ProMark Aviation Services and Remos Aircraft Inc. have signed an agreement naming ProMark as the newest Remos Pilot Center in Texas. ProMark, located just west of Austin, will feature a Sport Pilot training program using the Remos GX Light Sport Aircraft. “We are thrilled to be associated with a company that offers the whole package, […]
Attempt to use speed brake ends fatally
This October 2007 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: Varieze. Location: Chesapeake, Va. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The purpose of the flight was to test the speed brake […]
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Remaining Vigilant
Ed Rosiak – President California Pilots Association Protecting general aviation airports isn’t sexy. There, I have said it, and I doubt anyone would argue the point. Having said that let me also state – it still must be done. It does not surprise the California Pilots Association that we have to work harder than ever […]
Flight Line Internet Radio celebrates first anniversary
Flight Line Internet Radio, which carries news from General Aviation News at the bottom of each hour, recently passed a milestone, achieving more than 600,000 unique web site visits in its first year of existence. Flight Line Radio launched Flight Line Internet Radio (FLiR), the world’s first “Aviation Radio Station,” Oct. 1, 2008. “We have […]
Toy Flights help kids, boost aviation
Members of the New Bedford Pilots Association in Massachusetts will offer sightseeing flights over the state’s South Coast this Saturday to raise money to provide holiday toys and gifts for local children. According to a story at SouthCoastToday.com, Toy Flights is an annual event that began in the late ’80s. In addition to raising funds […]
Coalition urges Senate to pass FAA reauthorization
The Senate’s inaction on FAA reauthorization has prompted a coalition of aviation groups to lobby lawmakers to get to work. In a letter to all members of the Senate, the groups stress “the importance of passing a comprehensive, multi-year reauthorization of the FAA.” “The recent passage of the seventh extension in the last two years […]
Glasair sets Reno speed record
Reno racer Jeff Lavelle set a new speed record at the 2009 National Championship Air Races in Reno. His Glasair III set a new Reno Sport Class qualifying record of 357.683 mph. Lavelle’s Glasair III is a factory stock airplane powered by a twin turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540 engine developed by Grant Semanskee of Snohomish, Wash. […]
ISM completes $2.5 million in projects
Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) has completed three projects totaling $2.5 million. The Warbird Adventures Hangar II includes a 12,000-square-foot maintenance hangar and 5,000-square-foot office. Warbird Adventures, an aviation business located at the airport, matched a grant the airport received from the Florida Department of Transportation to fund the $1.1 million project. Also recently completed […]