Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co., a distributor of homebuilt and certificated aircraft supplies, has donated $100,000 to the Experimental Aircraft Association to sponsor the new Homebuilders’ Hangar on the EAA grounds at Oshkosh. During last week’s AirVenture, the Homebuilders’ Hangar was used for presentations by renowned aircraft designers and builders. There also was a social […]
Archer returns to lead Superior Air Parts as new owners expand into China
Tim Archer has been appointed CEO of Superior Aviation, Beijing and its wholly owned subsidiary, U.S.-based Superior Air Parts, Inc. As CEO of Superior Aviation, Beijing, Archer will oversee all day-to-day operations, including directing the completion of a 14,400-square-foot state-of-the-art piston engine production facility in Beijing, China. Once the facility is operational and training is […]
Rolls Royce offers Young Eagles scholarships
Rolls-Royce has pledged financial support for the 2010 EAA Young Eagles Scholarship Program. Designed to support teenagers interested in aviation and aviation careers, EAA Young Eagles scholarships fund flying lessons and flight experiences for deserving teenage student pilots. In 2010, flight training scholarships funded by Rolls-Royce will be awarded to six students who have completed […]
EVS earns insurance incentive
Aggressive Insurance, an Irving, Texas-based aircraft insurance company, unveiled at AirVenture a discount program for aircraft equipped with Forward Vision EVS (DO-160E certified). Effective immediately, Aggressive will provide a 5% credit to both liability and hull coverage premiums for the use of the EVS system. A maximum credit of 15% will be applied when three […]
Spatial disorientation kills five, injures three
This August 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: Cessna 172. Injuries: 5 Fatal, 3 Serious. Location: Gearhart, Ore. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The commercial-rated pilot had over 1,650 hours and […]
Growing the next generation
Brett Bain, 4, of Alexandria, Louisiana, enjoys his first time behind the stick in a human-powered flight simulator. The sim, just one of the many attractions at KidVenture during this year’s AirVenture, was brought to Oshkosh by EAA Chapter 301 in Denver. According to chapter member Stan Specht, who provides the muscle to make the […]
Go ahead…touch the prop
In most social settings the sight of a grown man wearing a cap with a spinning propeller on top of it would make women recoil in horror. But not at AirVenture. According to Jamie Till of Flight Line Radio, the cap seems to attract women, at least at air shows. “They want to touch the […]
Will Congress ever agree on an FAA reauthorization bill?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since Sept. 30, 2007, the FAA has been operating under short-term reauthorization bills — and the Congress just rushed through a 15th temporary funding bill on the final day before starting its August recess. This latest extension runs until Sept. 30. The last time the House and Senate agreed on long-term reauthorization […]
DOT secretary blogs about Oshkosh
In a July 30 blog post, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood was enthusiastic about his trip to AirVenture in Oshkosh. In the post, he says: “Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt invited me to join him in Oshkosh yesterday, and I’m sure glad I did. AirVenture was phenomenal! Together, we watched the famous air show […]