Aircraft Spruce has released its mobile optimized website. The website has been reformatted with swipe navigation in mind and scaled to fit smart phone screens, company officials report. To access the mobile site, just direct your smart phone browser to the company’s website and you will be automatically redirected to the mobile optimized version. Company officials added they “welcome […]
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Fuel exhaustion fatal
About an hour and a half into the cross-country flight and while on approach to the airport in Charlottesville, Va., the pilot reported a loss of engine power. He was unable to glide the Beech A36TC to the airport, and it subsequently hit trees and the ground in a residential area about three miles from […]
Pictures of the day: Stuart Air Show
The annual Stuart Air Show was held in early November at Witham Field Airport (KSUA) in Stuart, Florida. Photographer Kenneth Strohm was there and captured some of the action. Check out his photos below:
Survey finds airshows a great way to attract next generation of pilots
Nearly 10% of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people who attend airshows each year have a pilot’s license. Another 39.5% say they are considering taking flying lessons, according to the most recent airshow spectator survey from the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS). “Airshows and the experiences young people have at airshows are a driving […]
‘Considerable accomplishments’ at KJKA recognized
GULF SHORES, Alabama — Mayor Robert Craft and the City Council of Gulf Shores recently recognized the Gulf Shores Airport Authority for “considerable accomplishments“ at Jack Edwards National Airport (KJKA). Craft cited “reaching its goal of self-sufficiency, new private developments, resolving land use issues” as “ some of the reasons this board needs to be […]
Pearl Harbor survivors join Triple Ace Bud Anderson at Pacific Aviation Museum gala
HONOLULU — More than a dozen Pearl Harbor and World War II survivors joined 750 guests, and Triple Ace Fighter Pilot and Congressional Gold Medal recipient Col. Clarence “Bud” Anderson at this year’s ninth annual Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Anniversary Gala, Dec. 5. Themed, “For Love of Country — Pass It On,” the evening “remembered the past, […]
New hangar development moves ahead at KSSF
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The San Antonio City Council recently approved a long-term ground lease between Western LLC and the City of San Antonio on an aviation parcel at Stinson Municipal Airport (KSSF). The second oldest general aviation airport in continuous operation in the United States, Stinson is the designated FAA reliever airport for San Antonio […]
Diamond DA40 Tundra introduced
Diamond Aircraft has introduced the jet-fuel-powered DA40 Tundra designed for backcountry flying. The four-seat cabin with folding rear seat backs, large forward opening canopy and rear door means plenty of room for fly fishing rods, guns, tents, skis, snowshoes, and even mountain bikes, according to company officials. The all-composite airframe offers resistance to bumps and scrapes and […]
Avflight adds location at KGUC
Avflight Corporation continues the expansion of its portfolio of FBOs with the addition of Avflight Gunnison at Crested Butte Regional Airport in Gunnison, Colorado. “The acquisition of Gunnison Valley Aviation is a big win for Avflight,” said Carl Muhs, Avflight president. “We’ve long admired the exceptional service Gunnison Valley Aviation has provided its customers at KGUC. […]