For the first time ever, the hometown of the Wright brothers will host the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) General Conference in 2023.
Pilots
Picture of the Day: A late afternoon flight in a Lake
Geremy Kornreich submitted this photo with a note: “A Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer takes off for a late afternoon flight from South Lakeland Airport (X49) in Florida.”
Max Biegert: Runways and railroads
While chatting with the folks working on B-17 firebombers at the Mesa, Arizona, airport on a brisk winter day in 1980, someone said I needed to meet Max Biegert, the man responsible for getting the B-17F registered N17W out of a city park in Arkansas and returning it to flight as a large sprayer and air tanker. That B-17 now holds a place of honor in the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
Got some suggestions for the new home of the Reno Air Races?
“We’re looking for a new home for the National Championship Air Races and want ideas from our air race family and beyond to help make it possible,” Reno Air Race officials said.
President signs legislation to modernize NOTAM system
The new law requires the FAA to set up a task force made up of all representatives of the aviation industry, including general aviation, the review the NOTAM system. The agency is also required to implement a back-up system to deter another system-wide crash like the one that happened in January 2023.
Picture of the Day: Summer finally arrives in Alaska
David Baldwin submitted this photo and note: “Checking out all the colors that are popping up with summer finally here in Alaska over Cook Inlet in my Kitfox near Eklutna on Memorial Holiday weekend.”
SouthWings: Conservation through aviation
In 2022, volunteer pilots flew 102 flights for SouthWings. Flying with strangers over remote areas, these pilots absorb the fuel costs and their time. Why? Because they want to make a difference.
Museum plans fly-in barbecue
The annual Father’s Day weekend fly-in will include a BBQ lunch, the chance to see a student-built RV-12, and the re-emergence of the “Rob Holland Experience,” a virtual reality exhibit that allows you to see what it’s like to perform aerobatics from the view of air show star Rob Holland.
Airforms now offers baffles for all Cessna 152s
The new baffles, which have undergone individual PMA approval, can be purchased as standalone units or as a complete set, according to officials with McFarlane Aviation, Airforms parent company.