair station directory by state and country, archives of past Pilot’s Guide articles, and more. For the past eight years, the […]