Flight Prep, which has received a patent for its online flight planning tool, has granted a temporary license to RunwayFinder.com while the two companies try to iron out their legal dispute. When Flight Prep filed a lawsuit against RunwayFinder.com for using the technology without a license, the website’s developer, Dave Parsons, said the action would […]
Women in Aviation honored at Kitty Hawk
Women in Aviation will be honored by the First Flight Society by dedicating one of the pillars in the Century of Flight Monument in Kitty Hawk, N.C., to Women in Aviation. This dedication will take place during this year’s commemoration of the Wright brothers’ first flight. “This is an incredible honor for women pioneers throughout […]
FAA provides guidance on restricted areas
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently received guidance from the FAA’s Office of Chief Counsel concerning VFR operations in Restricted airspace. While reviewing an article for inclusion in its online library, members of SAFE’s Library Editorial Review Committee raised a question: “Is a clearance in fact required to fly through a Restricted […]
Holiday spirit
Rick Rademacher, who has been a pilot for more than 40 years, is the longtime proprietor of a computer store called The Hackerey in Urbana, Ohio. This year he decided to combine business with pleasure when putting up his Christmas decorations, decorating a Kolb draped with flashing LED Christmas lights and synced with an audio […]
Santa visits GMU
There was a special visitor at last Saturday’s open house at South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU): Santa. Santa greeted kids at the free event, which included tours of aircraft maintenance facilities, hangars, airplanes, fuel provider facilities and the airport’s control tower. The open house also included static displays, while Discovery Flights in an LSA […]
Sporty’s battles student dropout rate
Sporty’s Academy, the educational arm of Sporty’s Pilot Shop, recently participated in AOPA’s Flight Training Summit that focused on retaining more student pilots. One significant finding from AOPA’s research study was that fully two-thirds of student pilots describe their motivation for beginning flight training as primarily recreational. Recognizing this fact, Sporty’s Academy, which conducts flight […]
Wireless Weighing Kits available at Aircraft Spruce
Now available at Aircraft Spruce is the Aircraft Wireless Weighing Kit, a portable weighing device for small- to medium-sized aircraft. The kit obtains weight from three points under the aircraft to properly determine CG ratios. Wireless range is 50 feet, and an AC adapter is included with the unit. The aircraft wireless weighing kit features […]
Volunteers of the Year awarded at Air Zoo
The Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich., recently honored volunteers Alan Wright, Larry Rolfe and Ryan Knapp with the Volunteer of the Year Award. Wright and Rolfe received the award in the adult category, while Knapp took the honor in the youth category. “All three volunteers exemplify the essence of volunteerism,” said Tamra Stafford, Air Zoo […]
Recreational Aviation Foundation puts out ‘Help Wanted’ sign
The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF), headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, has launched a search for the organization’s first executive director. The RAF’s mission is to keep the legacy of recreational aviation strong by preserving, maintaining and creating public use recreational and backcountry airstrips nationwide. “This is our next logical step,” said John McKenna, president. “The organization […]