When you get right down to it, the airport manager slot is a service position, not all that different from the one a kid has when they get their first job working in the food service industry. But while the kid eats the food his restaurant serves, more often than not the airport manager does not utlilize the services their facility offers.
Aircraft
Win-win: Support youth aviation and get a chance to win a Cessna 150
Hamilton Soaring Club, a non-profit organization in Texas dedicated to fostering a passion for aviation among young people, is holding a special charity auction featuring a refurbished 1959 Cessna 150. All proceeds will go to the club.
Metro Aviation expands
Metro Aviation in Lafayette, Louisiana, has expanded, creating Metro Gulf, a new division that adds fixed-wing aircraft to the company’s list of completion services.
2025 FAR/AIM series starts shipping in July
The books, available in soft cover and as ebooks, are indexed and show clearly-marked changes since the last release for quick reference, according to ASA officials.
Picture of the Day: It never gets old
David Summer submitted this photo and note: “Sunrise over Central Indiana in a 1960 Piper Comanche PA-24-250. It never gets old.”
The Maine event: Flying off the water
Time spent with pilot John Hartz quickly reveals his preference for flying off the water and for doing it in Maine, a state with a heritage of seaplane flying.
The search for Amelia Earhart continues — in her hometown
The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum will host two free programs that bring experts in the search for Amelia’s plane to her Atchison, Kansas, hometown during the annual Amelia Earhart Festival.
Training cropdusters
Based at Cleveland Municipal Airport (KRNV), the Agricultural Aviation Operations Career Pathway Certification program prepares graduates to be hired by an aerial applicator business without incurring increased insurance costs, removing one of the largest hurdles for new ag pilots, according to university officials.
New Human Factors courses available for general aviation pilots
The courses, which are eligible for WINGS credit, focus on safety culture, human performance, communication, teamwork, situational awareness, decision-making, threat and error management, human information processing, and design and automation.