“Air speed record to Los Angeles broken” was a headline in the Oakland (California) Tribune on Jan. 28, 1932. The story reported that a new coastal speed record for tri-motored planes was made on the Oakland-Los Angeles airway when a Transcontinental and Western airplane made the 360-mile hop in 1 hour and 52 minutes. The […]
Airparks target of TTF crackdown
FAA officials are clarifying a recent guidance letter on Through The Fence operations, according to a post at the Airport Business blog, which notes that the primary focus of the crackdown is resident developments. The blog quotes Randall Fiertz, director of airport compliance and field operations at the FAA, as saying: “There are a couple […]
Corsair VIP at Florida museum for holidays
Kissimmee Air Museum, located at the Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) will have a visiting VIP (Very Important Plane) during the holiday season: The Collings Foundation’s rare F4U-5NL Corsair. Its distinctive gull wing design and prestigious combat history make the Vought F4U-5NL Corsair one of the most famous fighters built during World War II and […]
Florida Air Museum gets grant for restoration/preservation activities
The Florida Air Museum on the Sun ‘n Fun campus on Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) has received a $30,000 grant that will be used to build facilities to support its aircraft restoration and preservation activities. The grant, awarded by the Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust, will be used to enhance existing facilities at the museum’s […]
Have a story about flying in Canada’s North? Add it to Ice Pilots website
Reality television’s latest stars are the people and planes of Buffalo Airways, featured in the new History Television series, Ice Pilots NWT. Bringing a new dimension to reality television, the Ice Pilots NWT website, introduces an interactive story map to which visitors can upload personal stories about flying in Canada’s North. In addition to these […]
Alternative Aviation completes G-600 integration
Alternative Aviation Services, Inc. (AAS) in Waterford, Mich., recently completed the full integration of the Century IV Autopilot and Flight Director with the Garmin G-600 on a Piper Aerostar 601P. The AAS solution provides Complete Flight Director functions on the G-620 PFD, not just the traditional standby ADI integration found in other installations, company officials […]
Arkansas icon joins Phillips 66 network
Central Flying Service, a 70-year-old aviation icon in Little Rock, Ark., is joining Phillips 66 Aviation as a branded dealer. Central Flying Service is the county’s largest FBO facility and the oldest aviation business in Arkansas, according to company officials. The FBO sits on 77 acres at Adams Field (LIT), featuring 558,000 square feet of […]
Museum opens holiday store
Seattle’s Museum of Flight’s downtown Holiday Gift Store — located on the second floor of City Centre Mall (1420 5th Ave in Seattle) — is open now through Dec. 24. The store offers a selection of aviation and space related gifts, including books, flight-related apparel, holiday ornaments, toys, calendars, Museum of Flight gift cards, as […]
Super Drifter updated
After buying all the rights to the Drifter series of light aircraft kits, Lockwood Aircraft has been delivering kits, but also evaluating the design. Drifter is widely known as a hard-working recreational aircraft and a common use is flying on floats. With a new change, Lockwood Aircraft officials say they have noticeably improved the flight […]