Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Center for Professional Education will offer the first in a series of FAA-accepted Wildlife Hazard Management Workshops from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, in Daytona Beach, Fla. The workshops are designed for individuals who train airport personnel responsible for implementing FAA-accepted wildlife hazard management plans, as well as anyone directly involved in […]
Turn up the heat in your hangar
Old Man Winter doesn’t care that it’s early Tuesday morning and the aircraft mechanics and maintenance crew are struggling to maintain heat. That’s why DESA Heating is improving portable propane heaters for mechanics, pilots and anyone who has ever needed supplemental heat inside a hangar. Propane forced air heaters are an instant, efficient heat source […]
Sierra Stallion receives FAA approval
With the June 14th first flight only nine weeks old, Sierra received its STC for the Stallion. A Cessna Citation 500/501SP with more powerful Williams FJ44-2A engines, the Stallion is the latest in Sierra’s Citation product improvement program. Preceded by innovations such as the Eagle II, the Eagle 400 and Eagle SP, the Stallion enjoys […]
APS Emergency Maneuver Training unveils Cirrus-specific Upset Recovery
Aviation Performance Solutions, LLC (APS) announces the release of its Cirrus-specific Upset Recovery Training program for Cirrus SR-20/22 owners. The training course is a program augmentation to APS’s Professional Pilot Upset Recovery Training program. For SR-20/22 owners and operators, APS provides a Cirrus-specific two-hour ground training session on Cirrus wing design, stall characteristics and past […]
From basket case to award winner: Charlie Brown’s Fairchild
There is something eminently satisfying about pouring time and energy into an aircraft restoration project then having that plane bring home an award from the first fly-in you take it to. Charlie Brown from Sand Point, Idaho, knows that feeling very well as his 1946 Fairchild 24 took home second place in the 1945-1955 Classic […]
A dragon you don’t want to slay: Indianapolis man’s RV takes flight with the wings of a dragon
Larry Boggs from Indianapolis is used to having a crowd of people standing around his RV Super 8 at air shows. He’s also used to comments like “I think it bit me.” That’s because his RV sports a design of a dragon hatching out of an eggshell — a design so realistic that Harry Potter […]
Florida’s Panama City Airport to relocate
The FAA has given approval for the relocation of Panama City-Bay County International Airport (PFN) in Florida. In a Record of Decision signed Sept. 15, the FAA selected a replacement airport site located approximately 20 miles northwest of Panama City, after ensuring the Panama City-Bay County Airport and Industrial District’s proposal met all environmental and […]
FAA to Bakersfield: What part of perpetuity don’t you understand?
The FAA has responded to a request from the city of Bakersfield to close Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L45). The answer was a resounding “No!” The FAA recently sent a 10-page letter to officials of the Southern California city, explaining why the airport, which has been owned by the city since 1985, will not be allowed […]
Discovery of Civil War-era graves alters consrtuction plans at NC airport
One of the challenges to building on an airport in an historically rich area is that occasionally airport projects are impacted when pieces of that history are literally uncovered. Such is the case at Craven County Regional Airport (EWN) in New Bern, North Carolina. Plans to construct new taxiways and hangars had to be curtailed […]