FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Talon Air has completed its new FBO complex at Republic Airport (FRG) on Long Island. The FBO extends Talon Air’s existing services, providing additional customer amenities, including conference rooms, lounges, a flight planning center, helicopter transfer service, and the only FAA-approved Part 145 maintenance service center at Republic Airport, according to company officials. The new complex […]
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New airport opens in Wyoming
Hot Springs County Airport (HSG) in Wyoming will officially open Nov. 7 about 10 miles northwest of Thermopolis. The new airport replaces the Hot Springs-Thermopolis Municipal Airport (THP). “The replacement of the airport is a significant improvement to aviation safety in this part of Wyoming,” said Dennis Byrne, administrator of the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics […]
Learn to Turn initiative launches
During the recent forum on loss of control (LOC) hosted by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Washington, D.C., Master Instructor Rich Stowell proposed the “Learn to Turn” initiative as one solution to reduce LOC accidents. According to NTSB Member Earl Weener, fatal LOC accidents have presented a “stubbornly recurrent safety challenge” for general […]
Bob Hoover documentarian wins Combs Gates award
Officials with the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) report that a documentary about one of its legendary enshrinees, Robert A. “Bob” Hoover, has earned its producer/writer/director, Kim Furst the 13th Annual Combs Gates Award. “Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project” tells the life story of the man many consider to be “the pilot’s pilot,” […]
Armless pilot kicks off new season of The Aviators
FourPoints Television Productions will release the sixth season of The Aviators to PBS Oct. 23. The series will be available on iTunes Oct. 24. (See a trailer of the new season below). The award-winning series kicks off the season featuring Jessica Cox, a pilot who will attempt to land an airliner despite having been born without […]
For sale: SAM Aircraft company
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada — SAM Aircraft President Thierry Zibi has put the assets of the company — including the prototype aircraft — on the market at an asking price of $100,000. The SAM LS is approved in Canada as an Advanced Ultralight Aircraft and 51% Rule compliant Experimental Amateur Built in the US. It is engineered to […]
Record number of new companies joins GAMA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The executive committee of the board of directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has approved seven companies — Celestica, Elliott Aviation, Gogo, Luxaviation Group, Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, TRU Simulation + Training, and Yingling Aviation — as the association’s newest members. GAMA now has 91 members. The seven new members […]
Doc’s Friends Restoration Team to receive Wichita Aero Club Trophy
WICHITA, Kansas — Doc’s Friends restoration team, the group leading the restoration effort of the B-29 “Doc,” is this year’s recipient of the Wichita Aero Club Trophy. “This is a tremendous recognition for our team of restoration volunteers, and it signifies and celebrates their great dedication to getting our historic B-29 back into the air,” said Jeff […]
New IFR course released by AOPA Air Safety Institute
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released a new course designed to provide pilots with techniques for flying more safely under instrument flight rules (IFR). “IFR Insights: A Practical Approach” is available to all pilots free of charge. “IFR training teaches pilots to focus on flying the airplane within […]