James Baldwin of Pickerington, Ohio, will receive the Experimental Aircraft Association’s 2010 Tony Bingelis Award recognizing contributions to EAA and the aviation community. Baldwin has dedicated more than 60 years to the aviation community, encouraging builders and their projects as well as promoting aviation safety. As a frequent contributor to EAA Chapter 443’s monthly newsletter, […]
Combs reaches 40th state
The Flight for the Human Spirit had covered 13,442 miles when it landed for a maintenance stop at its home base at Denton Municipal Airport (DTO) in Texas. Texas became the 40th state of a journey that has touched down in more than 90 cities and towns across the United States, all in a Light […]
FAA chief to present ‘Spirit of Flight’ award
J. Randolph “Randy” Babbitt, who heads the FAA, will present the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s (NAHF’s) 2010 Milton Caniff “Spirit of Flight” Award to the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) next month. The award, bestowed annually upon a group or organization in recognition of contributions made toward the advancement of aviation, will be presented […]
New Florida FBO joins Phillips 66 network
One of Florida’s newest FBOs, Brooksville Air Center at Hernando County Airport (BKV), has become a Phillips 66 Aviation branded dealer. About 45 miles north of Tampa, Brooksville Air Center offers fuel discounts to tenants leasing space in its new hangar, according to Jim McManus, general manager for the FBO. For small aircraft owners, Brooksville […]
Zenith ‘Fly In To Summer’ gathering Saturday
Zenith Aircraft Co.’s “Fly In To Summer” Builder Fly-In Gathering is scheduled for Saturday, June 26, at the Zenith factory at Mexico Memorial Airport (MYJ) in Mexico, Missouri. Aviation enthusiasts, especially builders and owners of Zenith Aircraft kit planes, are invited to drive or fly-in for the day. This is an informal grass-roots fly-in gathering […]
Nassau Flyers tapped as Aviat dealer
Nassau Flyers at Republic Airport (FRG) in Farmingdale, N.Y., has become the newest dealer for Aviat Aircraft. Don Vogel, president of Nassau Flyers, has already taken delivery of three Huskys and expects to begin selling and servicing Aviat’s Pitts Special as well. “We also plan to provide taildragger training and endorsements,” Vogel said. “Someday, we […]
‘Topgun Days’ published
Dave “Bio” Baranek was one of 451 young men to become a Navy flight officer in 1980, but he was the only one from that group to become an instructor at Topgun, the Navy’s elite Fighter Weapons School. He was so good that Hollywood came knocking on his door, and asked to assist with the […]
Hobart unveils new gloves
Hobart Welding Products has added four new glove options to its line of personal safety products — Form-Fitted MIG Welding gloves, Premium Welding/Multi-Use gloves, Premium Work/Multi-Use gloves and a Value Pack containing a pair of Mechanics gloves and a pair of Welding gloves. The Form-Fitted MIG Welding Gloves feature a patent-pending design that fits the […]
Pilots caught in middle of conflicting federal rules as FCC bans 121.5 ELTs
Conflicting rules written by two different federal agencies could soon place pilots in a precarious position: Being in compliance with one but not the other. On June 15 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published in the Federal Register a change to 47 CFR Part 87 that will “prohibit the certification, manufacture, importation, sale, or continued […]