You know it is July in Washington state when vintage and experimental aircraft migrate north for the annual Arlington Fly-In and Sport Aviation Convention. The fly-in, held July 7-11 at Arlington Municipal Airport (AWO) north of Seattle, attracted aircraft ranging from helicopters and warbirds to experimental, vintage and light sport designs. The newly constructed Antique […]
Red Bull Race Race Budapest cancelled
The Red Bull Air Race in Budapest has been cancelled this year due to lengthy delays in the permissions process, according to officials. Just last week, the Portugal race was cancelled for the same reason. The Red Bull Air Race World Champion will now be crowned after the final race of the 2010 season at […]
Fleet tracking system leads rescuers to birds caught in Gulf oil spill
EMS Aviation’s FLEET tracking system is being used by Florida-based Heliworks Inc. to help rescue birds endangered by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Contracted by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to search for affected birds and lead rescuers to their locations, Heliworks operates Bell 206Ls equipped with the EMS Aviation FLEET […]
Q&A with Clay Lacy
In a Q&A story recently posted on the San Fernando Valley Business Journal website, legendary pilot Clay Lacy talks about everything from being inducted in the National Aviation Hall of Fame later this month to the underappreciation of GA to his relationship with Bill Lear, in which he’s quoted as saying: “I knew Bill Lear […]
FPR wins top spot for customs facility
The St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR), U.S. Customs and Border Protection Facility (CBP), in Fort Pierce, Florida, was selected as the top aviation-related U.S. Customs and Border Protection Facility from a survey recently conducted by FltPlan.com for its 2010 Pilots’ Choice Awards. FltPlan.com, a provider of flight planning services for corporate and business aircraft […]
Houston museum to raffle vintage plane
Houston’s 1940 Air Terminal Museum at Hobby Airport will give away a vintage 1958 Cessna 172 in a live raffle drawing July 17. The drawing will be the culmination of a year-long fundraiser and will be the museum’s third airplane give away, according to officials. Museum president Drew Coats explained, “This raffle has turned into […]
Oshkosh-bound DC-7B makes first flight in six years
For the first time in nearly six years, the Historical Flight Foundation’s DC-7-B took to the skies last weekend following an extensive renovation and restoration at Miami’s Opa Locka Airport, Florida. According to a report at EAA.org, the gleaming red, white, and blue airliner in Eastern Airlines livery took off of runway 9L July 4 […]
FAA makes changes to DC Special Flight Rules
The FAA has unveiled a number of changes to the restrictions governing the Special Flight Rules Area surrounding the nation’s capitol, effective Sept. 1. The most significant change will affect pilots who lose radio contact with controllers while flying VFR after departing from an airport located within the Special Flight Rules Area (a circle of […]
Pilot FAR/AIM for iPad released
CoDeveloper has launched PilotFAR/AIM 4.1, with new support for the Apple iPad. PilotFAR/AIM now runs on the full gamut of Apple iOS devices including the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, and is a free upgrade for existing users. CoDeveloper also offers individual PilotFAR and PilotAIM apps, which are also now available with iPad support. PilotFAR/AIM […]