The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) reports that the FAA officially activated Trigger Gap with a permanent location identifier on Sept. 19, 2017. Trigger Gap, (17A) is a new recreational airstrip in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas. It lies on lands managed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) above the Kings River. “The RAF enabled this […]
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Hurricane relief from California to Florida
Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Pegasus Elite Aviation, and the Van Nuys Airport Association have kicked off a collection drive to deliver needed items to the victims of hurricane-affected areas in Daytona Beach, Florida. The collection drive runs through Monday, Oct. 9. To ensure that the items collected are those most needed, Van Nuys Airport staff […]
An unexpected package
An unexpected package was recently delivered to the FBO at Wautoma Municipal Airport (Y50) in Wisconsin. “Upon opening it, we found a very nice framed “Thank You” collage from someone we provided emergency maintenance support to a couple flying their RV6A to Oshkosh for the 2017 EAA Airventure,” reports Larry Stencel. The couple had flown […]
Invite them and they will come
Image this scene: Your child just finished reading Disney’s Planes book…again. She has watched the Planes video so many times even you can repeat Dusty Crophopper’s lines. Now she is begging you to take her to the local airport so she can “live the magic” right in her own hometown. So you and the neighborhood […]
NTSB Runway Incursion forum online
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a two-day forum starting Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, to raise awareness of the increase in runway incursions in the U.S., and the need to reverse the trend. The “Runway Incursion Safety Issues, Prevention, and Mitigation” forum will bring together safety experts from the aviation industry, […]
Mt. Vernon adds AirportView at MVN
MT. VERNON, Ill. – Mt. Vernon Outland Airport (MVN) has added an AirportView.net weather and information system. AirportView.net allows pilots to view current and time-lapse images while also reviewing other weather and airport information. Using four digital, high resolution weather cameras, AirportView.net provides current snapshot pictures and up to a four hour time-lapse weather depiction. The […]
Hometown heroes on display at ATL
Captivating stories of Atlanta’s involvement in World War II unfold across a series of five large display cases at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport T Concourse. The displays, prepared by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), the CAF Dixie Wing and the Airport Art Program, include photos and artifacts that highlight the Eighth Air Force, the […]
New name for KHAF
The Half Moon Bay Airport (KHAF) in Half Moon Bay, California, has been renamed in honor of local aerobatic pilot Eddie Andreini, Sr., who died in May 2014 while performing at the Thunder Over Solano air show at Travis Air Force Base. According to a report in the Half Moon Bay Review, the idea for […]
Let there be light
Striplin Runway Lights has introduced new Runway End Identification Lights (REIL) for general aviation airports. REILs are located outside of the runway threshold lights, and help to positively identify the “runway environment” during low visibility and nighttime operations, company officials explain. The new REILs consist of a Master unit and a Slave unit that flash […]