The General Aviation (GA) Caucus in the Senate, co-chaired by Sens. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), has reached 17 members, according to officials with the National Business Aviation Association. The most recent member to join is Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the ranking member on...
RECORD-SETTER: A single example of the R-7 was built for the New York Times. Flown by Curtiss pilot Victor Carlstrom, it attempted a non-stop flight from Chicago to New York City. The flight ended just short of the half-way point, but still set a new U.S. distance record of 425 miles. The Curtiss Jenny...
The FAA is proposing a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Piper PA-28, -32 and -44 series airplanes that would require an inspection of the control wheel shaft for both the pilot and copilot sides and, if necessary, replacement of the control wheel shaft. FAA officials estimate the AD could affect...
Services were held Nov. 1 for June Maule, the matriarch of Maule Air, Inc., who died Oct. 29, following a brief illness. She was 92 years old. “The same day we also lost her son Gary, at age 57, from leukemia,” said an e-mail sent out by the Maule family. “They were very close in life...
The latest e-news from Courtesy Aircraft Sales in Rockford, Ill., contains a fun list of “Rules of the Air for Pilots we thought our readers would enjoy as well: 1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory. 2. If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick...
At this summer’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Germany’s Calin Gologan introduced his new E-Plane line of electric powered aircrafts: the Elektra One (one-seater), Elektra Two (two-seater) and Elektra Four (four-seater). Just recently Gologan revealed that the molds of the fuselage and wings of...
Newcastle, WA—Study and preparation for FAA Knowledge Exams just became much more portable and is now as close as your iPhone. ASA’s new iPhone app, Prepware Private Pilot is a comprehensive preparation, study and test tool for the Private Pilot FAA Knowledge Exam. With more than 1,000 questions...
Terry Fowler, the co-chair of Sun ‘n Fun Radio at the annual Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In each spring at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Florida, died Oct. 24 after a battle with leukemia. He was 50 years old. Fowler was diagnosed on opening day of Sun ‘n Fun 2009. According to his wife,...
Eight CFIs achieved or renewed their Master Instructor accreditations in October. The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA and industry that is earned by a candidate through a process of continuing professional activity and peer review. Like a flight instructor...
What’s better than having Flight Guide airport data in your cockpit? How about Flight Guide airport data and IFR approach plates integrated with each airport? Introducing Flight Guide eBooks now with IFR PilotPlates. Flight Guide eBooks display airport diagrams, airspace graphics, fuel prices,...
Study and preparation for FAA Knowledge Exams is now as close as your iPhone. ASA’s new iPhone app, Prepware Private Pilot, is a preparation, study and test tool for the Private Pilot FAA Knowledge Exam. With more than 1,000 questions, answers and explanations, the application allows you to study...
By J. DOUGLAS HINTON, For General Aviation News The 2009 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention held last month in Orlando, Florida, might best be characterized as a mixed bag of gloom and hope. First day registrations were down 22% from last year, there were lots of empty display...
Cessna Aircraft Co. is recruiting Citation owners to help transport more than 2,000 athletes and coaches from across the nation to the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games in Lincoln, Neb. Corporations and individual Citation owners and operators throughout the United States are needed to donate...
Oregon’s Troutdale Airport recently got some positive press in the local newspaper, The Gresham Outlook. The story details the airport’s successes, noting there’s “considerably more to the facility near the mouth of the Sandy River than meets the eye.” The story notes ...
The pros and cons of using ethanol blends in light aircraft may seem like a new issue, but this article that appeared in the June 1935 issue of “Popular Aviation” expresses many of the same concerns shared by your bloggers. While we are not categorically in opposition to ethanol’s...
The producers of The Aviators, a new television series, have released the first preview of the show at TheAviators.TV. The preview features footage obtained at EAA’s AirVenture, including the A380 and a segment on Icon Aircraft’s A5.... read the rest of The Aviators preview released (211...
Pilot surplus…pilot shortage. It’s a delicate balancing act between the aviation industry and flight training academies throughout the United States — a balancing act that was the center of discussion at Delta Connection Academy’s recent pilot summi at the academy’s headquarters in Sanford...
Wolcott & Associates, a CPA firm with a practice dedicated to the aviation industry, has released several aviation tax reports, including “Income Taxes for Aircraft Used in Business” and “Personal Use of Company Aircraft.” ... read the rest of Aviation tax reports available...
Mooney Airplane Company is offering special incentives on inventory aircraft at the AOPA Aviation Summit, which kicks off Nov. 5. Incentives include an interest rate as low as 2.99% for the first 48 months of financing based on qualification. This rate makes it possible to enjoy lower monthly payments...
NavPad 8X AirGator has introduced the latest additions to its NAVPad family of electronic flight bags (EFBs), the NAVPad 8X and 10X, which utilize the newest high performance, low power consumption Intel ATOM processor at 1.6GHz — up to three times faster than the previous generation of NAVPads with...
Registration is now open online for the Aircraft Electronics Association 2010 Convention in Orlando from April 7-10 at the Gaylord Palms. Early bird registration discounts are available until Dec. 31. Association officials also revealed the dates for the annual convention through 2016: • 2011: Reno...
Chris McConnell and Chris Palmer brought the Grimes Flying Lab to Oshkosh for the first time this summer. There are certain businesses that are synonymous with particular towns: Cessna in Wichita; Lockheed in Sunnyvale; and Grimes Manufacturing Co. in Urbana, Ohio. The icon of Grimes, now part of Honeywell...
SPLOG By DAN JOHNSON It begins! The long-awaited arrival of Cessna into the ranks of Special Light Sport Aircraft has begun, with the first Shenyang-produced SkyCatcher arriving in Wichita. The company reports taking more than 1,000 orders. At Oshkosh 2009, company officials said production would commence...
In August 1927, just months after his heroic solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, Charles Lindbergh landed on a dusty strip of land along a bend in the Missouri River, dedicating one of the nation’s great inner city airports and officially launching Kansas City’s aviation industry into the national...
The next national PrayerFlight will be held over Thanksgiving weekend. PrayerFlight coordinates GA pilots and aircraft owners with volunteers who pray over cities and states. The organization’s board hopes to complete two national PrayerFlight events each year, with the primary focus being the...
Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) has kicked off a limited time special offer on engines purchased during the week of the 2009 AOPA Aviation Summit in Tampa, Florida. The summit begins Nov. 5 and closes Nov. 7. While the order period is brief, anyone in the market for a factory-new or factory-rebuilt...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The board of directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has elected Robert Wilson, president of Honeywell Business and General Aviation, as GAMA’s chairman for 2010. Wilson previously served as GAMA’s vice chairman and chairman of GAMA’s Technical Policy...
Quest Aircraft Co. recently received Canadian type certification for the Quest Kodiak. This follows the receipt of type certification from Papua New Guinea and type acceptance certification from Indonesia in June. ... read the rest of Kodiak receives additional certifications (256 words)
Tony Erickson, 17-year employee of Oregon Aero, Inc., has been named the company’s Chief Operating Officer. As COO, he will manage Oregon Aero’s daily operations. “Tony brings to the COO position a deep and thorough understanding of the principles and objectives of Oregon Aero,”...
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has awarded its Seventh Annual Combs Gates Award to author and historian Sarah Bryn Rickman and her trilogy based on the Women Pilots of the Ferry Command. ... read the rest of Author’s focus on female flyers garners Combs Gates Award (291 words)
