GA advocates are sounding the alarm about a plan to create a privatized Air Traffic Control system funded by user fees. The plan was unveiled last month by House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), when the Congressman said he intended to introduce legislation to create an independent ATC corporation that would […]
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RAF temporarily closes Ryan Field
The Recreational Aviation Foundation has temporarily closed Ryan Field (2MT1) in West Glacier, Montana. “This season, marks one of the driest any can recall,” RAF officials reported. “The Ryan Airfield is completely brown and the potential for fire is extremely high. Due to these unusual conditions, the airstrip and camping areas will be closed until […]
Legacy Aviation celebrates a decade
Ten years ago Downtown Airpark in Oklahoma City suddenly closed its doors. That left a lot of long-time Twin Commander customers wondering where to go for factory-authorized service. That question was answered two weeks later when Raul J. (RJ) Gomez, Kevin Chance, and other Downtown Airpark employees formed Legacy Aviation Services and set up shop […]
NTSB board member to keynote SC Aerospace Conference
COLUMBIA, S.C. – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member Robert Sumwalt will be one of the keynote speakers for the second annual South Carolina Aerospace Conference and Expo, which will be held on Aug. 26-27. Sumwalt, a native South Carolinian and inductee in the South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame, will speak at a general session […]
Cessna 152 hits power line
The student pilot stated that immediately after becoming airborne from the airport in Kamiah, Idaho, the Cessna 152 began to bank to the left. Despite her attempts to regain directional control by applying right rudder and forward pressure on the control yoke, the airplane continued to bank to the left and hit a powerline, which […]
Picture of the day: Runway at dawn
Jason Clearwaters sent in this photo of the Randolph County Airport (I22) in Indiana at dawn. “This was the first runway in the country to utilized medium intensity LED runway lights,” he reports.
Making aviation affordable and fun
It is no surprise to anyone that aviation has become expensive. Some four-seat, single-engine airplanes retail for nearly $1 million! Those airplanes are fast, comfortable, and superbly equipped, but at those prices few pilots have a large enough budget to allow for purchase of a new aircraft. The great news is that not all airplanes are […]
Good news — and bad — on GA fuels
By DEAN BILLING. As you might expect, there is good news and bad news surrounding aviation fuel. First the good news: A self-serve fuel system has been installed at Nampa, Idaho. (KMAN). An Oregon bill, HB-3193, that “increases license tax on leaded aircraft fuel,” stalled in the Oregon House Committee On Transportation And Economic Development and is […]
Able Flight’s Class of 2015 to get their wings at AirVenture
Six new Able Flight pilots will receive their wings at a pinning ceremony Tuesday, July 21, during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Special guests will include Aviation Hall of Fame inductee Patty Wagstaff, Able Flight pilot Jessica Cox and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) President Mark Baker. The Able Flight Class of 2015 includes a pilot […]