The ninth annual Maule and All Fly-In brought a record number of airplanes to Maule Aircraft’s factory at Georgia’s Spence Airport.
Pilots
Volunteer pilots fly nearly 1,000 endangered birds to new home
Volunteer pilots transported captive-bred masked bobwhite quail chicks to a wildlife refuge in Arizona in hopes that the endangered species can thrive once again.
NASA taps university students to research eliminating aircraft emissions
“Aviation of the future has to be climate friendly to keep the world flying, and a great way to do that is to allow tomorrow’s top minds to begin making contributions to these goals while still in school.”
Aviation Career Day planned at 3AU
The inaugural event is designed to showcase aviation and aviation careers to the next generation “and anyone else who may be interested,” according to airport officials.
Counting Zs…or maybe not
Being tired is nothing new for many of us. Being excessively tired may be a problem for many of us. As pilots, that lack of rest, or good productive sleep, is a real issue of concern.
FAA: 5G and aviation can ‘safely co-exist’
The FAA has released a Safety Alert showing examples of NOTAMs that will be released to identify areas were a radar altimeter may be unreliable because of 5G interference.
Helping those in need
The toy drive is just one example of the philanthropy of the Columbia Aviation Association, which is one of the “best-kept secrets” about the organization, according to officials.
Applications open for tailwheel scholarship
The $2,000 scholarship is for a tailwheel endorsement for a female pilot. Applications are due April 15, 2022.
Picture of the Day: Remembering and thankful
Travis Roberts submitted this photo and note: “My favorite place to be is flying a Quicksilver. This picture is of me flying the Quicksilver Super MXL owned by my late best friend, Bill Rohland, who passed away a few weeks later last October. I dearly miss him every day as he was the one who introduced me to ultralights.”