IMC Club’s chapter leaders are preparing to attend their first Annual Chapter Leaders Summit, to be held Oct.28, in San Marcos, Texas. This event is free of charge and available to all IMC Club Chapter leaders and chapter-associated CFIIs. The Summit is organized by the IMC Club International, Inc. and is sponsored by RedBird’s SkyPort, […]
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Build A Plane to present Teachers Day at NBAA
For the first time, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will host a Build A Plane Teachers’ Day, sponsored by Honeywell Aerospace, in conjunction with the annual “Careers in Business Aviation Day,” held each year at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2013), which takes place this year in Las Vegas. NBAA and Build A […]
Backcountry pilots applaud Monument court decision
GREAT FALLS, Montana –Officials with the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) report that a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals largely upholds the backcountry airstrip designations on Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. The RAF and Montana Pilots’ Association mobilized early on in the Bureau of Land Management planning process to retain the […]
Wichita Aero Club to host Selena Shilad and Scott Ernest in September
WICHITA – The Wichita Aero Club will offer a double dose of aviation information in September when it hosts the leaders of two groups that have significant impact on the industry. Executive Director Selena Shilad of the Alliance for Aviation Across America (AAAA) will speak at the club’s Sept. 25 luncheon, followed the next day […]
Deliveries and billings up for GA
WASHINGTON, DC — Figures released today by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) show that in the first half of 2013, total worldwide general aviation airplane shipments rose 8.9% over last year, from 931 shipments to 1,014 shipments. Billings worldwide reached $10.4 billion, up 26.4% from the same period last year, when they totaled $8.2 […]
AOPA Insurance Services appoints new president
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has appointed Bill Snead president of AOPA Insurance Services. Snead is a pilot who has 36 years of aviation insurance experience as a broker, agent and underwriter. He has worked with clients in all major aviation insurance lines, including pleasure, business and commercial aviation, experimental, light sport, antique […]
AOPA strikes sponsorship agreement with Sporty’s
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and Sporty’s Pilot Shop have entered into a new sponsorship arrangement. Sporty’s has pledged to support AOPA’s Flying Club Initiative. In particular, Sporty’s will be a co-sponsor of AOPA’s Flying Club Connector e-newsletter, which offers reports on flying club activities and tips for club administration, finances and insurance. […]
Finalists for new CAF headquarters named
OSHKOSH — Today at AirVenture, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) named the eight final locations under consideration for the home of the new CAF headquarters, which will be known as the National Airbase. The search for a new headquarters began in May with more than 25 cities throwing their hats in the ring for consideration. […]
New attitude reflected at EAA annual meeting
OSHKOSH — An unusually large number of members attended the annual Experimental Aircraft Association meeting of the membership held Wednesday during AirVenture. According to a report at EAA.org, the attitude among those in attendance, and the reports from the chairman and directors, was overwhelmingly positive. Read J. Mac McClellan’s full report here.