The Sporty’s Foundation recently awarded three scholarships to students in the University of Cincinnati’s Professional Pilot Program. The scholarships were awarded to the top three incoming sophomore students: Abdelaziz Akkoub ($15,000); Sophie Gilgean ($10,000); and Patrick Spare ($5000). The University of Cincinnati’s Professional Pilot Program combines two years of college general studies with flight training. […]
Sporty’s Foundation awards scholarships
Time introduced to NextGen test flights
The element of “time” will be introduced in flight demonstrations by FAA and Embry Riddle. The systems that manage flights today employ three dimensions: altitude, latitude and longitude. A fourth dimension – time – will be introduced in demonstrations beginning later this year under a new agreement reached between FAA and Embry Riddle’s aviation consortium. […]
Eclipse rises again
A federal bankruptcy judge in Albuquerque approved a $40 million offer from Eclipse Aerospace for Eclipse Aviation, the former builder of Eclipse 500 very light jets. According to an Aviation International News story, Eclipse Aerospace has already hired about 15 engineers, managers and other staff, said Mason Holland, president and CEO of Eclipse Aerospace, and […]
FORE! Watch for golf balls on final
The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports the “FAA wants driving range near Venice (Florida) airport closed”. It is rather odd to read an airport story from this angle. There is no mention, in the story itself, of restricting operations of the airport in any way. Reporter Terry O’Connor does cite some airport lease questions from the […]
Goulian wins Red Bull Air Race in Budapest
Michael Goulian won the Red Bull Air Race in Budapest on Thursday. Britain’s Paul Bonhomme grabbed second place and knocked Austrian Hannes Arch out of the championship lead in a battle over the Danube River in front of a national holiday crowd of 650,000. American Kirby Chambliss grabbed third place, which dropped Arch into fourth […]
MarionStar.com: General aviation a crucial driver of local economies
Niel Ritchie of Minneapolis, writes in a letter to the editor to the Marion (Ohio) Star that, “Your recent article on stimulus money used for small airports (“Gov’t watchdog questions airport stimulus projects,” 8/11) neglects to mention the overall benefits these small airports provide to small towns and rural communities across the country.” Read the […]
ERAU tops college rankings again
For the 10th year in a row, the annual “America’s Best Colleges” guide published by U.S. News & World Report has ranked Embry-Riddle’s aerospace engineering program #1 in the nation. In the specialty category of “Best Undergraduate Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautically Engineering Programs at Schools Whose Highest Degree is a Bachelor’s or Master’s,” Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus took […]
Allegheny County Airport open for business during G-20 summit
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette is reporting that the Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, will be open for business during the September 24-25 G-20 summit. Pittsburgh International will also “business as usual, or maybe business as close to usual as possible”.