AUBURN, Ala. — Carolyn P. Williamson, long-time director of the University Aviation Association, has retired. Most of Williamson’s professional career has been spent in and around collegiate aviation education, including almost a decade in Auburn University’s Department of Aerospace Engineering — home of the Aviation Management program — and in the Office of the President. […]
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Call for teams to compete in GAMA/Build A Plane challenge
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association and Build A Plane, a non-profit organization to encourage aviation and aerospace education, have partnered for a third year to sponsor the GAMA/Build A Plane Aviation Design Challenge. The challenge seeks to promote STEM education through aviation in high schools across the United States. GAMA will provide the first 100 […]
Great Lakes Aviation Conference returns to Lansing
The 15th Annual Great Lakes Aviation Conference and Expo returns to the Lansing Center Jan. 23-24 in downtown Lansing, Michigan. The conference and expo is designed to provide an interactive and educational event, offering more than 60 breakout sessions for pilots, maintenance professionals, sport pilots, instructors and students, including two days of IA renewals and continuing education. […]
ASA Reader App Version 2.1 now available
A new version of the free ASA Reader App is now available through the iTunes App Store. Version 2.1 has been updated to improve performance for those running iOS 8. The ASA Reader App allows you to store and carry your aviation library with you on your iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, or iPod Touch and will […]
Sonex Aircraft reaches milestone
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Sonex Aircraft passed a major benchmark this week, as news was received from Christopher Madsen of Huntsville, Alabama, that his AeroVee-powered, Standard Gear Sonex (pictured below) flew for the first time on Sept. 23. The addition of Chris’s aircraft brings the company’s database of completed and flown aircraft to 500 reported first […]
Maryland RPA test site receives FAA approval to fly
CALIFORNIA, Md. — The University of Maryland Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site has received a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) from the FAA to conduct tests with a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), the Talon 240, designed and manufactured by UAV Solutions, of Jessup, Md. “This flight authorization is significant because it builds on the existing relationship between the […]
Avionics sales near $2 billion for year
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — In July, August and September, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to $614,406,537.56 according to the most recent Avionics Market Report released by the Aircraft Electronics Association. For the first nine months of the year, sales total $1,918,282,585.36. The third quarter figure represents a 5% decrease in sales compared to […]
Wynne named AUVSI president
ARLINGTON, Va. — Brian Wynne has been named president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, succeeding the retiring Michael Toscano on Jan. 12, 2015. Wynne is now president of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), a post he has held since April 2004. The organization promotes battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and […]
AirFleet Capital celebrates 20th anniversary
AirFleet Capital celebrated its 20th anniversary on the first day of November. Earlier this year, AirFleet Capital marked the closing of its 5,000th loan to general aviation aircraft owners. Most members of the AirFleet Capital team are either pilots or have completed the FAA ground school, and all members of the team are immersed 100% […]