By Lindy Kirkland, President, The Air Care Alliance First, let me say a big thank you for helping make the Volunteer Pilot Safety Stand Down (Sit up?) a big success. All the comments I heard from pilots attending were very... Continue Reading →
CubCrafters dealership opens in Australia
Posted on March 28th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
With the recent establishment of Cub Aircraft Australia Pty. Ltd, CubCrafters has extended its distribution network to Australia. Cub Aircraft Australia has just completed building a hanger at Tyabb Airport, about 40 miles southeast of Melbourne, Victoria. They recently received... Continue Reading →
NASA to discuss Laminar Airflow research
Posted on March 28th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
On Wednesday, March 30, NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center will host an hour-long web chat on achieving laminar or smooth airflow over an aircraft surfaces. The chat will feature NASA Dryden aerospace engineer Ethan Baumann. The latest in a series... Continue Reading →
Rosie the Riveter — The Musical
Posted on March 28th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
SEATTLE — Boeing Field’s Museum of Flight will play host for a new musical, “Rosie the Riveter,” on April 23 at 2 p.m. The show, produced by Seattle’s 5th Avenue Adventure Musical Theatre Touring Company, tells the story of the... Continue Reading →
Gunter Hemmel and Garmin honored by AEA
Posted on March 27th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
Gunter Hemmel of Avionik Straubing GmbH, was named the AEA Member of the Year, and Garmin, was chosen the AEA Associate Member of the Year. Both were presented awards at the AEA Annual Awards Luncheon on March 24. The AEA... Continue Reading →
Elektra One makes first flight
Posted on March 27th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
The Elektra One, developed by Calin Gologan, CEO of PC-Aero, made it’s first flight (see YouTube video) on Saturday, March 19 at the Augsburg, Germany airport, piloted by test pilot Jon Karkow. On March 23, Norbert Lorenzen piloted the Elektra... Continue Reading →
F-100 will join Collings Foundation collection
Posted on March 27th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
An F-100F Super Sabre will join the Collings Foundation’s Vietnam Memorial Flight on Tuesday, March 29, in honor of Vietnam War Hero and Medal of Honor recipient Col. Bud Day, MISTY pilots and all Vietnam Veterans. Medal of Honor recipients,... Continue Reading →
Tuskegee Airmen present student essay awards at Fantasy of Flight
Posted on March 27th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
POLK CITY, Fla. — Several Polk County and Tampa area students in elementary through high school gathered on Friday, March 25 at Fantasy of Flight to receive awards from true aviation heroes of World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen. Last... Continue Reading →
Recreational student pilot solos at Sporty’s
Posted on February 10th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
Ken Marshall soloed on January 9, 2011 on his way to earning a Recreational pilot certificate at Sporty’s Academy at Clermont County Airport in Batavia, Ohio. Anyone interested in more information about learning to fly may visit www.sportysacademy.com or call... Continue Reading →
Gweduck: The experimental dream machine
Posted on December 16th, 2010 by Meg Godlewski
If you are not from the Pacific Northwest the term Geoduck — pronounced “Gooey duck” — probably conjures up an image of a mallard in molasses. Actually, it’s a form of shellfish native to Washington state. Recently, the term became... Continue Reading →
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