Rhonda Doyle of Ridgway, Colorado, is the winner of King Schools’ Future Of Flight airplane sweepstakes. The Cessna 172S Skyhawk she won includes a G1000 WAAS panel and features the GFC700 autopilot. “I was sitting at my desk, studying for my Instrument Rating, and watching John King on my computer, when suddenly the phone rang […]
An advocate in OKC
LETTER TO THE EDITOR I read with interest the article on special issuance renewals, “Waiting for a letter from OKC to fly again?”), where you state that it’s not as bad as a few years ago. As a pilot who has been on a special issuance for over 20 years, I would like to add […]
NTSB’s ‘Most Wanted’
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public meeting Thursday, Feb. 18, to review its list of “Most Wanted” safety recommendations directed at federal agencies. The Most Wanted List was developed in 1990 to focus attention on safety improvements the board believes will have the greatest impact on transportation safety. Some of the issues […]
Million Air goes for the gold in Vancouver
The final preparations are complete at Million Air Vancouver at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR) to welcome attendees to the 2010 Olympic games. “Equipment is in place and staff members are flying in from Dallas, Albany, Anchorage, Burbank, Topeka, Houston, Medford, San Antonio, and Toronto prepared to make this event a grand success,” says Roger Woolsey, […]
Airport sets stage for economic growth
Vermont’s Burlington International Airport has spent millions over the last several years developing not only better facilities for air passengers, but general aviation, laying the groundwork for a strong economy that could help the state out of the recession and set the stage for long-term growth, according to a story at WCAX.com. The story notes […]
Talk about a ‘snowbird’
Warbird Adventures and Kissimmee Air Museum at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida, recently became the winter home for “Tondelayo,” a North American B-25 Mitchell, which will be in Florida until May The aircraft flew in the Doolittle Raid, America’s first military attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor. In the 345th Bomb Group, 5th Air […]
Free weight increase kit included with Raisbeck Crown Wing Lockers
Raisbeck Engineering’s increased gross weight kit to 10,560 lbs. (ramp weight) and 10,500 lbs. (takeoff weight) are now included at no charge with the purchase of its Crown Wing Locker System. Deliveries are set to begin in April for the package, which is available for all 1,470 C90s and 347 E90s. The $49,949 package price […]
Aspen Avionics president launches Blog
Aspen Avionics President and CEO John Uczekaj has launched a blog to record his own experience as an Aspen customer, having recently installed a three-display Evolution Flight Display System in his plane, a 2002 Diamond DA40. “I know that many aircraft owners are wary of the cost and time involved in a panel upgrade, so […]
Embry-Riddle offers Certificate of Management in Aviation Safety
The Professional Programs Office of the College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will host three five-day classroom courses in May at the university’s Daytona Beach campus that will cover the latest topics in safety, security, human factors, and accident investigation. Participants may elect to take a course independently or complete all three courses to […]