Dr. Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space, will be at the San Diego Air & Space Museum June 13th for a talk and book signing. Ride will share excerpts from her newest book “Mission: Planet Earth,” which introduces young people to the changes taking place in the Earth’s climate. The companion book, “Mission: Save […]
Wicks expands supply of aircraft grade Sitka spruce
Wicks Aircraft Supply has received a fresh shipment of aircraft grade Sitka spruce, suitable for spars, cap strips and T-stringers. It is now able to offer spars up to 1.5 inches thick by 9 inches wide with lengths up to 25 feet. Most common spar orders can be shipped in a week or less. For […]
Stall results in cartwheel on landing
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed on approach, resulting in a stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
Wathen Aviation High School graduates 11
The 11 students who recently received their high school diplomas at Wathen Aviation High School, near Riverside, California, had spent four years in an aviation-rich environment. Founded in 2005 by the Thomas Wathen Foundation, the enrollment rose to 60 in the past year. This fall, the charter school expects to attract 100 students and will […]
Naval Aviation art at Corpus Christi International Airport
The City of Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department, Corpus Christi International Airport and Chief of Naval Air Training are sponsoring a Naval Aviation exhibit featuring artwork of current U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. It will be on display June 1 to September 30 in the Corpus Christi International Airport terminal. The art exhibit […]
Maryland teen to fly to Wisconsin for aircraft academy
Justice Pak has always been interested in aviation. To push her dreams one step closer to reality, the Maryland teen-ager applied for a scholarship to attend the nine-day Experimental Aircraft Association’s Advanced Air Academy, from July 31 to Aug. 8 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, according to the Frederick News Post. The EAA Air Academy allows young […]
Thielert files negligence suit against law firm
In the ongoing saga of German engine company Thielert AG, the firm’s insolvency administrator has sued the Mayer Brown law group in Texas state district court in Houston, alleging the firm was “grossly negligent” when it failed to file properly financing documents related to an $8 million loan Thielert had bought from a bank. Dr. […]
Artex ME406 ELT now available at Aircraft Spruce
The Artex ELTs are in stock and ready to ship at Aircraft Spruce. The Artex ME-406 is a single output ELT. Two emergency frequencies (121.5 and 406.028 MHz) utilize the same RF output, requiring only one coax cable to connect to the new series of Artex single input antennas. The ELT automatically activates during a […]
Harrison Ford says: Stop Obama from giving away productivity
More than 1.2 million jobs and billions of dollars of economic activity are generated by general aviation, actor and pilot Harrison Ford states on a Web site posting a petition to Members of Congress. “You can help keep it that way,” Ford states. His petition opposes Obama Administration policies detrimental to general aviation. “By lending […]