The Minnesota Business Aviation Association, in conjunction with the Gary Sinise Foundation, will hold a Stars & Stripes Charity Gala on Friday, June 28, at the Signature Flight Support Facility on the St. Paul Downtown Airport, with proceeds going to support a wounded veteran. Running from 6 to 10 p.m., the gala includes a cocktail […]
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AOPA issues checklist: ‘What To Do If Stopped by Law Enforcement’
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has notified the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that general aviation pilots and their aircraft continue to be subjected to what appear to be random searches while federal officials have failed to respond to a four-month-old AOPA public records request for information about the searches. […]
Michigan’s North Fox Island airstrip under consideration
LANSING, MICH – With a letter in hand from Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources, Recreational Aviation Foundation Michigan state liaison Brad Frederick reports the RAF has cleared the first hurdle in re-opening of North Fox Island airstrip. Located in Lake Michigan, 20 miles northwest of Charlevoix, the scenic strip has remained closed for several years. […]
New name for Florida aviation association
The Florida Aviation Trades Association members agreed to a name change to better describe exactly who they are and what they represent — The Florida Aviation Business Association. The decision was made at the annual conference held June 10–12 in Naples, Fla. The association also held the election for officers and board members. The following […]
IMC Club releases chapter training video
The IMC Club International, a membership-based organization focused on instrument rated pilots and flight instructors with a network of chapters throughout the nation, has released a 30-minute training DVD on how to start and run an IMC Club Chapter. The viewer gets to see an introduction by the IMC Club founder and Club President Radek […]
Helicopter association relocates HQ
The executives and staff of Helicopter Association International (HAI) moved into the association’s new headquarters June 6, located a few blocks away from its previous location in Alexandria, Va. The new, larger space allows HAI to meet growth requirements to better serve members and provides office space, classrooms and meeting room facilities for visiting members, […]
AOPA launches new finance company
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched a new aviation finance company that will give AOPA members greater access to lending options for aircraft purchases and avionics upgrades, according to officials. The new service, AOPA Aviation Finance Company (AAF), will offer more flexible financing options through a collection of banks, rather than with […]
Wisconsin leaders celebrate general aviation manufacturing at rally
APPLETON, Wis. — Governor Scott Walker, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, U.S. Representatives Tom Petri and Reid Ribble, and Outagamie County Executive Thomas Nelson joined the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and hundreds of manufacturing workers, local officials, business leaders and aviation enthusiasts today at Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. for a general aviation (GA) jobs rally. The […]
CAP providing OKC tornado assistance
MOORE, Okla. — New information is coming in on the damage caused by the tornadoes in Oklahoma. At the request of the Department of Emergency Management for the state of Oklahoma, Civil Air Patrol is flying the tornado paths capturing high-quality imagery to assess the damage from the storms. CAP is also deploying ground teams to go block by block, […]