Fantasy of Flight, Kermit Weeks’ aircraft collection in Polk City, Florida, has set out to find the World’s Greatest Dad just in time to give him the ride of a lifetime this Father’s Day weekend. Fantasy of Flight is asking children and adults to submit an essay of 50 words or fewer describing why their […]
Flying Musicians at Kerrville Folk Festival
The Flying Musicians Association, Inc. will land at the Quiet Valley Ranch in Texas for the Kerrville Folk Festival. Starting on Thursday, May 27, and continuing for 18 days (until June 13), the Festival will host performances by more than 100 singer songwriters and their bands. Interspersed between performances are workshops in songwriting, blues guitar, […]
LoPresti’s first ‘LSA Holiday’ slated
The world’s first recreational gathering for Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) will be held at Florida’s Sebastian Municipal Airport (X26), June 4-6. Sponsored by the Sebastian tourism board, the event will offer a menu of recreational activities; aviation events, golf, boating, kayaking, hiking, music, camping, shopping and even massage. The Sebastian team plans to make this […]
Eclipse taps Boca Aircraft Maintenance as ‘Gold Service Center’
Eclipse Aerospace, Inc., has chosen Boca Aircraft Maintenance in Boca Raton, Florida, as the exclusive US Southeast Region factory authorized “Gold Service Center” for the Eclipse 500 aircraft. Boca Aircraft Maintenance will provide maintenance services, parts distribution, airframe, engine and avionics inspections as well as AOG services for the Eclipse 500 within the region. As […]
Online Safety Management System ROI calculator available
Baldwin Aviation and Gray Stone Advisors have launched an online, investigative analysis tool for use by business aviation operators seeking to determine the financial impact of implementing a rigorous and formalized Safety Management System (SMS) on their flight operations. The jointly-developed proprietary software utilizes the basic building block approach of financial analysis to assist flight […]
Cracked cylinder brings down Cessna
This May 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 182. Injuries: Serious. Location: Louisville, Ken. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The 200-hour private pilot departed the airport with the intention of […]
Tips for traveling in a group
Making a long distance flight, say from the midwest to Florida in your own airplane, takes careful planning and lots of preparation. Now imagine making it with a large group. It can be done, notes Steve MacCabe of the Sunday Morning Breakfast Club, made up of about 60 pilots from the Chicago area who get […]
From WASP test pilot to airport greeter
Many airports have an official greeter — someone who meets the airplanes at the GA terminal and drives the passengers to where they need to be. At Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) in Sebring, Florida, the person behind the wheel of the six-person golf cart is 90-year-old Barry Benson Smith. She works long hours during the […]
Quadriplegic pilot revives aviation career at Indiana State University
For 20 years of his life, Errett “E.J.” Bozarth spent nearly as much time in a cockpit as he did on the ground. As a commissioned officer, tactical fighter pilot and flight instructor in the U.S. Marine Corps, he controlled some of the military’s most powerful aircraft. Later, as a Dallas-based pilot with American Airlines, […]