Chapel Hill, N.C. — New Able Flight pilots, Chris Spaur of California and Heather Schultz of New Jersey, will get their wings in a ceremony at EAA AirVenture at 10:30 am on Wednesday, July 28 in AeroShell Square. During June... Continue Reading →
NBAA gets Aviation Hall of Fame award
Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Charles Spence
National Business Aircraft Association received the Aviation Hall of Fame Milton Caniff ‘Spirit of Flight’ award in recognition of the group’s “significant contribution to America’s aviation heritage.” The award was presented at the annual induction ceremonies held at Dayton, Ohio.... Continue Reading →
SAFE Offers Opportunity to Test Fly Redbird Simulator
Posted on July 20th, 2010 by Ben Sclair
In partnership with Redbird Flight Simulations, the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) will have a desktop flight simulator available to test fly at its AirVenture booth (#421). Aviation educators are encouraged to explore the capabilities of the Redbird... Continue Reading →
CPA launches new website, new newsletter
Posted on July 20th, 2010 by Ben Sclair
The California Pilots Association has launched a new website at www.calpilots.org. You can also access their latest (July/August 2010) newsletter or their archives. Continue Reading →
Name that Lyons painting at AirVenture
Posted on July 19th, 2010 by Ben Sclair
LAKELAND, Fla. – Aviation artist Sam Lyons latest work features a Cub on floats in a tropical setting. Its title will be determined by a “Name the Painting” contest to be held at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, July 26 through August... Continue Reading →
Tenn. educator wins Crossfield Teacher of the Year Award
Posted on July 15th, 2010 by Ben Sclair
Lt. Col Bill Powley, a retired Air Force officer and mentor to thousands of Air Force Junior ROTC cadets, has been named winner of the 24th annual A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award. Powley will receive... Continue Reading →
1/4-scale flying boat replica at Florida Air Museum
Posted on July 15th, 2010 by Ben Sclair
A 1/4-scale replica of the Benoist XIV Flying Boat circa 1914 will debut at the Florida Air Museum at SUN ‘n FUN on Sunday, July 18. The replica comes to being from a partnership between the Florida Air Museum and... Continue Reading →
Yaeger to speak at Ft. Worth Museum
Posted on July 8th, 2010 by Ben Sclair
General Chuck Yaeger will share his many exploits at a Sunday, July 25 event at the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Seating is limited for the 2:30 pm event, but it is open to members ($30)... Continue Reading →
Azimut team to reaches U.S. soil
Posted on May 12th, 2010 by Ben Sclair
The Azimut270 team, flying two nearly identical CTs, is scheduled to arrive in Opa Locka, Florida on Thursday, May 13 at 3 pm local. As of Tuesday, they were in “Guadaloupe and will be heading to Provo, Turks and Caicos... Continue Reading →
More memories from ‘Nine Lives’
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by Dave Sclair
Recently I’ve been reading a book by Malvern (Mal) Gross titled “Nine Lives – Adventures of a Lucky Pilot.” (See the first part of the review here.) Gross started his career as a CPA and during his many years he... Continue Reading →
Social Flight Calendar