With this issue, we introduce readers of General Aviation News to Deborah McFarland, who was for many years a columnist for The Southern Aviator, where some GAN readers may have seen her “Short Final” column. Continuing that earlier tradition, Deb’s column appears on the “final” page, where it will be found in the last issue […]
Grandfather sets Boeing milestone
A grandfather from Kirkland, Wash., helped the Boeing Company hit a milestone Nov. 12 when he was the 3 millionth visitor to the Boeing Tour Center. Al Varness, 71, a U.S. Navy veteran and high school teacher, was accompanied by his grandchildren, Michael Petter, 11, and Adam Petter, 7. Varness and his grandchildren were given […]
Vickie Cruse wins 2007 U.S. National Aerobatic Championship
Vicki Cruse of Santa Paula, California, was named the 2007 U.S. Unlimited National Aerobatic Champion at the National Championship competition recently held in Sherman-Denison, Texas. Cruse, who has competed in aerobatics since 1998, has earned several titles, including 1998 Sportsman Champion, 2000 Intermediate IAC Champion and 2005 Women’s National Champion. She competed in the World […]
Piston shipments lag, but bizjets up 20%
While shipments of piston airplanes dropped in the third quarter, total shipments still posted a slight increase of 1.7%. According to recently released figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), shipments of piston engine powered airplanes manufactured worldwide decreased to 1,857 units in the first three quarters of 2007, down from 1,975 airplanes last […]
Opposition grows against proposed requirements for international flights
More than 2,000 comments have been submitted to the U.S Customs and Border Protection Agency regarding proposed requirements for international general aviation flights. Opposition to the proposal was nearly unanimous. Deadline for submitting comments has been extended to Dec. 4 for the proposal, which would require GA pilots to file online pilot and passenger information […]
‘Candy Bomber’ becomes LSA owner
Col. Gail Halvorsen, who became known as the “Candy Bomber” during the Berlin Airlift, is now the owner of a Remos G-3. During the Soviet blockade of Berlin in 1948-1949, Halvorsen dropped candy attached to small parachutes to the children of Berlin. These days the 87-year-old visits schools and gives talks about the Berlin Airlift. […]
True Flight Aerospace plans summer roll-out for Tiger
As more of the tooling for the well-regarded Tiger arrives in Georgia from the airplane’s most recent manufacturing plant in West Virginia, True Flight Aerospace – the new owner – is projecting that production there will start “early in 2008.” True Flight’s chief executive, Kevin Lancaster, says the four-seat, single-engine Tiger will be manufactured “in […]
A pride of pilots
You know that photograph of a pride of lions under the wing of a Twin Otter? This is the Copperstate Fly-In version; a “pride” of EAA members, Chapter 691, the Green Chile Chapter from Santa Fe, N.M., to be precise. The gaggle of guys took shelter from the Arizona sun in the shade of a […]
the buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
“I am going to wear my old uniform if I can find it and still fit into it!” — a World War II veteran preparing for a USO-style hangar dance to raise money for the North Carolina Air Museum “It seems I was born to go fast — fast cars and fast airplanes.” — NASCAR […]