EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has named EAA Chairman Jack Pelton Chief Executive Officer. The CEO position is a paid position, although Pelton will continue as EAA’s volunteer Chairman of the Board while he is CEO. He will maintain residences in Oshkosh and his hometown of Wichita, Kansas. “Jack has […]
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AOPA AV8RS programs awards scholarships
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) AV8RS youth membership program has awarded four scholarships totaling more than $22,000 to teens who are pursuing flight training in high school and college. This year’s scholarship program was funded through the AOPA Foundation, a non-profit organization, and made possible by the Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust. The winners […]
Documents, video available from NTSB forum on Loss of Control in GA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board has released the public docket associated with its Oct. 14 forum, Humans and Hardware: Preventing General Aviation Inflight Loss of Control. The docket contains 38 documents. In addition, the NTSB made available new links to the video archive of the forum and through the NTSB Youtube channel so that pilots […]
Pictures of the day: Historic flight
The Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, recently participated in a flyover of San Antonio as part of an air show and open house at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA). The flyover, which included a red tailed P-51C Mustang and a red tailed T-1A Jayhawk, paid tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, […]
Raffle to benefit Reno Air Races
RENO, Nev. – The National Championship Air Races is selling raffle tickets to win a 2015 Lexus RC350F Sport, provided by the Dolan Auto Group, to benefit the organization. Tickets are $100 each and only 1,000 tickets will be sold.The drawing will be held Dec. 31, 2015, at 10 a.m. at the National Championship Air […]
Scholarship winner solos
The Flying Musicians Association reports that its first Solo Scholarship Award recipient, Drew Medina of Vero Beach, Florida, a senior in the Vero Beach High School jazz, symphonic, and marching bands, has completed his first solo flight. Drew’s flight instructor, director/chief engineer at Piper Aircraft, Buddy Sessoms, noted, “Drew is quiet, focused, driven, and definitely very diligent.” […]
Navy releases definitive history of Naval Aviation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy has released online its recently-published, two-volume history of U.S. naval aviation. “United States Naval Aviation 1910–2010” by Mark L. Evans and Roy A. Grossnick is the Naval History and Heritage Command’s fourth update to the original history, which was initiated in 1960. That first issue celebrated the first 50 years of […]
Florida lawmakers hold inaugural GA Caucus meeting
Nine Florida lawmakers recently gathered for the inaugural meeting of the state’s first general aviation (GA) caucus. Co-sponsored by state Rep. Charles Van Zant and state Sen. Thad Altman, the caucus held its initial meeting Oct. 22, with a second gathering tentatively scheduled for January during the regular legislative session. The caucus marked the culmination […]
Clay Lacy Aviation opens 2.5 acres of new ramp space at VNY
LOS ANGELES — Clay Lacy Aviation has opened 2.5 acres of new ramp space at its Van Nuys Airport FBO, providing additional space for arrivals and departures, accommodate overnight parking and reduce the frequency of aircraft towing. The project marks the first phase of a $10 million, six-acre development and improvement plan. You can view a time-lapse video […]