The Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour lands in Seattle at Boeing Field/King County International Airport from June 25-27. The stop, part of a 110-city nationwide tour, includes the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine,” Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft,” and P-51 Mustang “Betty Jane” (pictured). The B-17 is one of only nine in flying […]
Wicks plans workshops
Wicks Aircraft plans to stage a number of workshops this fall. There will be a one-day covering/painting workshop hosted by Superflite on Saturday, Sept. 18. A series of two-day TIG welding workshops will be held on Sept. 11-12th, Oct. 16-17th, Nov. 13-14, and Jan. 8-9, 2011. Workshops are open to everyone and no prior skill […]
MGL Avionics XTreme mini EFIS launched
MGL Avionics has launched the XTreme mini EFIS, a functional primary flight display (PFD), engine monitor, fuel computer and basic GPS built into a compact package. The XTreme can be used as a PFD or PFD/engine monitor, depending on the application, according to company officials. It can be used as primary instrumentation or as a […]
The Cucumber Bomber
By WALLY SOPLATA, For General Aviation News Imagine running an FBO that provides flight instruction, maintenance services, charter flights, and cargo services with a stable of planes that includes a B-17. Before your mind flashes to a recent warbird parade at Oshkosh, think again. This story begins in 1959, when surplus warbirds could still be […]
An LSA Holiday
The folks at LoPresti report that last weekend’s LSA Holiday — the first of its kind — was a success, with more than 30 airplanes flying into Sebastian Municipal Airport (X26) in Florida for the event. The LSA Holiday is designed to offer a variety of activities for pilots, ranging from flying competitions to movie […]
FAA issues runway crossing clearance changes
Pilots operating at airports with air traffic control towers will get new phraseology to make taxi clearances clearer. Starting June 30, 2010, air traffic controllers will no longer use the term “taxi to” when authorizing aircraft to taxi to an assigned takeoff runway, according to FAA officials. With the change, controllers must issue explicit clearances […]
GA access to DCA may improve
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wants to improve on the number of general aviation flights into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) under post-Sept. 11 security requirements, according to a story from Aviation International News, which notes the agency will hold a “mini-summit” with stakeholders next month to find out what works and what doesn’t […]
American Barnstormers Tour takes off
The American Barnstormers Tour, a nostalgic salute to the barnstormers who ventured across America during the 1920s seeking fame and fortune in their biplanes, takes off for a seven-city tour June 17 with 20 meticulously restored vintage aircraft from the 1920s and 1930s. Admission is free. The tour lands June 17-19 at Mason City Airport […]
Group hopes for DC-3 miracle
For the past decade, a 1942 Douglas DC-3 has been abandoned in the tall grass at Covington Municipal Airport (9A1), Georgia. Now, a team from London, England, with help from local EAA members, is working to restore the vintage aircraft with the goal to fly it to EAA AirVenture — only six weeks away, according […]