Jimmy Rollison submitted this photo and note: “Crew Chief Jim Rollison waiting for Pilot Joel Swager to push the go button on Dreadnought at the 2023 Reno Air races.”
General Aviation
Maybe we should follow in this teen’s footsteps
If a 16-year-old kid can plan out the basics of an Aero Club, seek out the professional assistance necessary to confidently set it up in a way that will pass muster with the authorities he’ll have to deal with, and build a membership that actively wants to help pull the wagon — well, the rest of us can probably do it too.
Grant funds improvements at 95IL
The improvements come just in time for the annual stargazing party at Henderson Field (95IL), near Golconda, Illinois.
ICON reaches milestone
The company started delivering to customers in earnest in early 2018, officials said, noting A5 owners are located in 30 states and 13 countries across five continents.
Cirrus opens Innovation Center
Cirrus Aircraft has transformed a 189,000-square-foot building on 39 acres into the new Innovation Center, which includes a larger and more capable Material and Processes Lab, a new Integration Test Lab, an upgraded Advanced Design & Development Lab, and new environmental equipment and testing capabilities, as well as more space for development and testing, according to company officials.
Poor radio coverage a problem at KBAZ
Everyone, including Approach, is well aware of this and they are forced to hand off in-bound traffic to New Braunfels Tower way too early and Tower, being non-radar, is blind to that traffic until acquiring them visually.
Picture of the Day: Fireworks
Miguel Nelson submitted this photo and note: “My 1943 Howard DGA-15P at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023, during the Wednesday night fireworks.”
British Bulldog is inspired Oregon creation
“This thing takes off like a bat out of hell,” said Oregon’s Ed Storos, who took two decades to build his replica British Bulldog.
TBM annual gathering breaks records
Nearly 90 TBM aircraft, representing the complete product line from the TBM 700 to the TBM 850, TBM 900, TBM 910, TBM 930, TBM 940 and the latest TBM 960 version, were gathered at Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS).