The National Association of Flight Instructors reports that Jerald D. Cockrell will be inducted into the Flight Instructor Hall of Fame in ceremonies at SUN ‘n FUN in Lakeland, Florida, next week.The induction ceremonies are scheduled to take place during the NAFI Member Dinner on Wednesday evening, April 6. Cockrell, of Stevensville, Montana, is president of Cocluell […]
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Museum presents author Jessica Cox
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) will host a book and poster signing with author Jessica Cox on Sunday, April 3, from 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. at the museum before the showing of the award-winning feature documentary, “Right Footed,” at the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF). Cox was born without arms but didn’t […]
Airforms awarded STC/PMA For C208 nose gear
BIG LAKE, ALASKA — Airforms has obtained FAA STC approval for procedures that provide repairs to worn Cessna 208 Nose Gear Torque Links and Nose Gear Shock Struts, and replacement of their attaching parts with FAA PMA’d oversize components. “As the torque link joints loosen over time the nose gear is prone to shimmy, especially when operating […]
Passenger interference contributes to crash
The pilot reported that during the takeoff run, just before liftoff from a frozen, snow-covered lake in Tanana, Alaska, the ski-equipped Piper PA-18 bounced over a snow drift. The pilot applied corrective action, however, rudder control inputs were momentarily unresponsive and the left wing tip hit the snow-covered lake. The pilot regained rudder authority and […]
Pictures of the day: Search and rescue
Suresh Kumar Bista sent in this photos, taken while he was flying at 28,000 feet, towards and over Mount Kanchanjunga in east Nepal to look for missing mountaineers (French nationals and few Sherpas), who claimed to have reached the top without use of supplemental oxygen. They went missing, he reports.
Keeping a majestic dream alive
By PHILIP HANDLEMAN My first time at the controls of an airplane was 53 years ago. I have been a licensed pilot for 45 years and I currently fly a U.S. military aircraft of World War II vintage. My wife, Mary, and I operate a private airport in Michigan’s Oakland County, which we have owned for […]
Air Racing from the Cockpit: Planning to win
Dispatch from 7,500 feet over Texas, somewhere north of Lubbock: I’m on my way to the first race of the season, the Azalea Air Race, in Nacogdoches, Texas, in the Sport Air Racing League. For me just getting there will be a day-long, 620-mile cross country with three fuel stops. It’s not the closest race that […]
SUN ‘n FUN Career Fair in one week
The third annual SUN ’n FUN Career Fair will be held April 6, during the annual fly-in. The career fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Florida Air Museum. SUN ‘n FUN has once again partnered with the aviation job website, JSfirm.com, to host the event. Recruiters will be onsite to interview […]
Wipaire expands manufacturing facilities
SOUTH SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Wipaire is expanding its manufacturing facilities. In a purchase deal closed in late February, Wipaire became the sole owner of the 65,000-square-foot building it has leased a portion of since late 2012. Renovations will begin as soon as previous leaseholders move out of their leased spaces. “International demand is driving our expansion,” […]