Rich Englert has joined Hillboro Aviation‘s management team as chief pilot for the company’s contract and charter division. Division missions include external load, firefighting, aerial survey, film and photography, power line patrol and search and rescue. The company operates a fleet of 13 turbine aircraft and 25 pilots. Englert first entered the helicopter industry in […]
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Last flight of a seaplane legend
Pulling up to his ramp in back of a Piper two summers ago, the front-seater asked if the energetic kid who had raced up to pull the floats onto the slippery wood could be trusted around the prop. That “kid” was 92-year-old Bill Brooks, looking and acting youthful as a seaplaner. I convinced the pilot […]
West Star Aviation CFO to be inducted into Hall of Fame
West Star Aviation’s Chief Financial Officer Mike Shonka will be inducted into the Wichita Business Journal’s CFO Awards Hall of Fame March 3. Mike has had an extensive career as an executive in financial services and aviation, including Cessna Aircraft Co., where he was the CFO for 14 years. The Wichita Business Journal began inducting individuals into […]
Young Eagle earns her wings
Young Eagle Michaela Goldammer, a resident of Blacksburg, Va., received her private pilot certificate Jan. 10. She started her flight lessons in March 2013 at Twin County Aviation Flight School in Hillsville, Va., shortly after her very first flight in a general aviation aircraft through the Young Eagles program. Goldammer also received the Emily Gile […]
Berry recognized with Lyman Award
F. Clifton “Clif” Berry, Jr., a long-time journalist, author and public relations professional in the aerospace and defense field, has been selected to receive the 2014 Lauren D. Lyman Award for outstanding achievement in aerospace communications. “We’re delighted to recognize Clif Berry with this year’s Lyman Award,” said Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion […]
Picture: ‘Once you have tasted flight…’
Trevor Romo from Alberta, Canada sent this photo of his 10-month-old son Zachary via our Facebook page.
BoldMethod: The life of a 20-year-old banner tow pilot
“Haley Howard is a CFI and banner pilot from Gulf Shores, Alabama. At only 20 years old, she’s already well on her way with 1,350 hours of flight time… not to mention her CSEL (Commercial – Single Engine Land), CSES (Commercial – Single Engine Seaplane), Tailwheel Endorsement, CFI-A (Certified Flight Instructor), and Instrument Rating,” reports […]
Brogan named president of Micro AeroDynamics
ANACORTES, Wash. — After several years as the flight test director and vice president at Micro AeroDynamics, Anni Brogan has become president of the company. She succeeds founder Charles White, who remains active in the company. Brogan has become an authority on the technology of micro vortex generators, according to company officials. Working with the FAA, […]
National Gay Pilots Association executive director killed in crash
The executive director of the National Gay Pilots Association, Steven Moore, was killed Monday, Oct. 27, in a crash of his Mooney near Boulder, Colo. According to a report in The Denver Post, the crash happened about 7:30 a.m. north of the airport. Fire and law enforcement crews were on scene about 8 a.m. The […]