General Aviation News

U.S. Senator James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), a long-time general aviation pilot, said in an interview at EAA AirVenture that the FAA “must justify continuance of the Washington, D.C., ADIZ” before his Environment and Public Works Committee will reauthorize it. Inhofe called a Sept. 12 meeting which top FAA, Defense Department, Department of Homeland Security and […]

World War I flying saga gets thumbs up from Bob Hoover Pilots, as a rule, tend to be especially critical of Hollywood’s depiction of aviation. So imagine the delight of the actors and the director of “Flyboys,” a new movie about the Lafayette Escadrille, when living legend Bob Hoover praised the film after its debut […]

Focus, instead, is on educational opportunities The Virginia Regional EAA Fly-in and Expo celebrates its 10th anniversary Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Plans are to focus on educational activities, said organizer DeWitt Whittington. “To that end, Dinwiddie County Airport (PTB) at Petersburg, Virginia, will be open all day both days. There will be no afternoon […]

The FAA granted type certification to Cessna’s Citation Mustang Sept. 8, making it the world’s first fully certified, very light jet (VLJ). “This is an immense achievement, marking another point in history where Cessna has led the aviation industry into new territory,” said Cessna Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Jack Pelton. The pioneering Eclipse […]

The first-ever Aviation Education Expo, sponsored by Avemco and Frederick Aviation in Frederick, Maryland, kicks off Oct. 3. Keynote speaker will be Jamail Larkins, an Embry-Riddle student who is on his third “DreamLaunch” tour in which he travels to cities across the United States, speaking to high school students about achieving their dreams, as well […]

The NTSB has ruled the crash that killed air show performer Eric Beard was caused by pilot error. Beard, 47, died Jan. 6, 2006, while executing the NDB approach at Skagit-Bayview Regional Airport (BVS) in Burlington, Wash. Beard, an ATP, was flying a Seneca for Airpac Airlines, Inc., a cargo company based in Seattle. He […]

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is undertaking a major expansion and restructuring of its global educational activities through its Worldwide Campus, formerly known as the Extended Campus. Embry-Riddle Worldwide, with more than 45,000 alumni, is one of the largest off-campus colleges in the U.S. Initial targets for new students are China, Brazil, Spain, Ireland, Canada, and the […]

Avemco Insurance Co. has teamed with Cessna to expand the insurance company’s Safety Rewards Program. Students who enroll at a Cessna Pilot Center will qualify for a 5% flight training premium credit. Once they receive their private pilot certificates, students will be eligible for another year of 5% savings on their Avemco policy premiums. Completing […]

FAA Washington Center has issued a Letter to Airmen, titled “Facility Identification and Radio/Interphone Message Format,” modifying the facility’s identification to “Wash Center” instead of “Washington Center.” The change is an attempt to reduce “excess verbiage” and expedite traffic, FAA officials say.