Julius J. Alexander, Jr. has been presented the University Aviation Association’s President’s Award. Alexander was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. As a young man he attended Tuskegee University and began taking flying lessons between his first and second year of college while working full time to earn money to continue school. He made his first solo […]
General Aviation
Low altitude stall kills two
Aircraft: Grumman American. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Burlington, Wis. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot had not flown much in the preceding two years. His most recent flight occurred more than five months before the accident flight. A witness on the ground saw the airplane maneuvering near the airport. According to the witness, the Grumman entered […]
747 converted to hostel
Not GA, but still pretty cool for those who love all things aviation: Fox News has posted a feature about the Jumbo Stay Hostel in Stockholm, Sweden, right next to an airport. The converted Boeing 747 fuselage has 29 rooms, most with four beds — two bunks each — to maximize space. All rooms have flat […]
Avionics sales near $2 billion for year
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — In July, August and September, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to $614,406,537.56 according to the most recent Avionics Market Report released by the Aircraft Electronics Association. For the first nine months of the year, sales total $1,918,282,585.36. The third quarter figure represents a 5% decrease in sales compared to […]
Wynne named AUVSI president
ARLINGTON, Va. — Brian Wynne has been named president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, succeeding the retiring Michael Toscano on Jan. 12, 2015. Wynne is now president of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), a post he has held since April 2004. The organization promotes battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and […]
AirFleet Capital celebrates 20th anniversary
AirFleet Capital celebrated its 20th anniversary on the first day of November. Earlier this year, AirFleet Capital marked the closing of its 5,000th loan to general aviation aircraft owners. Most members of the AirFleet Capital team are either pilots or have completed the FAA ground school, and all members of the team are immersed 100% […]
2015 Bob Hoover Presidential Scholarship Winners named
ENTERPRISE, Fla. — The Citation Jet Pilots Association (CJP) recently joined with the Bob Hoover Legacy Foundation in contributing $50,000 each towards four Bob Hoover Presidential Scholarships to students attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. These latest scholarships, worth $25,000 apiece, were awarded during a reception held Oct. 23 in Daytona Beach and attended by storied test […]
Stratus 2 updated
The Stratus 2 ADS-B receiver has been updated with ForeFlight version 6.4, which enables flight data recording. “Because ForeFlight and Stratus were built as a system, it’s fast and easy to do firmware updates, with no cables or computer downloads required,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “This allows us to continually add new features, and […]
VFR into IMC kills one
Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Bondurant, Wyo. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: There was no evidence that the pilot obtained a weather briefing for the flight. Both VFR and IFR conditions prevailed throughout the area and AIRMETs for instrument meteorological conditions, mountain obscuration, and moderate icing conditions were in effect throughout the area about the […]