SHORT FINAL By DEB McFARLAND Summer officially commands three months on the calendar, but according to Keely’s school calendar, summer only lasts eight weeks, hardly enough time for mind and body to slip gently into summer’s languid rhythms. This year, I can hardly conjure those memories of simple summer pleasures such as swimming in a […]
Flying the Boeing 40C
By ADDISON PEMBERTON, For General Aviation News What’s it like to fly a 1928 Boeing 40C? Since restoring this vintage plane, I’ve flown it for more than 130 hours, including a trip from New York to San Francisco in September 2008. The aircraft is very sturdy and gives one the feeling of great comfort and […]
Berlin Airlift 60th anniversary observed
The 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, when Allied forces flew thousands of tons of food to a city isolated by Soviet forces, will be observed this Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7, with the arrival of a C-54 transport plane that helped save the people of Berlin from starvation at the American Airpower Museum at […]
‘Water Bomber’ ready to fight fires
Amidst wildfires raging out of control this summer on two continents, Ohio inventor Steve Green has devised the 101 “Water Bomber.” Working in conjunction with Wisconsin-based American Champion Aircraft (ACA) Corp., Green’s vision involves retrofitting the ACA Scout to deliver enough water and retardant to cover an entire football field in one drop. “Whether you’re […]
Remos holds first school for mechanics
Eight Remos dealers and mechanics recently attended the first Remos Aero Technical Institute (ATI) Program, where they spent four days learning about the Remos GX airframe and another four learning about the Rotax engine that powers the LSA. The airframe portion included a section on FAA regulations and ASTM standards along with inspections, repairs and […]
30 years for Short Wing Piper Club
By KENNY BROWN, For General Aviation News A chance meeting of four Tri-Pacer owners one Sunday afternoon in the fall of 1978 at a Southeastern Pennsylvania grass strip inspired what was to become the Short Wing Piper Club (SWPC). The four, who had never met until this point, flew into the Van Sant Airport. Noticing […]
A new use for all those air show T-shirts
At the Cecil Field Airshow 2009 in Jacksonville, Fla., a quilt was displayed as an auction item to benefit the Alan Henley Foundation, formed after Henley, the flight leader of the AeroShell Aerobatic Team, was injured in a fall in his home. The April show was organized by his many friends in the air show […]
Ingersoll Rand donates tools to B-17 rebuild
Ingersoll Rand is donating nearly $15,000 in tools, as well as an air compressor, to support a B-17 rebuild project at the Champaign Air Museum in Urbana, Ohio. The majority of the parts for the rebuild project are being hand-made from original prints secured from the Library of Congress, according to Ingersoll Rand officials. Ingersoll […]
Jeppesen online course gets FAA nod
The new Jeppesen Private Pilot Online training program recently received Part 141 and FAA/Industry Training Standards (FITS) acceptance as a FITS flight syllabus from the FAA. For more information: Jeppesen.com.