The annual EAA Skiplane Fly-In will be held Saturday, Jan. 23, at the EAA AirVenture Museum’s Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh. In past years, more than 25 skiplanes landed at Pioneer Airport to participate in the event, according to EAA officials. Skiplane pilots who wish to participate must receive approval and flight briefings from EAA prior […]
FAA launches Safety Management site
The FAA has launched a new Safety Management System (SMS) website, which offers basic information on SMS, as well as information tailored to each sector of aviation. It also contains a reference library and a rundown of several pilot projects. Check it out here.
Bad landing bends Luscombe
This January 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: Luscombe 8E. Location: Brigham City, Utah. Injuries: None. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot initiated a takeoff in the airplane, which was […]
Phil Lockwood: The hardest working man in aviation
Phil Lockwood could be described as one of the hardest working men in aviation. He’s the head of the Lockwood Group, the parent company of Lockwood Aviation Supply, Lockwood Aviation Repair, Aero Technical Institute and Lockwood Aircraft, the makers of the AirCam and Drifter aircraft. In many circles, the name Lockwood is inexorably tied to […]
Sick? You may want to cancel your flight
It never fails. You’ve waited all month to go flying and you wake up with a sore throat and sniffles. Do you think to yourself: “Well, I can still clear my ears, so I’ll just pop a couple of cold tablets and go flying.” Not so, according to a new U.S. Forest Service Interagency Safety […]
Steven Hinton named ASB Person of the Year
Air Show Buzz (ASB) has selected Steve Hinton as the recipient of the ASB Person of the Year Award, which is given out each year to an air show icon who captures the passion of flight. In September, Hinton became the youngest pilot to win the top prize at the National Championship Air Races in […]
Stan Shannon passes away at 70
Buford Stanley “Stan” Shannon of Fredericksburg passed away Jan. 3 in Fredericksburg, Texas. He was 70. Shannon was the CEO and president of the former EAA Southwest Regional Fly-In and saw it through its transition to The Texas Fly-Inc. He also was chairman of the Tony Bingelis Scholarship Fund, founder of The Hill Country EAA […]
Bucking the trend: Expert predicts GA’s recovery this year
At least one aviation expert is bucking the pessimism and predicting a recovery in general aviation this year. According to a story at KAKE.com (the ABC affiliate in Wichita), Aviation Management Adviser Brian Foley says: “There is a number of economic things that are coming together to brighten the outlook. We’re starting to see things […]
Making the case for airports
The availability of airports is crucial in the mix of reasons why companies chose one site over another for a new business, according to aviation industry leaders in Indiana, who are using the results of an economic impact study by the Aviation Association of Indiana to show that the 104 airports open to the public […]