The Experimental Aircraft Association has a slate of free webinars in February and March designed to get general aviation pilots ready for flying season.
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New terminal at Purdue University Airport to be named for Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart’s connection to Purdue University will be recognized by naming the new terminal at Purdue University Airport after the famous flyer.
South Florida Business Aviation Association raises more than $50,000 for scholarships and charity
The funds, raised through the association’s annual Charity Golf Classic in Palm Beach Garden, go towards multiple student scholarships, as well as the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Angel Flight Southeast.
Picture of the Day: Two T-6s
Kevin Cotter submitted this photo and note: “Two T-6s.”
KAUS first airport in nation to get advanced tower simulator
The FAA reports that Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS) in Texas is the first air traffic control tower in the nation to receive the new modernized Tower Simulation System, which is used for controller training on airport operations.
Stubbs Aviation Advisors launches
Nel Stubbs, an expert on aviation taxes and corporate aviation business structures, is launching a new consulting and advisory business to assist aircraft owners and flight departments.
Signature opens new facility at KEYW
The new 4,500-square-foot terminal adds 3,300 square feet of additional space compared to Signature’s previous facility, company officials noted.
Instructional flight ends in fatalities
The pilots’ exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while practicing maneuvers during an instructional flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a loss of airplane control.
Picture of the Day: Call 911
David Baldwin submitted this photo with a note: “I stepped out of our hangar to head home and was startled to see this! For a split second I thought a hangar was on fire, but turned out it was the setting sunset shining through the heater exhaust fumes boiling up.”