Citizens of Biddeford, Maine, may soon be voting on a referendum to close the local general aviation airport. Biddeford Municipal Airport (B19) was built in the 1930s as a Works Progress Administration project. The airport, which sits on 126 acres about two miles from Biddeford, is owned by the city. Over the years, its footprint […]
Adam Aircraft Suspends operations
Adam Aircraft Industries suspended operations at its facilities in Colorado on Feb. 11. According to a statement from the company, “this measure was required due to the inability of the company to come to terms with their lender for funding necessary to maintain business operations.” The statement added that the company is currently exploring all […]
Texas company builds commercial test cell
Red River Turbines, a noted turbine engine overhaul firm, is building “the world’s first commercial engine test cell,” according to Steve Woolstenhulme, president. Construction of the $1.6 million test cell at North Texas Regional Airport/Perrin Field in Sherman will enable the company to complete the entire engine overhaul process at a single location, he noted. […]
FAA adds simulators to controller training
The FAA will deploy new air traffic control tower simulators to 19 locations around the country to help train new controllers. The new simulators will be deployed over the next 18 months at towers at John F. Kennedy; Los Angeles; Oakland, Calif.; Washington Reagan National; Dallas Fort-Worth; Atlanta; Denver; Philadelphia; Cincinnati; Cleveland; San Antonio; Memphis; […]
King Air goes glass
Three Kansas City-based companies — Executive Beechcraft, Garmin International and Data Systems International Inc. — recently formed a trifecta to become the first to retrofit a King Air C90 with Garmin’s G1000. The first King Air in the country to have the system installed is owned by Data Systems International, Inc.’s founder and CEO, Mike […]
Kids prepare for world record tribute to Tuskegee Airmen
Young people at Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum (TAM) in Compton, Calif., are celebrating Black History Month by preparing to set new aviation world records. Kelly Anyadiki, 16, will attempt to become the youngest African American female to solo seven airplanes on the same day, while 16-year old Jonathan Strickland will attempt to solo seven airplanes and […]
New name for Virginia Fly-In
The 10-year-old Virginia Regional EAA Fly-in has changed its name to the Virginia Regional Festival of Flight. The name change results from an Experimental Aircraft Association directive that the independent status of all regional fly-ins be made very clear to the public, according to organizers. The 2008 Virginia Regional Festival of Flight will be held […]
the buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
“If your destination is less than 100 miles you drive. If it is more than 500 miles you take an airliner. If it is someplace in between, you take it.” — John Telfeyan, senior engineer for the roadable airplane — AKA a flying car — under development by Terrafugia, Inc. “We have one on order. […]
An airpark for everone: Upgrades to Liwing With Plane website highlight the variety of fly-in communities
We’ve been working for quite a while now developing an upgrade to the Living With Your Plane website. It’s not ready yet, but we’re getting a lot closer. One of the new primary features of the improved website is a map with pins showing airparks — or, as some people refer to them, fly-in communities. […]