Girl Scouts earning the Aerospace Adventure patch will learn more about career opportunities in aerospace outside of the more commonly thought of roles, such as pilot, flight attendant, or astronaut, and will get to meet women who work in engineering, aircraft maintenance, airport operations, and other positions.
Airport
Rise Aviation opens new facility at KGYI
The new multimillion dollar facility at North Texas Regional Airport is the first of three planned construction phases for the company.
New hangars planned at KHDN
Work on the nine hangars will begin in November 2022 and is slated to be complete by fall 2023.
Unleaded avgas best practices released
FBOs need to be ready once unleaded avgas makes it to their airport.
New instrument approach procedures published for East Hampton airport
Officials with the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) say publishing the new instrument approach procedures affirms the FAA’s “commitment to protecting public access to the general aviation facility vital to the east end of Long Island, New York.”
Call to action: Help save Florida airport
The Recreational Aviation Foundation is hoping pilots will show their support for Wakulla County Airport (2J0) in Panacea, Florida.
Picture of the Day: Saying bye-bye to a lovely friend
Santiago Arbelaez submitted this photo and note: “Amelia, 3, has a special relationship with our C182RG, HK4965G. Here she is saying bye-bye to her in Las Acacias, Colombia, (SKAI), 8,500 feet, in the eastern branch of The Andes range.”
Maine grass airstrip survives solar farm threat
What happened in this little town is a blueprint for how to save a general aviation airport.
KVDI project wraps up early and under budget
The completed runway project is far from the last update for the airport. It is expected to receive $7 million in federal and local funding over the next several years to update its layout plan and to install up to 12 new hangars, city officials reported.