PilotMall.com Aviation Superstore has inked a multiyear deal with EAA. The online aviation retailer has secured the naming rights of Hangar B at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010, scheduled for July 26-Aug. 1 at Wittman Regional Airport (OSH). PilotMall.com will host more than 1,000 square feet of exhibit space, featuring a wide assortment of pilot supplies […]
When thumb twiddling makes sense
As anti-intuitive as it may seem, there are times when sitting back and twiddling your thumbs is the best course of action. At least for a little while. That’s certainly true when working to affect change at an airport. Government works slowly much of the time. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In many […]
TSA nominee says GA security needs studying
WASHINGTON, D.C. — General aviation will get more scrutiny but with an understanding that one size doesn’t fit all if John Pistole is confirmed as administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. This became clear as several senators asked questions about GA at his confirmation hearing June 10 before the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. Pistole […]
‘Swamp Ghost’ returns home 68 years after takeoff
More than 68 years since a group of young U.S. servicemen in a B- 17E Flying Fortress crash-landed in a New Guinea swamp, the air crew’s surviving relatives, aircraft salvage team leaders and aviation historians will welcome home the fallen aircraft June 11, complete with a P-51 Mustang and P-40 Warhawk formation flyover above the […]
Aviation art soars into museum
Seventy paintings, jury-selected from the finest aviation master artists in the world, will hang on the walls of the San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) until Sept. 10. Aviation artists and aficionados from all over the globe come to San Diego for the festivities of the American Society of Aviation Artists’ (ASAA) 24th Annual […]
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome opens 51st season June 12
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome’s 51st season opens June 12 with a barnstorming air show featuring pioneer antique airplanes. Then on Sunday, June 13, there will be mock dogfights between biplanes of The Great War and a cameo appearance by the evil Black Baron of Rhinebeck and his red 1918 DR-1 Fokker tri-plane. The New York museum […]
SkyCatcher available for training and rental
Kansas Aviation, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yingling Aircraft, Inc. in Wichita, now how the Cessna Model 162 Skycatcher available for flight training and rental. Earlier this month, the aircraft was delivered to a retail customer, Bravo Sierra Group, LLC, which is leasing the aircraft to the flight school for use in its Cessna Pilot […]
Indiana Aviator of the Year named
Indianapolis businessman Leon Riggs, owner of United Package Liquors, has been selected as the 2010 Indiana Aviator of the Year by the Indianapolis Air Show. “It was a unanimous decision this year to honor Le Riggs with this award,” said Chairman Bob Duncan. “In addition to being a successful businessman and philanthropist, Le actively flew […]
Indy Air Show celebrates 100 years of innovation
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) has long been a birthplace of innovation. But automobiles weren’t the only vehicles to break records at IMS, as daring pilots soared to new heights in airplanes high above the Speedway in June 1910. The 2010 Indianapolis Air Show at Mt. Comfort Airport (MQJ) June 11-13 is a descendant of […]