On Feb. 4, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron will be hosting a free 45-minute webinar featuring Tuskegee Airmen USAF Colonels (ret) Harold Brown and Charles E. McGee. The webinar runs from 3-3:45 p.m. (Eastern time), with discussions centered around the question “Was The Movie Accurate?” referring to the new “Red Tails” movie […]
Pilots
The devil is in the details
A slightly different rudder leads a master restorer to a true aviation find By DAVID NIXON It has been said, “the devil is in the details.” This is especially so in aviation. Whether you are flying or fixing an airplane, the details matter. For an aircraft museum it is doubly important. The Western Antique Airplane […]
Medicals go paperless
Starting Oct. 1, all pilots will have to complete their applications for medicals online at FAA MedXPress.com. When MedXPress was introduced in 2007, it was the FAA’s intention to “eventually make the entire process paperless,” according to Federal Air Surgeon Fred Tilton. “We wanted to offer a transition time to give pilots the opportunity to […]
CAP takes part in Super Bowl airspace security exercise
Members of Civil Air Patrol’s Ohio and Indiana wings will take to the skies today, four days before the Super Bowl, as part of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region-1st Air Force’s exercise preparing fighters to protect the airspace around Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium, site of the football championship game. The NORAD […]
Ross Perot Jr., Senator West to speak at Texas Aviation Summit
There is a rich, century-old history of aviation in North Texas, and the future appears to be bright as a new strategic vision is expected to be finalized in early 2012 to advance general aviation and heliport resources in and around the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In addition to the draft vision and recommendations outlined in […]
DRE 8001 headset now with Bluetooth
Headsets Inc. has unveiled the new model DRE 8001 active noise reduction headset with Bluetooth. This new headset is made in America and integrates a new LYNX Bluetooth audio controller into the existing DRE 6001 headset, company officials said. The LYNX is a complete audio/comm/power controller providing Bluetooth, Hi-Fi amplification of audio input, rechargeable lithium-ion […]
Bringing out the big guns — with a smile
In North Platte, Nebraska, they celebrate NEBRASKAland Days in June. Driggs, Idaho, pulls out all the stops for Summerfest in July. In Johnstown, Pennsylvania, they mark the joys of summer with Thunder in the Valley, and Salley, South Carolina, hosts the Chitlin Strut in November. The point is this: Regardless of where you live, there […]
Upgrades continue at MAO
By BILL WALKER A growing list of improvements, a reputation for pilot friendly service, and competitive fuel prices are helping to make South Carolina’s Marion County Airport (MAO) a popular stopover for East Coast flyers. Airport manager Margaret Pittman notes the air field is in the second phase of a $500,000 project to upgrade infrastructure […]
Two aviation documentaries to air on PBS
Northeast Ohio filmmaker Adam White will have two of his documentary films air on Western Reserve PBS this week: “Red Tail Reborn — Special Edition” and “The Restorers — They Were All Volunteers.” “Red Tail Reborn — Special Edition” is the story of both the Tuskegee Airmen and of a group of airplane restorers who […]