Volunteers from the Civil Air Patrol’s North Dakota and Minnesota wings are stepping forward to help fight the threatened flooding of the Red River. CAP members are filling and stacking hundreds of thousands of sandbags near the civic center in Fargo, N.D., as well as outside a radio station in the city. CAP aircrews also […]
Win some, lose some: Connecticut’s GA airports
It is one of those statements that seems to be true: Development pressure is causing smaller, general aviation airports in the state to disappear, reports the Connecticut Post. Except, it isn’t true, state officials say. Some longtime airfields, with either grass strips or paved runways, have given way to housing subdivisions, parking lots, an assisted-living […]
Growth continues at TLH
Development at Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH) is charging ahead. The city of Tallahassee late last month approved changes to the airport’s development plan to allow the Flightline Group to build a 100-room hotel. Also in the works is a regional service center for GA pilots, as well as a HondaJet dealership, one of five across […]
New airport for Missouri’s Lincoln County?
Studies continue to assess the feasibility of a new GA airport in Lincoln County, Missouri. The Lincoln County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) received a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to conduct the study. If approved by MoDOT, Lincoln County Regional Airport would have a 4,300-foot runway. To read the full story: Lincolncountyjournal.com/news/view_sections.asp?idcategory=47&idarticle=3020
Continental unveils stimulus package
Teledyne Continental Motors now offers a rebate on all Continental new and rebuilt powerplants. The rebate comes on the heels of a price reduction in January of as much as 10% on some models, company officials note. The rebate on factory-rebuilt engines is $1,000 ($2,000 on gear-drive engines) through April 15. For more information: TCMLink.com.
SAFE now accepting members
The Society of Aviation & Flight Educators (SAFE) is now accepting regular and charter memberships. Regular membership is $45 per year and includes participation in the organization’s governance, a member business link on the SAFE website, members-only access to key resources and materials on the SAFE website, access to the Master Instructor accreditation program (including […]
Cirrus names Bentley vp international sales
Cirrus Aircraft has named Ian Bentley vice president and managing director of international sales. A pilot with commercial, multi-engine and instrument ratings, Bentley joined Cirrus in 1997 as director of sales support. He also has served as vice president of customer relations and vice president of products and services. For more information: CirrusAircraft.com.
Seattle’s Aviation High School to move to Museum of Flight
Future students at Seattle’s Aviation High School will be attending classes at a new facility next to The Museum of Flight. On March 26, the school received a $4 million donation from the James and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation, which will help build a permanent facility on land leased from the museum, which is at Boeing […]
Air Race Classic celebrates 80 years
Women pilots will gather in Denver June 23 to continue what was started in 1929, when 20 women pilots, including Amelia Earhart, made history by entering a transcontinental air race from Santa Monica, Calif., to Cleveland, Ohio. Over the years, the race, dubbed the “Powder Puff Derby” by Will Rogers, has evolved into the Air […]