OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has notified the FAA that it is declining a partial grant of exemption that would have allowed Young Eagles and Eagle Flights pilots to obtain reimbursement for fuel costs and logging of flight time. While EAA officials said they welcomed the time the agency spent considering and […]
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Mesa mayor to join Alliance for Aviation board
Mayor Scott Smith, president of the US Conference of Mayors, has joined the board of directors of the Alliance for Aviation Across America. Smith is the mayor of Mesa, Arizona, and has been a pilot for seven years, including a volunteer pilot for Flights for Life. The United States Conference of Mayors is the official […]
Long-time AOPA executive dies
Harmon Pritchard, a long-time executive at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, died Monday, Oct. 14, at his retirement home in Winchester, Virginia. He was 84. Pritchard joined the staff of AOPA in 1966 as an assistant to the vice president of marketing and devoted the next 35 years to the association and the pilots […]
Free copies of Pilot’s Guide to Avionics available at NBAA Convention
Free copies of the 2013-14 edition of the Pilot’s Guide to Avionics will be available at the National Business Aviation Association‘s Convention & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Oct. 22-24. This year marks the 11th edition of the guide, which is published by the Aircraft Electronics Association. The consumer directory contains educational articles, information and data […]
Jewelry made from B-17 featured in EAA gift catalog
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — Aviation fans may dream of flying the legendary B-17 “Flying Fortress” bomber from World War II, but even if that isn’t yet possible, you can give a piece of the legend this holiday season, as original jewelry made from the exterior skins of the a B-17 are featured in […]
Greg Brown receives AOPA’s Let’s Go Flying Award
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has named Greg Brown, a noted flight instructor and general aviation advocate, as the 2013 recipient of its “Let’s Go Flying Award,” which recognizes the individual or organization that best demonstrates a passion and commitment to the future of general aviation. Brown was presented […]
AOPA names Best Flight School, Instructor and President’s Choice Award Winners
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Aircraft Owner’s and Pilot’s Association (AOPA) recognized the top flight instructor and flight school during its Aviation Summit 2013 when its Center to Advance the Pilot Community issued its best flight instruction awards based on a poll of more than 3,300 flight students. One individual was separately honored with the […]
CAP surveying livestock losses in SD
At the request of the state’s Department of Public Safety, the South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is conducting an aerial survey for livestock carcass identification on all state highways and I-90. This mission is being conducted in Harding, Butte, Lawrence, Pennington, Custer, Fall River, Shannon, Bennett, Jackson, Haakon, Meade, Perkins, Corson, Ziebach, […]
Soup’s On
Soup’s On at the Ocean City Airport (OXB) in Maryland from 11 a.m.–2 p.m., every Saturday and Sunday, beginning Oct. 19 until Nov. 24. Enjoy a cup of soup and dessert, and then view the Huey Veteran’s Memorial. Suggested donation is $5, in support of the Ocean City Aviation Association’s (OCAA) Huey restoration and future […]