The Hayward Air Rally is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2014 by staging a three-day Rally from Hayward, California, to Madison, Wisconsin, and then on to AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Rally impound and briefing will be held on July 23, 2014. We will depart Hayward on the morning of July 24, and arrive in […]
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Air Force museum poised to grow
DAYTON, Ohio – The world’s largest military aviation museum is about to get bigger. The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is set to expand its legacy with a new 224,000 square foot building to be constructed by Turner Construction Co. of Washington, D.C. The contract for the museum’s newest building, which will be […]
National Air and Space Museum marks anniversary of first flight
On Dec. 17, 2003, America looked back a century to celebrate the first successful flight of a powered airplane. Ten years after the Centennial of Flight, Orville and Wilbur Wright’s achievement at Kitty Hawk is still inspiring creativity and provoking discussion. In time for this year’s anniversary, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is […]
Stewart Systems finishes Copperstate Grand Champion
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Dennis and Barb Crowley’s Just Aircraft Escapade won “Grand Champion” and “Custom Built Best Tube and Fabric” at this year’s Copperstate Fly-In at Casa Grande Airport. “The Crowleys covered and painted their Escapade using Stewart Systems non-hazardous waterborne system,” said Stewart Systems’ Marjie Stewart. In addition to covering the Grand Champion, […]
Overcoming the barriers of flight
For Kevin Coleman, growing up in an airport was a way of life. The 23-year-old aerobatic pilot comes from a family of airshow pilots, and considers himself lucky to have learned from an early age that making a career out of a hobby is achievable. As an ambassador in Sennheiser’s “Live Your Dream” program, Coleman, […]
Long Beach businesses donate to Veterans Airlift Command
LONG BEACH, Calif. — At a holiday fundraiser at the Long Beach Airport (LGB), Aeroplex Aviation, in partnership with Signature Flight Support, made a donation to Veterans Airlift Command, a nonprofit organization that provides free air transportation to wounded warriors, veterans and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of […]
New England museum slates holiday fun
WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. – The New England Air Museum will hold family fun activities Dec. 26-31. Daily activities include demonstrations about the science of flight, and the museum’s Flight Sim Spot will be open between 12 pm and 4 pm. Flight Sim Spot allows visitors to use state-of-the-art simulators to virtually fly any aircraft using […]
Wichita State University researcher named FAA’s Outstanding Student of the Year
Matt Opliger, a graduate student in aerospace engineering and research engineer for Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), has been named 2013 Outstanding Student of the Year by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the FAA. Opliger will be honored at the Council of University Transportation Centers Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., […]
Garmin updates GLO
Garmin reports that GLO and GLO for Aviation now both offer additional capabilities with the most recent software update. Originally, GLO could provide GPS data to just one device, such as an iPad, iPhone, or Android tablet via Bluetooth. With the latest software update, GLO can now Bluetooth to four devices, simultaneously. Pilots and passengers […]