The National Air Transportation (NATA) will bestow two of its highest honors, the William A. “Bill” Ong Memorial Award and the NATA Award for Distinguished Service, during its annual Industry Excellence Awards Dinner, slated for April 21 in Washington, D.C. Gary Driggers, long-time executive at Midcoast Aviation, has been selected as this year’s recipient for […]
PS Engineering celebrates silver anniversary
In 1985, as Ronald Reagan began his second term as president and pop stars recorded “We are the World” for famine relief, two young engineers went to work in a basement to solve a problem: Conversations in a small airplane cockpit are uncomfortable at best, impossible at worst. Eric Persson (Mr. P) and Mark Scheuer […]
Have lunch with the Tuskegee Airmen
Fantasy of Flight is expanding the first of its three-part Living History Series Symposiums by adding a luncheon with the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen symposium, called “They Dared to Fly,” takes place Thursday, Feb. 18 through Saturday, Feb. 20, and features several open-forum/question-and-answer sessions with three Tuskegee Airmen — Dr. Roscoe Brown, Lt. Col. […]
SuperFlite Practice Kits now available
Superflite Practice Kits are now available from Wicks Aircraft for learning how to work with Superflite finishing materials or for making small repairs to a fabric-covered aircraft. Any homebuilder or antique restorer with a project requiring fabric covering will find the step-by-step instructions easy to follow for practice or patching small areas, according to Wicks […]
Flight school launched iSite
Norwood Flight Academy at Norwood Memorial Airport in Massachusetts has launched a new iSite. A news feed, as well as information on student accomplishments, is available on the iSite, which is accessible through the iPhone web browser. Basic information about the school and an e-mail contact form are also accessible from this site, according to […]
Power loss results in off-airport landing
This February 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: Piper Seminole. Injuries: 3 Minor. Location: Piru, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot and flight instructor were conducting a series […]
A time to mourn and a time to dance
SHORT FINAL By DEB McFARLAND I am blessed that my aviation experiences have been nurtured in a strong community of good-hearted souls who share and foster the passion of flying. There is nothing finer than to plop down in a northern Alabama grass field on a warm Saturday and enjoy the camaraderie of friends and […]
Looks like a flying motorcycle
Catching lots of looks at this year’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, was the Revo — that’s short for “Revolution” — a flying trike. The weight-shift control aircraft is built by Evolution Trikes of Grand Rapids, Mich., in the same factory that builds powered parachutes. For more information: EvolutionTrikes.com.
Is that metal?
One of the more confusing aircraft at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo was the Warner Aerocraft Sportster. At first glance people thought it was a one-place vintage metal airplane, but closer inspection revealed that the fuselage is made of fabric. The design can be converted to a single place aircraft by changing out the canopy. […]