The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, FIFI, is headed to Florida this spring for a seven city, six week tour. The only flying B-29 Superfortress in the world, FIFI will be accompanied by a variety of other World War II aircraft, including the C-45 Expeditor, Bucket of Bolts; a T-6 Texan; and a […]
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Santa special guest at KFDK holiday event
FREDERICK, Maryland — Santa Claus and Turbo the Flying Dog will be featured guests at Paws and Planes: Holiday at the Airport, slated for Dec. 12 at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association headquarters at Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK). Santa will arrive by plane at 1:15 p.m. to start the festivities. This free event is […]
Distracted seaplane pilot forgets to retract landing gear
The pilot of the amphibious float-equipped airplane reported that during the initial climb from an airport runway, he was distracted by other airport traffic and forgot to retract the landing gear. As he approached his destination, which was a lake near Emily, Minn., he stated he did not perform the before landing checklist as he […]
Picture of the day: SkiGull testing continues
Mike Kincaid sent us this photo taken during the initial water-taxi tests of Burt Rutan’s latest creation, the SkiGull. It’s now back in the hangar for modifications and then flight-testing this winter, he reports.
Putting customer service back in GA leads to success
Hendry County, Florida, is situated in the vast no-man’s land just north of the Everglades and west of Lake Okeechobee. Approximately equivalent in size to Rhode Island, the entire county hosts a population of barely 38,000 people. That being the case, this agricultural wonderland might not be the first place you’d think to find a […]
Video: Jetpack soars past Statue of Liberty
NEW YORK — An Australian entrepreneur. David Mayman, flew a jetpack in a controlled and sustained flight around the Statue of Liberty Nov. 3. The JB-9, a miniature jet-turbine back pack approved for the flight by the FAA and US Coast Guard, was developed by legendary Hollywood inventor (and winner of three Academy Awards) Nelson Tyler and […]
EAA takes over IMC Club
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — A newly formed Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) subsidiary and IMC Club International have entered into a license agreement that will provide IMC flight proficiency programming to EAA and its chapters around the world. The agreement comes three months after EAA and IMC Club officials signed a letter of intent […]
Doolittle Raider, Panchito to be at AOPA HQ Nov. 8
FREDERICK, Md. — On Sunday, Nov. 8, at 10 a.m., Lt. Col. Dick Cole, one of the two surviving “Doolittle Raiders” from World War II, will visit the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) National Aviation Community Center (NACC) at Frederick Municipal Airport along with a vintage B-25 warbird, “Panchito.” Cole, who recently turned 100 years […]
Latest FAA Safety Briefing online now
Now available online is the November/December 2015 “Good Night” issue of FAA Safety Briefing, which focuses on general aviation night operations. Articles address the importance of having both the right physical and mental preparation for flying at night, as well as how technology can help. In this issue, we used the word NIGHT as a […]