International Learn to Fly Day May 19

Janice Wood | Flight Training, General Aviation News | April 12, 2012

EAA’s third annual International Learn to Fly Day will be held Saturday, May 19.

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Ranger Antique Airfield slates fly-in

Janice Wood | Airshows & Fly-Ins, General Aviation News | April 12, 2012

The Ranger Antique Airfield Annual Fly-In and Airshow will be held May 25-26 at the airport in Ranger, Texas.

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Bank launches CAF credit card

Janice Wood | General Aviation News | April 12, 2012

USAA Bank now offers the Commemorative Air Force USAA Rewards World MasterCard credit card to help support the CAF’s community outreach programs and activities. USAA Bank makes a contribution to the CAF with every new account opened and each time card holders make an eligible purchase.

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SunState Aviation celebrates 10th anniversary

Janice Wood | General Aviation News | April 12, 2012

SunState Aviation at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida is celebrating its 10th anniversary in April with a new Tecnam P2006T multi-engine aircraft now available for training and new facility construction underway.

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WWII bomber crews at Fantasy of Flight

Janice Wood | General Aviation News | April 12, 2012

Everyone knows how World War II ended, but many people have never before heard personal, firsthand accounts of the men and women who lived through it. On Friday, April 13, and Saturday, April 14, Fantasy of Flight will continue its Legends & Legacies Symposium Series with “Unspoken Valor: The Bomber Crews of World War II.”

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Air race game released

Janice Wood | General Aviation News, Products | April 12, 2012

Aeroclub Airsports Croatia has released its AA-RACE game simulation for iOS and Android devices.

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Ohio professor to fly 1,670 miles to fund scholarship

Janice Wood | General Aviation News | April 11, 2012

This spring, two Piper J3 Cubs will set out on a journey to the place where aviation began. It will be the first flight to Wright Brothers Airport via all of Ohio’s 88 counties and will honor the 75th anniversary of the airplane that taught nearly a half-million pilots to fly.

Joe Murray, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) at Kent State University, will pilot a Piper J3 Cub while Ron Siwik, a former U.S. military flight surgeon who served in Vietnam, will join the flight piloting a second Piper Cub.

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Flying High Coffee awarded Wolf Aviation grant

Janice Wood | General Aviation News | April 11, 2012

Flying High Coffee, which donates a portion of its profits to general aviation non-profit organizations, has won a Wolf Aviation Fund grant.

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The Great Debate: Dangerous pilots

Janice Wood | General Aviation News | April 11, 2012

Air Facts’ John Zimmerman asks this question on his blog: What exactly does it mean to be an “unsafe” pilot? In particular, what is the single most dangerous personality trait in a pilot? Share your opinion and check out others here.

Flight Design reports a successful Sun ’n Fun

Janice Wood | Aircraft, Airshows & Fly-Ins, General Aviation News | April 11, 2012

Flight Design officials are pretty happy after Sun ’n Fun, reporting several sales, including a trend that could suggest anew avenue of growth for Light-Sport Aircraft.

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