DENVER, Colo. – MyGoFlight has become a corporate sponsor of the IMC Cub. MyGoFlight will provide its iPad products for use in awards given by the IMC Club to pilots achieving national recognition on their instrument flying. Please share: Continue Reading →
Airworthy Autogas to produce unleaded gasoline for aviation
Posted on May 22nd, 2013 by Ben Sclair
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Airworthy AutoGas, LLC will produce and distribute Airworthy AutoGas, a high purity, low vapor pressure, ethanol-free, 93 octane, premium unleaded automotive gasoline, beginning in the Fall of 2013. Continue Reading →
PilotMall.com moves HQ, operations to Lakeland full-time
Posted on May 22nd, 2013 by Ben Sclair
LAKELAND, Fla. – Online pilot supply retailer PilotMall.com is relocating its operations to the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL), on the SUN ’n FUN campus. “Pilot Mall has been a major SUN ’n FUN sponsor for years. We established our new Aviation Superstore... Continue Reading →
‘Airpark’ aims to connect kids with aviators
Posted on May 22nd, 2013 by Ben Sclair
Getting the next generation of aviators inspired to fly and out to the airport is the focus of Tony Pfau, Stephen McKissen and a group of student filmmakers. “The show will be a family oriented TV show to attract youth to aviation,”... Continue Reading →
X-47B carrier ops video
Posted on May 22nd, 2013 by Ben Sclair
The Navy just made the first catapult launch of an unmanned X-47B from a carrier at sea; then did a touch-and-go on the deck a few days later (May 14 and 17). Frederick A. Johnsen of Airailimages.com put together a short video using U.S. Navy imagery. Continue Reading →
Drones used to save rhinos
Posted on May 22nd, 2013 by Ben Sclair
Rhino poaching is a big deal in Africa. Drones are a big (and getting bigger) deal everywhere. Anton Kieser is using helicopter drones to try to save the African rhino from poachers. Continue Reading →
OKC tornado fund to assist aviation community victims
Posted on May 22nd, 2013 by Todd Huvard
In the face of a frightening afternoon across the Oklahoma City region, while a massive killer tornado was ripping through their homes, the folks at AIC Title Service were continuing to solve problems for aircraft owners that were depending on... Continue Reading →
Virginia meets goal of 100% participation in AOPA’s Airport Support Network
Posted on May 21st, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
The Commonwealth of Virginia has become the first state in the nation to have 100% participation in the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Airport Support Network (ASN), a program that encourages volunteers to act as liaisons between local communities,... Continue Reading →
Friends, volunteers hope to recover B-25 from Alaska sandbar
Posted on May 21st, 2013 by Ben Sclair
Patrick Mihalek and Todd Trainor, long-time friends, and a handful of volunteers will be in Alaska next month to prepare a 70-year-old North American B-25J Mitchell for rescue. The B-25, nicknamed “Sandbar Mitchell” sits on a sandbar in the Tanana River... Continue Reading →
Who turned out the lights?
Posted on May 21st, 2013 by Ben Sclair
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Mylar balloons stuck in power lines caused a power outage for 5,800 north Idaho Falls residents, including all of us in the AeroMark hangar, home to the 3rd annual Idaho Aviation Expo. Everyone took the power outage in stride and... Continue Reading →
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