The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum received a $6 million pledge from Anne and Travis Engen to support preservation and conservation of the museum’s collection. This contribution will establish a permanent endowment for a Chair in Conservation and a post-graduate fellowship program that will enable the museum to expand and enhance its conservation efforts. […]
General Aviation
Wind puts Cessna in ditch
Aircraft: Cessna 150. Injuries: None. Location: Seneca Falls, N.Y. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot did not obtain a preflight weather briefing before departing on the local flight. At the time of departure the wind was from 270° at 9 knots. The pilot took off and remained airborne for about 1 hour 15 minutes, during which […]
The story that wasn’t a story
Last week the U.S. and the world missed a story that was right there, front and center for all to see. But we missed it. Not a word was spoken about a story that should have been news, but was instead, virtually invisible in the public consciousness. Granted, the ebola scare has most people distracted […]
Flying Classroom pilot meets with ambassador
TOKYO — Barrington Irving, who holds the Guinness World Record as the youngest person to fly solo around the world, recently met with United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, at the American Embassy in Tokyo to talk about his educational project, the Flying Classroom. He attended the meeting as a guest of Jamaica’s Ambassador to […]
Citation Latitude debuts at NBAA
The Citation Latitude, Cessna’s newest midsize business jet, made its public debut this week at the annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition. The aircraft on display is one of four Citation Latitudes flying in the company’s certification flight test program, which has logged more than 600 flight hours in 260 flights. Performance improvements […]
Wichita Aero Club Trophy to be presented to Al Higdon
WICHITA, Kan. — The fifth annual Wichita Aero Club Trophy will be presented to former Learjet Public Relations Executive and co-founder of Sullivan Higdon & Sink Advertising Al Higdon at the club’s annual trophy gala Jan. 24, 2015. Along with Jim Greenwood, who served with him in the Learjet PR office, Higdon can be credited with […]
FreeFlight debuts FRX 250 ADS-B for business aircraft
FreeFlight Systems has introduced the FRX-250 system, integrating an ADS-B In FIS-B weather data receiver and a certified GPS/GNSS ADS-B position source. The FRX-250 combines the FreeFlight Systems certified RANGR ADS-B In receiver and its 1203C WAAS/GPS sensors currently installed in business and commercial transport aircraft worldwide. In U.S. airspace, the ADS-B In receiver enables FIS-B subscription-free […]
M11 celebrates new runway with Nov. 1 Fly-In
COPIAH, Miss. – The first new runway constructed in more than a decade in the state of Mississippi will be unveiled at a celebratory ribbon cutting and fly-in at the Copiah County Airport (M11) on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 10 a.m. The new 4,000-foot runway, with runway lights and pilot navigational aids, replaces an outdated […]
New maintenance webinars debut
Convergent Performance and USAIG have introduced a new webinar specifically for aviation maintenance professionals in the USAIG Performance Vector program. Since the program’s inception in 2011, more than 200 students from 52 flight departments have attended Convergent’s online courses, and 110 flight departments have enrolled groups into their webinar series. Aviation insurance underwriter USAIG developed the […]