The inaugural Virtual IA Renewal Series event in January 2021 had nearly 1,500 attendees via virtual connection. This was the largest IA Seminar ever held and included participants from all over the world, according to company officials.
Briefings
Sentimental Journey offers scholarship
Deadline is May 15 for the scholarship, which is open to high school students in Pennsylvania who are interested in learning to fly.
The Wrong Stuff
A flight to impress a girl quickly goes wrong when the “calm, collected young aviator soon turned into a screaming little man filled with panic.” The good news? He saved the day and even got a second date.
New Piper service center at KAPA
KCAC Aviation, which has been a Piper dealer since 1966, has appointed Arapahoe Aero in Englewood, Colorado, as a Piper Factory Authorized Satellite Service Center for Colorado and western Kansas.
Airline History Museum fighting for its life
The museum, which has been at the airport since 1986, has filed a lawsuit against Signature Flight Support, which is trying to close the museum. A petition at Change.org is asking supporters to help increase awareness of the situation.
FAA updates bank of sample test questions
The bank of sample Airman Knowledge Test Questions is being updated March 29, 2021.
100 years and counting…
Almost 100 years old, Alice Griffin is a long-term volunteer at the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio. Over the past 20 years, she’s donated more than 2,000 hours of volunteer time at the hall of fame, in addition to other volunteer work she has done in the Dayton community.
Textron launches eighth Special Olympics Airlift
Textron Aviation has put out a call for aircraft owners to transport athletes and coaches to the Special Olympics in 2022 in Orlando, Florida.
Gulf Avionics finds new home at KERV
The company plans to create 50 new jobs at its new headquarters at Kerrville/Kerr County Airport in the Texas Hill Country.