Orlando Gateway Sport Pilot Flight Training Center, based at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida, will host a free barbecue Sept. 18 for aviation enthusiasts of all ages and their families. Attendees will have the opportunity to view the new PiperSport, Remos GX Sport and Cessna static aircraft displays and be entered to win a […]
Wake turbulence breaks Diamond
This September 2008 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: Diamond DA-20. Injuries: 2 Serious. Location: Pueblo, Colo. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: A CFI and student were on an instructional flight. While […]
The Caudron Racer
“That can’t be a real airplane! It’s much too small!” That’s what one visitor said when he saw Tom Wathen’s full-scale replica Avions Caudron C.460 on display in front of Vintage Aircraft headquarters at this summer’s AirVenture. The airplane, which hails from the 1930s, the Golden Age of air racing, measures 23 feet from spinner […]
New mayor, new Meigs?
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley’s unexpected announcement earlier this week that he will not seek re-election may have opened the door for the return of something Daley stole from America’s national aviation transportation system: Meigs Field. “More than seven years have passed since Chicago’s Meigs Field was bulldozed under cover of darkness, but the airport […]
NTSB slates hearing on Hudson River mid-air
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 9:30 a.m., in Washington, D.C. on the Hudson River mid-air involving a Piper and a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River last August. On Aug, 8, 2009, a Piper PA-32R-300 airplane, N71MC, and a Eurocopter AS350BA helicopter, N401LH, operated […]
Could taking pictures of planes get you detained by TSA?
Photographers beware. You could be mistaken for a terrorist. That’s the message from William A. Toler, a blogger at IndieRegister.com, who warns that if you are caught taking pictures of airplanes you could be brought in for questioning. Check it out here.
Air Force Flight Test Center Museum to move to improve public access
The Air Force Flight Test Center Museum on Edwards Air Force Base in California’s Mojave Desert now boasts the prototype supersonic YF-22 jet fighter among its displays of flight test aircraft and lore. The museum also plans to move to a location outside the base’s gate to provide “vastly improved public access,” according to officials. […]
FLL FBO houses NASA hurricane experiment
A NASA Earth science field experiment is being conducted at SheltAir’s flagship location at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. Florida’s largest, privately owned family of FBOs is assisting the GRIP (Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes) experiment during the peak of South Florida’s hurricane season. The effort seeks to gather quantitative data to gain a better […]
New book documents life and flights of aviation icon Clay Lacy
Featuring a collection of rare photographs and previously untold stories, “Lucky Me: The Life and Flights of Veteran Aviator Clay Lacy” reveals how one of the most versatile pilots in the history of powered flight helped revolutionize the aviation industry. From the time he was a young boy growing up in the farmland of Wichita, […]