In a special report in AOPA’s Aviation eBrief, AOPA President Craig Fuller urges general aviation pilots to get involved in this year’s elections, saying “With a presidential election on the horizon, this is a big year for every American, but perhaps even more so for members of the general aviation community.” “The public servants we […]
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New chairman of Sun ’n Fun named
Following the retirement of long-time Sun ’n Fun chairman Bill Eickhoff, the Sun ’n Fun board of directors has elected Bob Knight, president of Knight Industrial Equipment of Lakeland, Fla., as the new chairman. Eickhoff served as chairman for the past 28 years at Sun ’n Fun. Knight assumes the chairmanship after serving on the […]
RAF adds four state liaisons
The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has added four state liaisons to its rolls: Lloyd Babcock of Pennsylvania, Rick Lach of California, Brad Frederick of Michigan, and Alan Cossitt of Oregon. Each is tasked with fulfilling the RAFs nationwide campaign to create, maintain, and preserve backcountry airstrips. “What that meant for Lloyd, Alan, Rick and, Brad […]
BLM: ‘We had no idea recreational aviation even existed’
The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) is calling on all pilots to write to the Colorado River Valley field office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to impress upon field officer managers how important back country airstrips are to all pilots. RAF organizers impress the need for all general aviation pilots (not just those in […]
PAMA newsletter to appear in General Aviation News
Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) newsletter content will now be a monthly feature in General Aviation News (GAN). The PAMA generated content will appear in the second issue each month and will serve as the primary print communication vehicle between the association and its current and potential members. All active members of PAMA will receive, […]
Self serve fuel at Payette
Payette Airport (S75 – Idaho) has a self service fuel system now in operation as reported in the December issue of The Flyline (the official newsletter of the Idaho Aviation Association). Of note: both 100LL and 91 Octane Mo-Gas is available. The association is also encouraging mo-gas users to download and fill out Idaho Form […]
CPA November/December newsletter online
The newsletter for the California Pilots Association is online and available for download here.
Airports win environmental awards
Albuquerque International Sunport, Aéroports de Montréal, Vancouver International Airport, and the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest Program (which is comprised of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Portland International Airport, and Spokane International Airport) have been selected as winners of Airports Council International–North America’s (ACI-NA) 2011 Environmental Achievement Awards. “Airports remain focused on better understanding and mitigating impacts to […]
CALPILOTS newsletter available
The California Pilots Association [CALPILOTS] has made available their September-October 2011 newsletter via PDF download.