Six of the world’s finest restored vintage aircraft will travel to Oshkosh in July to vie for top honors in the first National Aviation Hall of Fame’s “Best of the Best” People’s Choice Award competition. Visitors to AirVenture, slated for July 23-29, will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite from among the six […]
Peter Wright Sr dies at 90
Peter Wright Sr., in his time a Naval Aviator, Flying Tiger, helicopter pioneer and founder of the American Helicopter Museum, died June 1 at Bryn Mawr, Pa. He was 90 years old. Wright was best known as the founder and chairman emeritus of Keystone Helicopter, as a highly decorated combat airman from the famed American […]
Epic’s Victory Jet flies: Maiden flight puts jet on track to be at Oshkosh
Only six and a half months after design work began on a clean sheet of paper, the Epic Victory Jet made its maiden flight July 6 at Redmond, Oregon. The first flight keeps the Victory on track for its debut at EAA AirVenture this month, said Rick Schrameck, Epic’s CEO. From clean sheet to first […]
Environmentally friendly engine to be unveiled at AirVenture
One of the reasons pilots go to EAA AirVenture each year is to see the latest innovations. This month, Sonex Aircraft, LLC and AeroConversions Products will debut a new research and development initiative to explore viable alternative energies for powering sport aircraft. Details about the E-Flight Initiative will be unveiled during the week-long show, along […]
Clean up with IFR — the soap, that is
Aviation companies will try all sorts of things to get people to visit their booths at trade shows. One of the more popular methods is the give-away. Pens, stickers and candy are popular. One of the more unusual giveaways comes from Mountain High Oxygen based in Redmond, Ore. One of the edicts of the company […]
the buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
“Local airfields are hubs of economic activity and bring millions of dollars annually to rural communities and allow small businesses, and the jobs they create, to stay in those areas. We believe that Congress should work to find ways to support and strengthen the small business economy of rural America through aviation, not unfairly tax […]
Why do we call an ace and ace?: It was all a mistake in translation
Have you ever wondered why the more successful fighter pilots are called aces? It’s an odd story, which begins with a popular Frenchman of pre-World War I vintage. Roland Garros was a Parisian bon vivant who became entranced by flying in 1909, after seeing Alberto Santos-Dumont skimming madly among the city’s chimney pots aboard a […]
FLABOB ON LOOKOUT FOR ROTATING BEACON
I was glad to see your story in the June 22 issue about the salvation of the historic Avenger Field rotating beacon by the good people at Lee Bottom Field (WASP airport beacon saved from dumpster). If anyone knows of another no-longer-needed rotating beacon, Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif., is looking for one. We have an […]
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME?
First let me say how thoroughly I enjoy your magazine. With a 71-year affiliation with a general aviation company, among many other endeavors, my personal underlying efforts have been to foster among the general public a better understanding of general aviation and how it differs from “aerial mass transit,” i.e., scheduled airlines. There are some 12,000 plus airports in the nation, […]