Indiana State University aviation team members Jessica L. Campbell and Victoria Dunbar placed second over-all in the recent 2,359-nautical-mile, all-women Air Race Classic, taking the top collegiate honors. First place over-all went to Kelly Burris, an attorney from Michigan, and Erin Recke, who finished “just 0.933 ahead of us, so just one point separated first […]
Poor repair leads to poor landing
The failure of the left main landing gear spring assembly as a result of an unapproved repair by an unknown person, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.
NY lawmakers seek to save Airpower Museum
A senator and congressman are trying to save the American Airpower Museum, located in a hangar at Republic Airport on Long Island, according to a June 29 Newsday report. The museum is imperiled by a plan to build a safety apron at the end of a runway to give planes more space to stop in […]
Celebrate freedom to fly on Fourth of July
This Independence Day, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is encouraging everyone who already knows the freedom of the skies to share the experience with someone who doesn’t. “We want you to celebrate your freedom to fly by introducing it to others,” said AOPA President and CEO Craig L. Fuller on June 29. “Leonardo da […]
GA fees threaten Angel Flight
Legislation proposed by the Obama administration could ground life-changing non-profit Angel Flight, reported Springfield, Missouri television station KSPR on June 27. Angel Flight is a group of volunteer pilots who fly people with serious injuries and illnesses, “many of them children right here in the Ozarks, to hospitals that offer the treatment they need,” the […]
WASP Annie Lawrence dead at 84
Annie “Belle” Lawrence, who died June 24 at the age of 84, was 17 when she earned her pilot license before she had a driver’s license. As a youngster, she saw airplanes buzz over her grandparents’ farm near Lakewood, Georgia, as they landed on a nearby dirt strip. They inspired a passion for aviation in […]
Backcountry mail pilot helps preserve way of life
In the small airport lounge at the River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho, Ray Arnold fulfills the wish lists of those who live and work along the only backcountry air mail route left in the lower 48 states, wrote Associated Press reporter Jessie Bonner on June 28. Arnold Aviation employees wheel cardboard boxes into […]
Clean it up
Regular cleaning of your airplane is an important part of protecting your investment. Ordinary household cleaners are ineffective at best and damaging at worst. That’s why Sporty’s has assembled its Complete Aircraft Cleaning Kit, loaded with safe, effective cleaning products that have been proven by daily use at Sporty’s flight schools. The kit includes specific […]
Most-decorated Marine pilot dies at 89
Retired Marine Corps Col. Kenneth L. Reusser, the most decorated Marine aviator in history, who had the dubious distinction of having been shot down in three wars, died June 20 at age 89. According to newspaper reports, Reusser flew a total of 253 combat missions in World War II, Korea and Vietnam and was shot […]