Patient AirLift Services (PALS), a nonprofit volunteer pilot organization, reached a major milestone July 22 when it completedits 1,000th charitable flight flying Afghanistan war veteran and double leg amputee Marine Corporal Jessie Fletcher from Boston to Baltimore. Corporal Fletcher, a Purple Heart Medal recipient who was wounded by an IED blast during his second deployment […]
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Able Flight honors newest pilots
OSHKOSH — Able Flight pinned wings on five of its newest pilots at Phillips 66 Plaza on Tuesday at AirVenture. “We’ve trained eight pilots so far in 2012,” said Able Flight founder Charles Stites. “And it’s only July.” All learned to fly at the 3rd annual Able Flight/Purdue University joint training project this summer. Five of the six […]
Honoring the WASP
Michael Porter’s restored Stearman helps tell the women’s story “Is that what I think it is?” There’s something special about seeing a military aviator reunited with an airplane that he or, in this case, she flew during the war. It can be an emotional moment, like watching the reunion of long-lost family members. During this […]
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics adds controller
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics announces the addition of Lindsay Koster, CPA, as controller. Koster will be responsible for the company’s financial reporting and management of the accounting department. Koster holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Accountancy from Kansas State University. Additionally, she is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State […]
Seattle’s Aviation High School ranks high
SEATTLE, Wash. — U.S. News & World Report ranks Seattle’s Aviation High School the 7th Best High School in Washington state, and #232 nationally. The school, part of the Highline School District serves 414 students with 18 teachers.
Lynn appointed Galvin flight school manager
Galvin Flying Services, an FBO at Seattle’s Boeing Field, has named Eric Lynn Flight School Manager and Chief Flight Instructor of its Flight Training Department. “Eric comes to Galvin with impressive credentials and extensive Part 141 and 61 Flight Training Experience,” says Skip Moshner, Director of Flight Operations for Galvin. “We are confident his broad […]
Avionics pioneer Ed King dies at 90
Avionics industry legend Edward King, Jr. died June 3 at the age of 90. “Ed King was one of the most important figures in the development of modern avionics,” said National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen. “His vision and entrepreneurial spirit helped establish and advance the state of the art for […]
Do something
We donated a gift subscription to the Friends of Oceano Airport (FOA) for their May 12 Oceano Airport Celebration silent auction. In today’s mail I received a thank you letter from FOA organizers, Mitch Latting and Jolie Lucas. From the letter, “we’ve gathered funds which will help us continue to promote and protect this ‘little slice of […]
ECi CEO Gary Garvens dies
Gary H. Garvens, owner and chief executive officer of Engine Components International (ECi), passed away, Thursday, May 31, after an 18-month battle with cancer. Garvens began working for the company on Sept. 30, 1960. With his entrepreneurial spirit, he brought new and innovative technologies to the piston engine aircraft industry, company officials note. His optimism […]