For the next two Saturdays in Lincoln, Nebraska, a Cessna Citation business jet will land or take off every two minutes for 10 hours as part of the Special Olympics USA National Games, transporting some 800 athletes from around the country. The airlift, the sixth such quadrennial effort, is sponsored and managed by Cessna Aircraft […]
FAA proposes AD for Eclipse avionics
The FAA has proposed an Airworthiness Directive for Eclipse EA500 jets, which would require incorporating changes to the electronic flight information system and the airplane flight manuals. This proposed AD results from reports of uncommanded changes to the communications radio frequency, altitude preselect, and/or transponder codes. “We are proposing this AD to correct faulty integration […]
Tenn. educator wins Crossfield Teacher of the Year Award
Lt. Col Bill Powley, a retired Air Force officer and mentor to thousands of Air Force Junior ROTC cadets, has been named winner of the 24th annual A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award. Powley will receive the award, along with a $1,500 cash stipend, at the National Aviation Hall of Fame […]
1/4-scale flying boat replica at Florida Air Museum
A 1/4-scale replica of the Benoist XIV Flying Boat circa 1914 will debut at the Florida Air Museum at SUN ‘n FUN on Sunday, July 18. The replica comes to being from a partnership between the Florida Air Museum and students from Polk County Public School District’s Central Florida Aerospace Academy and was funded by […]
Air Zoo offers summer flight experiences
This summer, guests at the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich., have the chance to take flight in a Cessna T-41 Mescalero (pictured), North American T-6 Texan and Vultee BT-13 Valiant, courtesy of Aviation Adventures and Michigan Warbirds. All three of these historic aircraft were used as trainers in the armed forces. The T-41 was used […]
Cessna supports Special Olympics airlift
Cessna Aircraft Co. will have a Mobile Service Unit on standby to assist Citation owners participating in the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games. Citation customers are donating their aircraft, pilots, and fuel to transport some 800 athletes and coaches from across the nation for the competition in Lincoln, Neb. Citations will deliver athletes on […]
Sam Graves to speak at Oshkosh Teacher’s Day
Missouri’s Congressman Sam Graves will be a featured guest speaker at the Build A Plane Teacher’s Day during AirVenture Oshkosh on Monday, July 26. Graves, a long-time pilot and aircraft homebuilder, is an active member of the House General Aviation Caucus. Build A Plane, a non-profit aviation education organization, in cooperation with the General Aviation […]
Museum opening to feature Capt. Haynes, B-17
SIOUX CITY, IOWA — Captain Al Haynes, pilot of United Airlines Flight 232 (which crash landed at the Sioux Gateway Airport in 1989) will be on hand at the grand opening of the the MidAmerica Museum of Aviation & Transportation‘s new facility located at Harbor Drive and Expedition Court, just north of the Sioux Gateway […]
Classic jets in Oshkosh Warbirds lineup
A variety of classic military jets, including the North American T-2 Buckeye (pictured above), are among the hundreds of Warbirds to be showcased at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010, July 26-Aug. 1. Other jets scheduled to appear are a North American F-86 Sabre, Douglas A-4B Skyhawk, Lockheed T-33 T-bird, Aero L-29 Delfin and L-39 Albatros, Cessna […]