Some of the attendees of the 43rd annual air show at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) near Los Angeles were stunned to learn that the June 11 event was to be the last one. Rockin’ Airfest 2006 drew upwards of 60,000 people who came to see restored military aircraft and vintage machines. During welcoming remarks, Los […]
Free financial aid seminar available online
San Juan College in Farmington, N.M., presents a financial aid seminar for individuals who want to begin flight training but don’t understand the ins and outs of financing the costs. The seminar, available at PilotJourney.com, is free. “Flight training is expensive, but like any investment in a potential career, there are ways to finance training,” […]
Mooney driver finds inspiration for new business during flight
Mike Carroll doesn’t seem like a jewelry designer kind of guy – he drives tractors, trucks, Harleys and Mooneys. In fact, he designed his first ring in the cockpit at 24,000 feet. Carroll came up with the idea to create rings with an eagle motif about a dozen years ago during a flight between Chicago […]
Gas card winner named
Congratulations to Wayne Reveen of Glennall, Alaska, for being selected the winner of Flyer Media’s $500 gas card give-away. Reveen is a new bush pilot. Literally. He passed his checkride to fly for Copper Valley Air Service on June 6, 2006. His entry was selected from more than 1,000 gathered at Sun ‘n Fun in […]
Naval Air Station Patuxent River designated Historic Aerospace Site
The Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, was designated a Historic Aerospace Site June 12. Commissioned in 1943, the Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River is the only Navy installation dedicated to research, development, test and evaluation of Naval aircraft. It was established by the Navy to consolidate disparate aircraft test and evaluation efforts into […]
Cirrus owners support Red Tail Project
The Red Tail Project, a not-for-profit organization created to restore a P-51C Mustang and keep the history of the Tuskegee Airmen alive, recently received an unexpected financial boost from the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA). It happened during the fourth annual migration of Cirrus pilots to the Cirrus Design Corp. headquarters in Duluth, Minn. […]
Mooney unveils new Ovation3
Mooney Airplane Co. has unveiled its second new airplane in less than 60 days with the introduction of the 310-horsepower Ovation3. At Sun ‘n Fun in April, the Kerrville, Texas-based company unveiled the turbo-normalized Acclaim. The Ovation3 offers all the features of the Ovation2 GX, but with a higher horsepower normally aspirated engine that provides […]
Stupid human tricks
A student at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., is in trouble with both school officials and the FAA for allegedly buzzing the campus in a Piper Cherokee. According to school officials, the student, whose name was not released, circled the campus for approximately 30 minutes at an altitude of no more than 300 feet above […]
eXtreme Airshow Challenge suspends operations
ACAP’s eXtreme Airshow Challenge has “temporarily suspended” operations. The challenge, dubbed NASCAR of the air, pitted aerobatic pilots against each other in airshows across the country, with the winning pilots earning points. The pilot with the most points at the end of the 12-city tour was to be named champion. Operations were suspended earlier this […]