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NJ governor sets ‘Aviation Awareness Day’
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has issued a proclamation designating Sept. 29, as “Aviation Awareness Day,” to highlight the value of general aviation to the Garden State.
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World War II reenactment slated
The Collings Foundation is hosting a World War II reenactment and World War II veterans roundtable discussion Oct. 9-10 in Stow, Mass., with more than 150 reenactors representing several branches of Allied and Axis military. Fully restored military equipment of all kinds will be on display and participating in the living history event, including tanks, cannons, troop carriers, halftracks, aircraft and weapons.
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Homecoming for first Colonial Skimmer
John Staber, who spent 11 years painstakingly restoring the first Colonial Skimmer C-1, flew it to Sanford Regional Airport (SFM) in Maine earlier this month to show off the plane to her designer and builder, David B. Thurston, and to Jack Tarbox, who was chief engineer for Colonial Aircraft Corporation in Sanford. The plane was the prototype, or model, for the Colonial Skimmers and later Lake Amphibians. Check out the full story here. To read about the first flight in the restored craft, click here.
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More airports to get recovery act grants
The FAA recently selected five additional airport projects for funding, paid for with $9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds that became available because of low bids on airport projects nationwide.
Finding the grass in Mount Dora
It had to be here somewhere. I was hunting a small grass strip south of pretty Mount Dora, Florida, as my search for a retirement town continued. Aside from its growing reputation as a new Florida “cultural capital” and great weekend outing from Orlando, Mount Dora had two or three grass airstrips on its map.
Legislative confusion in Maine over ethanol and Mogas
Readers might have seen Maine’s Morning Sentinel report about the loss of mogas at the Norridgewock, Maine, airport (OWK). There was another airport in Maine that used to have mogas up until a couple of months ago, Sanford Regional (SFM), and the Lakeside Marina Seaplane Base in East Winthrop advertises mogas, but it now has ethanol in it. Continue Reading »
The new voting block in town
Traditionally, aviation enthusiasts are an ignored minority population. That’s certainly true when election time rolls around. Politicians rarely show up at the airport trolling for votes, Continue Reading »
What’s that name again?
Pilots complained for decades that the industry “did nothing” to promote and explain General Aviation to the public.
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Our first torch-bearer
Last summer, I made a long-delayed trip seeking history and insight. In my research to document general aviation’s efforts to explain itself, I returned to sacred ground — the Piper factory in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. Continue Reading »
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16,000 miles and counting
The Flight for the Human Spirit touched down at Henderson Executive Airport in Nevada Saturday, Aug. 14, marking the end of a long and bumpy flight day over Arizona and Southern Nevada. “I had winds that stayed with me just before Flagstaff that bounced me pretty good,” said pilot Michael Combs.
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General Aviation Airport Coalition launches petition against $100 fee
The General Aviation Airport Coalition has initiated a petition on the White House website that, if signed by 25,000 people or more by May 16, 2012, will elicit...
Air Racers 3D soars into select IMAX theaters
Air Racers 3D, the first IMAX movie devoted to the Reno Air Races, is rolling out across the country at select IMAX theaters, including the Naval Aviation Mus...
User fees…Only 3,035 against?
Really? Are there only 3,035 general aviators out there who are against paying a $100 per flight user fee? Click here to sign the petition. If you’re not a...
Pilot suffers in-flight incapacitation
This May 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn fro...
Pilot with Alzheimer's crashes
This May 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn fro...
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