Mort Mason recently released his second book, “The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles,” which includes stories from his more than 30 years of flying hunters, fishermen and sightseers to remote locations around his state in his Piper Super Cub and a Cessna Turbocharged 206 Amphibian. Mason also includes tales of legendary pilots who’ve flown before him […]
ACONE to present Frasca with award
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will present Rudy Frasca, founder and CEO of Frasca International, the 2009 Godfrey L. Cabot Award. Frasca will receive the award in June in recognition of his lifelong, innovative developments in flight simulation that have enhanced world aviation by safety through training, according to ACONE officials. Born of […]
ViaSat and Satcom Direct ink deal
ViaSat Inc. has appointed Satcom Direct as a value-added reseller and customer support liaison for its new Yonder Mobile Broadband Service, offering data and voice communication services for corporate, business, and military aircraft. The Yonder Mobile Broadband Service uses patented ViaSat ArcLight mobile satellite technology, which enables use of a 12-inch, lightweight antenna, offering aircraft […]
Banyan celebrates 30-year anniversary
Banyan Air Services Inc., at Florida’s Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Banyan began in 1979 in a small hangar as a maintenance facility serving local charter companies that operated a few piston aircraft. In 1985 Banyan teamed up with Holland Builders, a hangar developer, which became the property side […]
Women’s History Month at Museum of Flight
Women’s History Month and Seattle’s Museum of Flight‘s eighth Annual WomenFly! event continue with “Pushing the Envelope: Pioneering Women in Aersopace,” a panel of women sharing experiences dating from World War II to today’s exploration of the planets. On the panel will be Dawn Seymour, who flew B-17 bombers, Georgie Bright Kunkel, who helped build […]
Student pilot hits snowbank on takeoff
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which led to the impact with the snow banks.
Banner-towing flight ends with forced landing on beach
The loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow emergency procedures when he failed to jettison the advertising banner prior to his forced landing in water.
From FATA’s president to U.S. President
Florida Aviation Trades Association President David R. Allen addressed a sharp letter in defense of business aviation to President Obama, March 9. Mr. Allen wrote: “Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?” Those were your words as you answered a question about the book you wrote, “The Audacity of […]
Wipaire offers summer internships
Wipaire, Inc., describing itself as “the world’s leading manufacturer of aircraft floats,” is offering three paid internships for this summer. They are open to current students or recent two-year or four-year college graduates whose field of study is aviation-related. Three tracks will be offered: operations, sales, and maintenance. The internships offer “valuable, career oriented experiences […]