Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University celebrated Charles Taylor’s 137th birthday on May 24 by naming one of its oldest units the Charles Taylor Department of Aviation Maintenance Science. Taylor, the Wright brothers’ mechanic and engine builder, is the man who put the “power in powered flight,” according to the department’s chairman, Fred Mirgle. Taylor’s great-grandson, Charles Taylor […]
New museum at Georgetown Airport, Del.
A new museum has opened at Georgetown Airport (GED) in Sussex County, Delaware. The Delaware Aviation Museum features a number of interesting aircraft, including the B-25 “Panchito,” a Cessna UC-78, often called a “bamboo bomber” for its wooden spars and fabric covering, a Yak-9, MiG 15 and MiG 17. The museum also houses the Jeffrey […]
New Texas airport getting closer to reality
A new airport in central Texas is one step closer to reality. A bill that would free up funding for the airport is working its way through the Texas Legislature. The bill passed through the House of Representatives, as well as the Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee, without changes. It has been placed on […]
Glasair reports stellar sales
Sales are booming at Glasair Aviation. The Arlington, Wash.-based company reports that sales in the first quarter of 2005 exceeded total deliveries in all of 2004. The company’s new Customer Assembly Center has been booked through September, officials added.
Cirrus increases deliveries 27%
Cirrus Design Corp. had a great year last year, beating all sales records for the company. That growth has continued this year, with the company reporting a 27% increase in first quarter deliveries over the same period in 2004. New purchase orders were well above first quarter projections, according to John Bingham, executive vp of […]
FAA revokes certificate of Sheaffer
The FAA has revoked the airman certificate of Hayden L. Sheaffer, who was pilot in command of the Cessna 150 that violated the restricted airspace around the nation’s capital on Wednesday, May 11. He was required to surrender his certificate immediately to the FAA and will not be permitted to fly for at least one […]
Another plane busts the Washington ADIZ
Less than two weeks after a Cessna 150 violated the Washington ADIZ and caused evacuation of the White House and Capitol Hill buildings, another incursion, involving a Cessna 340A, brought a brief elevation in the terror alert level before the plane was led to a Maryland airport. The plane departed New Orleans and was on […]
Lost pilots hurt us all
While I certainly don’t have all the facts concerning the recent incursion into the Washington ADIZ — and within three miles of the White House — by Hayden Sheaffer, a certificated pilot, and Troy Martin, a student pilot, in a Cessna 150, I am upset with them for what they’ve probably done to all of […]
Required reading
I have just finished reading “The Outsiders,” (April 22 issue) several times over. This well-done article should be required reading for every one in the GA industry. It is a well expressed point of view of a highly qualified expert that requires consideration, if GA is going to continue to grow. Let’s face it, the […]