The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has opened its flight training poll, a survey that allows student pilots to offer feedback on their flight training experiences. This is the third year for the poll, which provides data on the performance — good and bad — of flight schools and instructors as a means of adopting best […]
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Angel Flight Soars rescues endangered sea turtle
ATLANTA — Angel Flight Soars, best known for its philanthropic air transportation efforts for patients in need of medical care, has soared even higher in facilitating the delicate and sensitive delivery of an endangered green sea turtle. “Pierce,” a 16-pound rehabilitated green sea turtle, will find its new home in Dubuque, Iowa, on Thursday, June 19. Pierce will […]
GlobalAir.com displays Oshkosh specials
Globalair.com has launched its annual “Oshkosh Specials” page. Since 2010 Globalair.com has produced this seasonal webpage, giving flyers heading to EAA’s AirVenture the ability to review discounts and special deals offered from FBOs nationwide. Jeff Carrithers, president and CEO of Globalair.com, explains, “FBOs across the nation know Oshkosh is right around the corner and they […]
SAFE elects new board members
Three aviation leaders were elected to the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) Board of Directors in May, each for three-year terms: Sherry Knight Rossiter of Missoula, Montana, Dr. Donna Wilt of Melbourne, Florida, and Ken Wittekiend of Burnet, Texas. They were elected by popular vote open to all 900 SAFE members and will begin […]
Heavy Bombers Weekend July 25-27
MADISON, Wisconsin — In a second annual rare gathering of World War II-era aircraft, the Commemorative Air Force and the Experimental Aircraft Association are joining forces for a “Heavy Bombers Weekend” in Madison the weekend before EAA AirVenture. The three-day event starts Friday, July 25, and will feature the B-25 Mitchell “Miss Mitchell,” the B-17 “Aluminum […]
Field maintenance and repair for service-drone USA awarded to Robotic Skies
service-drone USA, a German manufacturer of industrial-grade multirotor unmanned aerial systems (UASs), has selected Robotic Skies as its maintenance and repair provider for its airframes. Like all Robotic Skies customers, service-drone USA will receive customized service, troubleshooting, and field repair of its UASs throughout the United States and Canada, according to company officials. “In Europe, […]
Gusting winds roll Cessna
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: West Palm Beach, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The flight instructor and student pilot were practicing touch-and-go landings on runway 31 in crosswind conditions. The student pilot’s landing was fine, but during the takeoff roll, the plane encountered a gust of wind and began to veer to the right. The […]
Small airports important in national airport financing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama’s budget calling for a reduction in airport funding would have a serious effect on small airports, Dr. Gerald Dillingham of the U.S. Government Accounting Office told a congressional hearing Wednesday, June 17. Dillingham was one of two government witnesses appearing before the House aviation subcommittee, which held the hearing on airport […]
USA Today report ‘extremely flawed’
A USA Today story, Unfit for flight, published June 18 “gets the general aviation safety record wrong, it ignores efforts by the industry to make general aviation safer, and it violates basic tenets of fairness and accuracy when it comes to good journalism,” officials with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) said in response […]