COPPELL, Texas — Bill Ross has joined Superior Air Parts as Vice President of Product Support. Ross is a graduate of the Alabama Aviation College with an Associate of Science in Flight Technology and has been a CFI, corporate/charter pilot, and licensed airframe and powerplant mechanic for over 30 years. He also holds a Bachelors of […]
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Decision to buzz gun club fatal
Witnesses at a gun club in Paulden, Ariz., reported observing the Cessna 340A make a high-speed, low pass from north to south over the club’s buildings and then maneuver around for another low pass from east to west. During the second low pass, the plane hit a radio tower that was about 50 feet tall, […]
Pictures of the day: Wingsuit slalom racing
CLOVERDALE, Calif. — Streaking through an airborne slalom course above Northern California Oct. 24-25, Andy Farrington of the United States fought off a fierce challenge from an international field of 40 men and women from 18 countries to claim his second consecutive Red Bull Aces championship. The event saw skydivers wearing wingsuits and racing through […]
Making a living as an airshow performer
Following the dream of being an airshow performer can be a struggle financially. “Only about 10 of the 300 or so people in the airshow industry actually make a living at it,” says Greg Koontz, who, to make ends meet, combines airshow flying with aircraft sales and an aerobatics school at his fly-in bed-and-breakfast in […]
UAS Registration Task Force members named
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta has revealed the names of the members of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration Task Force. Earl Lawrence, director of the FAA’s UAS Integration Office, and Dave Vos of Google X will co-chair the group. Interested parties who are not members of the Task Force may submit comments to the public docket. […]
World War II airmen reunited with B-24 Liberator
DALLAS, Texas — On Friday, Oct. 16, five veterans of the World War II-era United States Army Air Forces gathered with their families at the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) National Airbase at Dallas Executive Airport to tour “Diamond Lil,” a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber similar to the aircraft they flew as young men on deadly missions over […]
First phase of remote tower demo ends
LEESBURG, Va. — The first phase of the Leesburg Airport Remote Tower Demonstration Program wrapped up Oct. 26 after four months of collecting data. The next phase of the program will go through mid-2016, with the ultimate goal of operating remote air traffic control towers at airports that are now non-towered. The technology was developed by Saab, […]
Yingling Aviation expands prop shop
WICHITA — Yingling Aviation has expanded its propeller maintenance, repair and overhaul operations with the completion of a 10,000-square-foot facility, which more than triples the space previously allocated to propeller maintenance. Located about a quarter mile north of Yingling’s primary site adjacent to Runway 1R/19L at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, the new space will supplement […]
Chinese distributor for Eclipse jet named
ONE Aviation has named Jinggong General Aviation Co. as the exclusive distributor for the Eclipse Jet in China. Jinggong General Aviation, now in its 11th year of operation in China, also distributes aircraft for Cirrus and Mahindra Airvan.