Cadets representing 13 countries will visit Civil Air Patrol squadrons in the U.S. as participants in next year’s International Air Cadet Exchange program. The program, now more than 60 years old, promotes international friendship and understanding through a common focus on aviation. Maj. Gen. Amy Courter, CAP National Commander, with Executive Director Don Rowland and […]
Crownair to unveil ‘Centurion Edition’ at AOPA Expo
Crownair Companies, a San Diego-based aviation maintenance and avionics company, will display its first Crownair “Centurion Edition” T210 at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association show in San Jose, Calif., Nov. 6-8. From spinner to tail cone, the upgraded 1977 planes features all new and state-of-the-art amenities, including a glass cockpit with Electronic Flight Instrument […]
Arizona airports feeling heat from residential development
Derek Jordan reports in The Herald from Sierra Vista, Arizona about Bisbee Airpark operators feeling pressure from area residential areas. Bisbee Airpark operators concerned about new residential development By Derek Jordan The Sierra Vista (Ariz.) Herald SIERRA VISTA – Cochise County aviators gathered Tuesday to share their thoughts and concerns with state officials regarding the […]
Olson named CEO of Shadin Avionics
Shadin Avionics has appointed David Olson interim CEO. He replaces Allan Kramer, who resigned Oct. 8. According to company officials, Olson has substantial executive management experience in the aerospace and defense industry, both in the U.S. and internationally. Since 1978, Shadin Avionics has specialized in the design, manufacture, support and distribution of fuel flow systems, […]
CAN flies 30,000th cancer patient
Corporate Angel Network, the national public charity providing free air transportation to treatment for cancer patients by using empty seats on corporate and fractional aircraft, announced the flight of its 30,000th cancer patient on Oct. 15. Liberty Mutual, a CAN supporter since 1991, flew Jennifer Aja-Thresher, a 54 year old lung cancer patient, from Atlanta […]
Col. Donald Blakeslee dies
Col. Donald J. M. Blakeslee commanded the first U.S. fighter group to reach Berlin in World War II. It was one of the most successful fighter commands in the history of the Air Force, the first to log 500 aerial kills – its total was 550 – with another 470 destroyed on the ground. Col. […]
Richard S. Heyser dies
Lt. Col. Stephen Heyser, the U-2 pilot who shot the first photographs of ballistic missile launch sites in Cuba during the 1962 missile crisis, died Oct. 6 at the age of 81. Col. Heyser said, in a 2005 interview, that nobody was more relieved than he that the crisis ended peacefully. He said he had […]
An airport grows in northeast Florida
Palatka Municipal Airport in Florida recently broke ground on a long-awaited new terminal building, new t-hangars, Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS III-P/T), taxiway rehabilitation, and many related improvements. With the collaboration city and airport staff and event sponsors Seminole Electric and Georgia Pacific, a celebration was held with much fanfare in perfect weather, according to […]
US Aviation Group establishes helicopter training program
The US Aviation Group, based in Denton, Texas, has established a helicopter training program. Patrick Dennis, formerly of Silver State Helicopters in Las Vegas, has signed on as head flight instructor. He has developed a program that takes students up through IFR, CFI and Commercial ratings. The school is now using a Robinson R-22, which […]