WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) has pressed the U.S. Air Force to improve its plan for the expansion of the Powder River Training Complex (PRTC) airspace so it better addresses the concerns of local communities and businesses. These improvements will help the Air Force keep the commitments it made to protect the commercial […]
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Ohio lawmaker introduces bill in defense of the Wright brothers
Rick Perales, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, has introduced a bill — HCR 63 — which repudiates a Connecticut law that claims the Wright brothers were not the first to fly in a powered flying machine. The on-going flight of the actual birthplace of aviation — Dayton, Ohio, or Kill Devil Hills, N.C. — […]
Daily schedule, NOTAM released for Sebring Expo
Now available online is the daily schedule and NOTAM for the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, which is set for Jan. 14-17, at Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) in Florida. More than 120 exhibitors are expected at the Expo, commonly known as the Sebring LSA Expo, displaying everything from headsets to tires to aircraft kits to ready-to-fly […]
LadiesLoveTaildraggers scholarships available
Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 LadiesLoveTaildraggers’ scholarships. Online applications are due by midnight Feb. 28, 2015. Scholarships include up to $1,000 travel expenses and flight instruction by Brian Lansburgh at Sisters Eagle Airport in Sisters, Oregon. Each scholarship valued at $1,995. The first scholarship is for the tailwheel endorsement. It is available to female nosewheel […]
Bonanza caught in fog
Aircraft: Beech Bonanza. Injuries: 2 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: Correctionville, Iowa. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The commercial pilot was in cruise flight at night and receiving flight-following services. The airplane was instrument equipped and the pilot held an instrument rating. He advised air traffic control that he had the airport in sight. The […]
The end of an era
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was the best of times and the worst of times. Charles Dickens said that in “A Tale of Two Cities.” But I’m saying it now for me. The worst of times is that at age 92, I must give up writing for General Aviation News the happenings in the nation’s capital and the […]
What time it isn’t
In 1998 Charles Spence – our beloved Capital Comments columnist – was awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the National Business Aviation Association and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. We played a part in making sure Charlie (as we call him) and his lovely wife Majel could be on hand to accept the awards […]
Podcast looks to year ahead for GA
Even as the general aviation industry continues its gradual recovery from the Great Recession, the new year brings challenges both new and old for business aviation, according to a new podcast on the National Business Aviation Association website. Some of the considerations for the coming year include: Reconstituting the General Aviation Caucus on Capitol Hill; […]
A different kind of flying
Just released is this video of Red Bull Air Force member Miles Daisher, along with JT Holmes and Andy Lewis, base jumping off Fisher Towers near Moab, Utah. The Red Bull Air Force is made up of skydivers, BASE jumpers, wingsuit fliers, and paraglider pilots. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3HuRFLjT3U&w=560&h=315]