Chris Priaulx submitted this photo and note: “Resting easy at Wendover Airport (KENV) in Utah.
Airport holds first fly-in in 22 years
For the first time since 2001, Safford Regional Airport (KSAD) in Arizona, hosted a fly-in and Air Fair for the community — and it was an “overwhelming success,” according to airport officials.
GA volunteers get to work at 1U1
When the president of the Recreational Aviation Foundation learned that there was a volunteer opportunity that he and his fellow pilots were uniquely suited to help with at the Moose Creek USFS Airport (1U1) in Idaho, he jumped at the opportunity, according to officials with the U.S. Forest Service.
Colorado community college to open A&P school in 2026
Aims Community College is set to open a new Aircraft Maintenance Training Center at KFNL along with the launch of an Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic (A&P) degree program in January 2026.
GA advocate flies west
Selena Shilad, the executive director of the Alliance for Aviation Across America, died Nov. 24, 2023, following a brief illness. She was 45.
Picture of the Day: Winter maintenance
John Schmidt submitted this photo and note: “Commemorative Air Force members Ron Bombeck, crew chief Dan Bombeck, and pilot Jeff Knutson inspect the Pratt and Whitney R-985 on the nose of the Minnesota Wing’s Oshkosh-award-winning BT-13 in the hangar at South St. Paul Airport (KSGS). Winter maintenance has begun, and it’s an excellent time to see the warbirds, with inspection panels off, as crews of volunteers prepare the airplanes for another air show season.”
GAN columnist launches new social media site
Jamie Beckett, General Aviation News’ Politics for Pilots columnist, has partnered with DPE Pat Brown on Mad Props Aero, a website “designed to educate, entertain, and inspire people of all ages and experience levels who harbor an interest in aviation.”
UCA Aviation Academy ready to take flight at KCXW
The University of Central Arkansas, in partnership with the city of Conway, Arkansas, and Conway Regional Airport (KCXW), will open the new UCA Aviation Academy in the spring of 2024. The program will be open to anyone 17 or older, whether they are a student at the university or not.
NTSB summit focuses on pilot mental health
“Everyone should feel safe speaking up, getting the mental health care they need, regardless of their profession. Aviation should be no different, and yet it is different,” said NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy. “Current federal rules incentivize people to either lie about their needs or avoid seeking help in the first place — and that’s not safe for anyone.”