Weather forecasters in the middle of the United States are making better local predictions for pilots thanks to an airborne sensor being tested by NASA’s Aviation Safety Program. Please share: Continue Reading →
Ralph Nelson dies
Posted on March 10th, 2006 by GAN Staff
Ralph Nelson, one of the founding members of the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) and a major influence in the development of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Air Safety Foundation, died Feb. 22 at the age of 71. Continue Reading →
Major improvements planned for California’s Flabob AIrport
Posted on March 10th, 2006 by GAN Staff
A multi-million-dollar project at Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif., will add new educational facilities, an aviation business park and a residential airpark to the historic airport. Continue Reading →
Ilovene Potter dies at 87
Posted on March 10th, 2006 by GAN Staff
Ilovene Potter, a distinguished Washington State pilot, died Feb. 14 at the age of 87. Continue Reading →
T211, T11 add BRS chutes
Posted on March 10th, 2006 by GAN Staff
Indus Aviation Inc. of Dallas, which produces the T211 Thorpedo and T11 Sky Skooter, has added parachute recovery systems from Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) to its models. Indus also will act as a dealer for BRS in India, supplying parachute... Continue Reading →
Victor Wokal dies at 92
Posted on March 10th, 2006 by GAN Staff
Victor Wokal of Glasgow, Mont., died Jan. 15. Known to a broad range of pilots simply as Vic, he started Wokal Flying Service at his native Bowman, N.D., in 1944 and bought the FBO at Glasgow in 1962, later moving... Continue Reading →
2005 a record year for Columbia
Posted on March 10th, 2006 by GAN Staff
2005 was a record-breaking year for Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corp., with deliveries of its 350 and 400 aircraft up 68%. Columbia delivered 115 planes in 2005, a year that officials are calling a “turning point” in the company’s history. Continue Reading →
New Sun ‘n Fun arrival procedures released
Posted on March 10th, 2006 by GAN Staff
You don’t want to use last year’s NOTAM when planning your flight into Sun ‘n Fun 2006. This year’s arrival procedures include some important changes. Continue Reading →
Mermaid earns S-LSA certificate
Posted on March 10th, 2006 by GAN Staff
The FAA has certified the factory-built Mermaid as a Special Light Sport Aircraft. The amphibious aircraft is built in the Czech Republic by Czech Aircraft Works of Stare Mesto, and distributed in the United States by Sport Aircraft Works of... Continue Reading →
WASP Ethel Finley dies at 85
Posted on March 10th, 2006 by GAN Staff
Ethel Meyer Finley, WASP class of 43-W-5, passed away Feb. 24 at her daughter’s home in New Jersey. She was 85. Continue Reading →
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