The state senator who proposed the bill said it was designed to reduce carbon emissions generated by what he sees as “luxury aircraft owned by the ultra-wealthy.”
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Video: The cheapest avgas around, plus so much more
Pilots flock to Sherman Municipal Airport for the lowest prices on avgas, but there’s so much more to the general aviation airport.
Visitor pavilion planned for backcountry airstrip
The Recreational Aviation Foundation has already raised $40,000 of the $70,000 needed to build the visitor pavilion at Trigger Gap Airfield in Arkansas.
Oahu’s Dillingham Field sees breakthrough in negotiations
While parties to the negotiations are expressing optimism, much work is yet to be done.
Questions from the Cockpit: Are non-towered airports more dangerous?
Are non-towered airports really like the wild, wild west? And should there be more laws governing them?
New runway opens at 1K8
Founded in 2004 by volunteers, South Grand Lake Regional Airport in Ketchum, Oklahoma, has an expanded runway with a new visual guidance system and new runway lights.
Finding new ways to repel wildlife at airports
“As part of an effort to help guide recommendations on the use of a naturally occurring wildlife repellent at airports, WS is planning a series of trials at airports in several states,” reports research wildlife biologist Dr. Scott Werner.
FAA video series gives GA pilots a preview of airports before they arrive
The FAA has produced a series of short videos — four to five minutes long — of actual approach, landing, and runway taxi scenarios at small and medium-size airports using Go-Pro cameras in a Cessna to create the GA pilot viewpoint. Graphics, animation, and runway diagrams have been added, along with a voice-over, to fully describe and educate about runway and intersection “hot spots” at specific airports across the United States.
Rebuilding continues at tornado-ravaged KRBW
As the year anniversary of the devastating tornado approaches, Lowcountry Regional Airport in Walterboro, S.C., is still in recovery mode.