What if we could bring an immersive aerospace experience to where the students are, rather than coordinate a field trip to a local airport?
General Aviation
Pilots petition to save KGAI
An anti-airport group is trying to stop touch and goes at the general aviation airport.
New film about the WASP touring nationwide
The film includes never before seen WASP interviews, state-of-the-art graphics, aerial sequences and historic reenactments. Exhibition of the film takes place throughout the country in the Commemorative Air Force’s Rise Above Traveling Exhibit.
Avidyne’s SkyTrax200 ADS-B In receiver certified
The Avidyne SkyTrax200 includes dual-band (1090MHz and 978 MHz) ADS-B receivers that provide direct line-of-sight reception of ADS-B traffic targets for use in airspace in the U.S. and around the globe.
Ag pilot hits windmill tower ‘that blended into the gray sky’
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a windmill tower while maneuvering at low altitude.
Picture of the Day: Skywagons at roost
Rusty Eichorn submitted this photo and note: “A pair of 180 Skywagons pointed towards the sunset are parked at the dock on Fog Lake in northwest Ontario, 1971 on the left, 1979 on the right. Dave Clark and Rusty Eichorn from Grand Rapids, Minnesota, are the pilots.”
Similar but completely different
The iconic Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base in Florida has added a new airplane to its fleet: An ICON A5. And while it’s completely different from the J-3 Cub that launched the operation almost 60 years ago, it’s remarkably similar as well.
Scenes from the Ryan Field Fly-In
Volunteers sealed the concrete barn floor before the fly-in, but its interior is still under construction, with finish work remaining to be done.
Swift Museum raffle takes off
The grand prize winner has their choice of either a $30,000 credit towards an engine from Continental or Lycoming or $20,000 in cash.