The FAA has awarded Crown Consulting a five-year $12.5 million contract to assist the agency’s Aviation Fuel and Engine Test Facility (AFETF) at the William J. Hughes FAA Technical Center in performing research, test, and engineering analysis to develop standards and aid in selecting unleaded gasoline for general aviation. The company “will play a critical part in the scientific […]
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Whirly-Girls celebrates 60th anniversary with scholarships, logo contest
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Whirly-Girls International celebrates 60 years of supporting women in the rotorcraft industry with its 2014 round of scholarships and a call for a diamond anniversary commemorative logo design. “We offer women pilots many scholarships that advance individual knowledge for rotorcraft pilots,” said Dianna Stanger, president of Whirly-Girls International. “Whirly-Girls International is also offering a Helicopter […]
Newest season of The Aviators premieres on iTunes
Season 5 of The Aviators has launched on iTunes, soaring into the top 5 within minutes of its debut. The season premiere features 13 new episodes that can be downloaded individually or in its entirety as a season. “We are very proud of what we have accomplished with The Aviators over the last five years,” commented […]
Avtutorials produces iPad apps for Sporty’s focusing on critical pilot skills
Aviation Tutorials Company has licensed its three pilot-training iPad apps to Sporty’s. The three apps focus on critical piloting skills, with these titles: Mastering Stick And Rudder Flying; Getting Around On The Ground; and Airborne Radar. Written by airline pilots and flight instructors, each app contains specific lessons that guide the pilot through trouble areas, including crosswind landings, traffic […]
Museum slates 10th annual Women Take Flight event
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – The New England Air Museum will host its 10th annual Women Take Flight event on Sunday, Nov. 2. The program features women who have pioneered new careers for women in aviation and aerospace engineering. Guests will share their experiences at stations around the museum one-on-one with visitors, at presentations, and at panel […]
Paragon Aviation Group adds Minneapolis and New Orleans FBOs to network
HOUSTON, Texas — Paragon Aviation Group has added Premier Jet Center in Minneapolis and Hawthorne Global Aviation Services in New Orleans to its network of FBOs. Premier Jet Center is the newest full service FBO in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, located on Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM). It features the largest hangar on the field with 35,000 square […]
Loss of situational awareness proves fatal
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Gary, Indiana. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to fly the RNAV/GPS approach at the destination airport. The air traffic controller did not provide approach clearance until it was inside the final approach fix and 1,000 feet above the FAF crossing altitude. The controller also issued a […]
Thousands attend AOPA 75th anniversary fly-in
FREDERICK, Md. — Low clouds, gusty winds, and early threats of showers did not keep the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association from having a successful 75th anniversary celebration at its headquarters here Saturday, Oct. 4. More than 3,000 people attended the homecoming fly-in. According to association officials, 345 aircraft arrived and more than 1,400 cars filled the parking […]
Minnesota pilot wins AOPA Debonair
FREDERICK, Md. – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) awarded its 2014 Sweepstakes Airplane, a fully-restored 1963 Beechcraft 35-B33 Debonair, on Sunday, Oct. 5, to Steve Lagergren, an AOPA member from Litchfield, Minn. Lagergren, who built and flies his own RV-7 kitplane, was flying with another pilot Sunday when AOPA President Mark Baker and […]