The City of Tehachapi has approved the building of a motel in the airport’s safety zone. Airport hangar owners, led by Ken Hetge, have filed an appeal. Thanks to California Pilots Association and Mitch Latting for bring this to our attention. Please... Continue Reading →
Embry-Riddle to test precision landing approaches for GA airports
Posted on October 31st, 2012 by Janice Wood
A team of researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has received funding for a project to assess the performance of pilots when they land small airplanes at general aviation airports using an approach normally employed at airports with longer runways. The... Continue Reading →
General aviation expansion planned at CRW
Posted on October 30th, 2012 by Janice Wood
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An eight-space T-hangar and two corporate aircraft hangars are being planned by Executive Air, the operator of Yeager Airport’s general aviation facility. According to a report in The Charleston Gazette, more than 35 general aviation aircraft are... Continue Reading →
Online calculator sums up aviation benefits in Washington
Posted on October 25th, 2012 by Janice Wood
A new online tool is designed to help decision makers at the airports in Washington state make more strategic investment choices to support local communities and the state’s economy. The Aviation Economic Calculator allows decision makers to estimate how changes... Continue Reading →
New general aviation airport opens in Kansas
Posted on October 24th, 2012 by Janice Wood
A new general aviation airport has opened in Kansas. Rooks County Regional Airport (RCP) was dedicated Sept. 29, according to a post at NBAA.org. The $6 million project, funded in part by an FAA Airport Improvement Program grant, involved constructing... Continue Reading →
AWOS intalled at 38S
Posted on October 23rd, 2012 by Janice Wood
Belfort Instrument Co., a meteorological sensor and meteorological system manufacturer, has installed its AWOS AV at the Deer Lodge City-County Airport (38S), in Deer Lodge, Montana. Continue Reading →
Contract awarded for runway work at VNY
Posted on October 16th, 2012 by Janice Wood
VAN NUYS, Calif. — A $13.9 million contract to rehabilitate the main runway at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) in Southern California has been approved by the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners. Continue Reading →
Pearson pilots upset by airspace changes
Posted on October 15th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
“That’s not going to work for us.” That’s the gist of the message pilots at Pearson Field Airport (VUO) in Vancouver, Wash., had for the FAA when they learned of the agency’s plan for procedural changes at the airport. Continue Reading →
Compatible use
Posted on October 9th, 2012 by Ben Sclair
Recently my wife, kids, Mom and I all flew to Des Moines, Iowa, for the wedding of one of my cousins. While in Des Moines, we drove east to Newton to see where my Mom grew up. On our way... Continue Reading →
Speer named Tennesee Airport Manager of the Year
Posted on October 7th, 2012 by Janice Wood
At the annual Tennessee Airports Conference, held Aug. 22-24 in Nashville, Jo Ann Speer, from Everett Stewart Regional Airport (UCY) in Union City won Airport Manager of the Year. Continue Reading →
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