The Elite SimCast is now live and online at FlyElite.com/Podcast. The first SimCast features Elite’s President and CEO John Dixon in an in-depth interview discussing the history of the company, Microsoft Flight Sim X and the RC-1 Advanced ATD. Upcoming guests include Capt. Bob Coffey, a long-time Elite user and designer of the Elite RC-1; […]
CAF directory moves to Red Cross
Bob Rice, president of the Commemorative Air Force, has taken a position as executive director of the American Red Cross of Southwest Texas. He had been CAF president since 1992. Replacing him is Stephan C. Brown, a former Army aviator and private pilot with more than 1,800 hours logged in military and civilian aircraft. Brown […]
Linbergh Foundation seeks partners
The Lindbergh Foundation recently launched the “Lindbergh Partners” program, aimed largely at aviation companies, which provides corporations with opportunities to become part of the Lindbergh legacy. “The Lindbergh Partners program is an effort that achieves two important objectives,” said John King, co-chairman of King Schools and recently elected chairman of the board of the Lindbergh […]
Diamond polishes up two new gems
Diamond Aircraft introduced two new versions of its DA40 DiamondStar at this month’s AOPA Expo: the DA40 XLS, its top of the line, loaded model with a new “platinum” interior; and the DA40 CS, a four-place, constant speed version that can be customize with a range of options to tailor it to individual needs.
Student pilot wins Sporty’s sweepstakes plane
Otto Sorg of Dexter, Michigan, is the winner of Sporty’s 2007 Sweepstakes Aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk SP equipped with a Garmin G1000 glass cockpit. Sorg, a software analyst, took delivery of his airplane in late September, accompanied by his wife, Linda, and his flight instructor, Theresa Whiting. Sorg’s interest in airplanes developed as a paratrooper […]
Are you working healthy?
Could working on or building an airplane make you sick? Staying safe is the goal of every pilot, as well as every FBO owner and manufacturer. But being accident free doesn’t mean staying healthy, according to James W. Allen, an environmental health physician and an aviation medical examiner. Known as Doc Allen, he’s written a […]
Keep the pressure on in user fee battle
Candice Miller is not a pilot, but she has become a voice for GA in the House of Representatives. Miller, a Republican who is serving her third term as representative of the 10th District in Michigan, has joined the battle against user fees, working to pass the House FAA Reauthorization bill. The daughter of a […]
Organization gives missing airmen their last flight home
If you want someone to hear your message, you have to get that person within earshot. At shows like AirVenture, placing an attractive airplane in your display area often does the trick. It helps if you can get your hands on a vintage airplane, because there is something about those older models that make aviators […]
Search for Fossett suspended
About a month after Steve Fossett disappeared over the Nevada desert, the Civil Air Patrol suspended its search for the millionaire adventurer and pilot. Fossett disappeared Sept. 3 when he flew from a private airstrip in Yerington, Nev., in a Bellanca Decathalon and failed to return from what was supposed to be a three-hour flight. […]