HUTCHINSON, Kansas — The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center’s annual end-of-summer fundraising event is celebrating its second year on Aug. 24. The Cosmosphere will welcome Apollo astronauts Buzz Aldrin (Apollo XI, Gemini XII), Walt Cunningham (Apollo VII), Joe Engle (Backup LM Pilot for Apollo XIV, STS-51I), Richard Gordon (Apollo XII, Gemini XI) and Fred Haise […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Final figures released for AirVenture
OSHKOSH — More than 500,000 people attended last week’s AirVenture, according to officials with the Experimental Aircraft Association. That’s about the same as last year, officials note. “First, it was a safe AirVenture, which is always our top priority, plus we were blessed with a week of nearly perfect weather,” noted EAA Chairman Jack Pelton. […]
Emberland honored as AirVenture controller of the year
OSHKOSH – Each year, the team of volunteer air traffic controllers who work throughout the week of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh nominate one of their peers to be the recipient of the AirVenture Controller of the Year Award. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association congratulates NATCA member Greg Emberland on receiving this prestigious award. “It’s an […]
NC EAA chapter to host B-17
SALISBURY, N.C. — The Rowan Area Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1083 has been chosen to host the EAA’s Restored B-17 “Aluminum Overcast” for its visit at the Rowan County Airport (RUQ) from Nov. 4-8. This November the skies above Rowan County will be the extended operating area for the restored World War II era bomber. […]
Bahamas resort slates invitational fly-in
Schooner Bay Harbour Village will host its First Annual Invitational Fly-In and South Abaco Discovery Weekend on Aug. 23-25. “We are honored to have this event hosted by Schooner Bay Harbour Village, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, The Bahamas Out Island Promotion Board, and Cherokee Aviation (FBO),” said Kurt Ave, event organizer. Participants will fly into […]
Final pancake breakfast at SKY
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 50 will host its 17th and final Annual Fly-In Pancake Breakfast at Griffing-Sandusky Airport (SKY) on Aug. 11. Since 1937, The Griffing family has owned and operated SKY. They have provided international services to the North Coast of Ohio, including mail, freight, and passenger service to the Lake Erie Islands and […]
GRT Avionics sponsors ‘world’s smallest jet’
GRT Avionics now sponsors Lewis & Clark Performance, featuring the “World’s Smallest Jet” Airshow and the FLS Microjet. “GRT avionics systems provide our FLS Microjet with one of the most advanced cockpits ever developed in the experimental aviation industry,” said Microjet builder and pilot Justin Lewis. “I chose the GRT Horizon EFIS system when I […]
Scheyden debuts new watch line at Oshkosh
OSHKOSH — Scheyden launched its True Aviator watch series this week at AirVenture with the introduction of its first model, Steam Gauge. The True Aviator Steam Gauge, with a standard price of $2,992, offers an Aide Memoire Bi-Directional ATIS Bezel as a paperless reminder of the Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS) recordings. The lower gauge […]
SocialFlight tops 20,000 users, adds ambassador program
OSHKOSH, Wisc. – Launched just one year ago, SocialFlight has signed up more than 20,000 users. SocialFlight, for those unaware, is a robust calendar of aviation events. “We’ve logged more than 4,000 events in 2013 alone,” reports SocialFlight founder Jeff Simon. “In fact, we’ve heard of events being created because of SocialFlight.” New at AirVenture […]