GA airports are showing the first glimmers of a rebound in Middle Tennessee, according to a report from Nashville Public Radio. Officials at John C. Tune Airport (JWN) are watching a rise in their key indicator – fuel sales — and, good news for all of GA, the Metro Nashville Airport Authority gives some of […]
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Georgia EAA chapter flies 248 Young Eagles in 2011
Chattahoochee Valley Chapter 677 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 677), based at Columbus Airport (CSG) in Columbus, Ga., reports it carried 248 Young Eagles during 2011, including 13 who flew on Dec. 31. The EAA Young Eagles program is designed to introduce children between 8 and 17 years old to general aviation by providing […]
Boundary Bay Air Services opens at CZBB
A new FBO, Boundary Bay Air Services, has opened at Boundary Bay Airport (CZBB), which is just outside downtown Vancouver. Boundary Bay Air Services provides separate VIP and pilot lounges, a board room, flight planning facilities, on-site customs, hangars, Air BP fuel service, catering, courtesy car, limousine service, car rentals and hotel reservations. Passengers are […]
Microsoft Flight takes to the skies
Microsoft Studios recently premiered Microsoft Flight, a PC game that lets players jump into the challenge, fun, and freedom of flight. Microsoft Flight will be available as a free download this spring, giving players the freedom to fly the skies over the Big Island of Hawaii, complete a variety of missions, test their skills in […]
Random thoughts
By STEVE BILL HANSHEW It takes roughly three hours to mow my 2,100-foot runway. This allows ample time to contemplate life and its mysteries, as well as issues of great importance to humanity, but mostly it’s stupid stuff. For exampel, if Henri Pitot invented the Pitot tube, then who invented the cover? Who checks a […]
First tailwheel solo: Jerry Rittenhouse
We recently asked pilots on our Facebook page to share the story of their first solos. Here’s Jerry Rittenhouse’s story: In 1965 at age 20, I heard of a 1941 Piper J5 for sale at Morton, Washington. The J5 was a 75-hp tailwheel lightplane. Morton was a logging town in the foothills of the Cascade […]
Like LSA seaplanes?
Life is good if you like LSA seaplanes. Here’s a quick look at five that are either on the market or in development. Today SeaRey reigns as far and away the most successful and proven design, with nearly 600 flying. While SeaRey (pictured below) has been an Experimental Amateur Built (EAB) model, the company, Progressive […]
Cirrus committed to jet
Cirrus Aircraft officials say they are making steady progress on the SF50 Vision jet program and the prototype has logged more than 700 flight test hours since its first flight in 2008. A report at AOPA.org quotes CEO Dale Klapmeier: “We’re absolutely committed to the program and are convinced it will do well in the […]
2nd Annual Sport Pilot Fly-in to the Bahamas slated
Aviators Hot Line is hosting the 2nd Annual Sport Pilot Fly-in to the Bahamas Jan. 22-23, right after the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Fla. Participants will receive a commemorative T-shirt personalized with their N-number and aircraft manufacturer’s emblem. For those who are attending Sebring, there will be a noon briefing Jan. 22, at […]