As part of International Learn to Fly Day on May 15, the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and Cessna Aircraft Co. have produced a Learn to Fly seminar. A customizable template of the presentation is being made available to Cessna’s global network of more than 280 Cessna Pilot Centers (CPCs) for use not […]
SDASM photo archive tops 44,000
The San Diego Air and Space Museum photo archive tops 44,000 images. They are hosted online at Flickr. Enjoy.
Washington state sets planning review meetings
Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation has set up four public meetings to review and take comments from the public on its draft copy of the updated Airport and Compatible Land Use Program guidebook. Meetings are set for 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the following locations: Monday, May 24 – Arlington Airport meeting room […]
New report charts course to NextGen
How to leverage America’s current leadership in global aviation to assure primacy in the 21st century is the focus of a new report prepared by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Produced in collaboration with Booz Allen Hamilton, the report, “Assuring the […]
AOPA redesigns online airport directory
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has unveiled a completely redesigned online airport directory, and for the first time, made it available to all pilots, whether they are members of AOPA or not. “It started, as all things do, with what our members wanted,” said AOPA President and CEO Craig Fuller. “They wanted easier […]
Two regional airports join Phillips 66 network
Two regional airports and their FBOs – Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (FYJ) in West Point, Va., and Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) in Victoria, Texas – have joined the Phillips 66 Aviation dealer network. The airports recently signed fuel agreements with the Ascent Aviation Group, the largest Phillips 66-branded aviation fuel distributor. Ascent supplies fuel to […]
AEA offers Pitot Static & Transponder Certification Training Course
The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) will offer a Pitot Static & Transponder Certification Training Course June 24 at the association’s Derby Training Center at its headquarters near Kansas City. Presented by Don Dominguez of Radioman Avionics, the course will cover the proper methods for conducting pitot/static and transponder certification testing. This full-day course offers hands-on […]
Hawker Beechcraft to provide MedAire services on all new aircraft
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC) will provide MedAire’s medical equipment, medical training and 24/7 access to doctors to its customers on all new aircraft purchases. The program is scheduled to begin with aircraft deliveries this summer. “Hawker Beechcraft is serious about all aspects of customer care and that includes their well being and peace of mind,” […]
Trisoft Aircraft Covers available for GA
Trisoft Aircraft Covers has expanded into the GA market. Trisoft covers protect aircraft (for example, trailing edges, gear doors) and employees (prop tips, antennae), with a foam cover that stays in place, fits well, and is fuel and UV resistant, according to company officials. Joe Garland, president and founder, saw the need for both kinds […]