The Air Race Classic, the annual all-women cross-country airplane race, reports that LiveATC.net, a website that streams air-traffic communications from all over the world, will present live broadcasts of racers at the start and end of the race, as well as all flyby locations for the next three years. LiveATC.net will put listeners in the cockpit of the […]
Briefings
SQ1 will keep ’em charged
Electronic devices surround us. Personally, I think they are descendants of bunnies. They seem to multiply just as fast. And with that rapidly growing population of electronics comes a voracious appetite for power. Power is easy to come by if you are at your home or office. But what if you’re on a cross-country (aerial […]
Sport Air Racing League prepares for takeoff
Entries are now open for early events in the Sport Air Racing League — billed as racing for the rest of us. The Sport Air Racing League has offered open course cross-country speed air racing since 2007. All pilots and all fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft are eligible to participate. “Yes, any pilot can be an air racer,” […]
Windecker Aircraft embarks on new aircraft design
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Windecker Aircraft’s American R&D facility will follow up the successful restoration of a 1969 Windecker Eagle with a clean sheet design for a new composite, high performance, single engine, low wing, four-seat aircraft. The design will utilize technologies and materials that have evolved or been developed since the Windecker Eagle was certified […]
Apple watches, iPads part of efforts to entice women to try flying
As part of the sixth annual Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week, a global aviation awareness week for girls of any age, the Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide (iWOAW) is offering Apple Watches, iPad Minis, custom jackets and custom silk scarves to girls and women who dare to step out of bounds and try flying in […]
NATA launches free training on misfueling prevention
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has released the Safety 1st General Aviation Misfueling Prevention Program, a free, online-based awareness program for pilots, line service professionals, FBO general managers, and customer service representatives. The program consists of four different misfueling informational tracks, resources and certificates of completion. “Misfueling prevention is a core part of the […]
P-51C Tuskegee Airmen sustains damage
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, confirms that Wednesday morning, Feb. 3, the P-51C Mustang “Tuskegee Airmen” was involved in a gear-up landing at Dallas Executive Airport (DEA). The aircraft was landing back at DEA, the national headquarters of the CAF, for a special event in honor […]
Sebring Expo director resigns
SEBRING, Florida — The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo will start making plans for 2017 with a new director as Jana Filip has moved on “to new opportunities and increased family time,” according to officials. Sebring Regional Airport (SRA) Executive Director Mike Willingham said, “SRA appreciates Jana’s dedication to the event for the past five years.” This […]
Zenith Aviation tapped as distributor for Hutchinson Aerospace and Barry Controls
Zenith Aviation, an aircraft parts supply and logistics support company, has been appointed a fully authorized distributor for Hutchinson Aerospace and Barry Controls Aerospace. The agreement allows Zenith to represent Hutchinson’s full line of vibration isolators, engine mount systems, APU mounting systems, electrical harnesses, and other engine components for the full line of commercial, regional, […]