The former manager of the Ralph M. Hall Municipal Airport in Rockwall has moved his repair operations to the Terrell Municipal Airport in Texas. Eddie Walkowicz’s new firm is called Terrell Aircraft Services. The veteran aircraft mechanic joined his father’s firm, Rockwall Air Service, in 1984 after attending Eastfield College and Texas Tech University. From 1994 to 2014, […]
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Gnoss Field to host Safety Awareness Weekend
NOVATO, Calif. — Scanlon Aviation will host a safety awareness weekend at Gnoss Field Oct. 22–25. Headlining the event is Master Instructor Rich Stowell, the 2014 National FAASTeam Rep of the Year and 2006 National CFI of the Year. The multi-day program offers several activities: A free, FAA Wings-approved seminar on Oct. 22; A flying community BBQ […]
Horizon Avionics to make house calls to KGMU
Horizon Avionics, based at Knoxville’s McGhee-Tyson Airport (KTYS), has entered into an agreement with Greenville Jet Center at Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) in South Carolina to perform avionics work by appointment. This is especially important now, notes Hank Brown, owner of Greenville Jet Center, as aircraft owners prepare to meet the FAA’s 2020 mandate for […]
ULPower now available for Van’s RV-12
Al Smith of AB Enterprises has developed a complete firewall-forward solution for those who want to use the ULPower 260-series engine in their new Van’s Aircraft RV-12. Smith, a retired Army Warrant officer who has already built an RV-6 (and whose wife is now building a Zenith CH 750 STOL with the 160-hp ULPower engine), explained, “I […]
Above Alaska Aviation awarded Alaska Airmen Association raffle plane
TALKEETNA, Alaska — The Alaska Airmen Association has awarded the winning bid for its 2016 raffle plane to Above Alaska Aviation of Talkeetna, Alaska. “Above Alaska Aviation is proud to partner with the Alaska Airmen Association to build a completely refurbished PA-18 Piper Super Cub,” said Above Alaska Aviation owner Drew Haag. The raffle plane will be auctioned via […]
Tours of original Wright factory buildings slated through end of year
DAYTON, Ohio — The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) has scheduled free monthly tours of the Wright Company factory buildings through the end of 2015. Tours of the two historic buildings will take place on the third Thursday of each month — Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17. Each tour will begin […]
Keeping firefighters supplied with fuel
EPIC Aviation, a fuel supplier to the general and commercial aviation industries, reports it has dispatched more than 2 million gallons of aviation fuel since the beginning of July to FBOs and fire bases supporting aerial firefighting operations in the Western United States. Aviation fuel and ground-support resources used in aerial firefighting operations have been in […]
Judges named for EAA Founder’s Innovation Prize
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Some very well-known names from the aviation world will be the judges as the Experimental Aircraft Association invites innovators to enhance aviation safety for amateur-built aircraft through its Founder’s Innovation Prize competition. The competition will begin accepting entries Oct. 1. The competition will use the best ideas from EAA members […]
Duncan Aviation to host free NextGen seminar
Duncan Aviation’s Mark Francetic and many of the company’s partners will hold a free NextGen seminar Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, Alabama. Attendees may tour the museum and get in on one of only two remaining Duncan Aviation NextGen seminars scheduled this year. Focusing on the mandates for ADS-B and […]