SEATTLE — On Sept. 19, the Museum of Flight will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a birthday party and 50 cent admission (the original ticket price). Visitors are encouraged to dress for the party’s 1960s theme. Festivities begin at noon with a nod to the the museum’s artist-designed astronaut statue program, Astronauts on the Town. Next will be […]
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New FBO opens at KSAF
SANTA FE, N.M. — A new FBO is now open for business at the Santa Fe Airport (KSAF), ending a monopoly at the airport. Jet Center at Santa Fe leased approximately five acres of vacant land to build a new terminal, two new heated hangars exceeding 32,000 square feet, a new fuel farm, and a maintenance and avionics shop […]
Drone reports up dramatically
Pilot reports of unmanned aircraft have increased dramatically over the past year, from a total of 238 sightings in all of 2014, to more than 650 by Aug. 9 of this year, according to the FAA. “The FAA wants to send out a clear message that operating drones around airplanes and helicopters is dangerous and […]
Five win $1,000 to equip for ADS-B
To give general aviation aircraft owners an incentive to meet the FAA’s ADS-B Out mandate, the Aircraft Electronics Association awarded five aircraft owners with $1,000 toward an ADS-B compliant upgrade during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Oshkosh. This is the second consecutive year the AEA has made the award available to five aircraft owners at AirVenture. The […]
Jet Aviation breaks ground on new FBO at KBED
BEDFORD, Mass. — Jet Aviation officials recently held a ground breaking ceremony to start construction of its FBO at Hanscom Field (KBED). The two-phase, 12-month project includes a new two-story 13,000-square-foot FBO, a 40,000-square-foot hangar capable of handling large aircraft up to a Gulfstream G650 and a Global 6000, as well as a 16,000-square-foot office and shop space. The plan […]
Mitigate risk with FAA’s new FRAT
Every flight has some level of risk. It’s up to the pilot to review that risk in advance and then develop the appropriate risk mitigation strategies. One of the best ways of doing this is by using a Flight Risk Analysis Tool or FRAT, according to FAA officials. FRATs are generally easy to use tools that […]
Oregon dedicates $20 million to aviation
Oregon has dedicated $20 million to aviation infrastructure needs over the next six years, with the passage of House Bill 2075, which was signed by Gov. Kate Brown July 20. Oregon now has funds for projects such as airport safety and maintenance improvements, aviation-related economic development, emergency management operations and other general and commercial aviation […]
1,000 engines and counting…
OSHKOSH, Wis. – Senior executives from Blackhawk Modifications and Pratt & Whitney Canada commemorated the 1,000th engine at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. A King Air C90 with the milestone engine installed is being offered for sale and was one of the aircraft on display at the Blackhawk exhibit at Oshkosh.
Alaska pilot wins Hartzell sweepstakes
Mike Tauriainen, from Soldotna, Alaska, is the grand prize winner of Hartzell Propeller’s Top Prop Trailblazer Sweepstakes. The winner of the the sweepstakes, limited to U.S. pilots age 21 or older with a current medical, was announced at EAA AirVenture held in Oshkosh, Wisc. Tauriainen is a private pilot, single engine land and sea. Cosponsors […]