Hurricane Milton’s path across Florida did keep a few usual attendees away from the fly-in, but “we also had a lot of first-time attendees who were flying out of Florida just to get out and found us by happy mistake,” said officials with the Thomasville Aviation Club, which organizes the fly-in.
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FAA stays controversial Moss Interpretation after industry backlash
A coalition of 16 aviation organizations, including ARSA, AOPA, EAA, and GAMA, led a unified effort to oppose the interpretation.
Clay Lacy Aviation awarded FBO lease at KSUN
Clay Lacy Aviation has been awarded a lease at Friedman Memorial Airport (KSUN) in Hailey, Idaho, with plans to build an FBO on the 10-acre site.
Sheltair begins construction on new hangars at KORL
The new hangars are expected to be finished by the end of 2025.
Picture of the Day: Do you know what a shadow shot is?
Karyn King sent in this photo with a note: “Here is a shadow shot. Look closely and you’ll see two Nanchang CJs belly to belly as we flew along side at the 2024 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo in Florida.”
The curious appeal of fantasy
There is a place in this world for fantasy. Yet if any of us yearn for real adventure or if we want to travel in space and visit distant interstellar bodies, that opportunity exists in real life. General aviation may be the best doorway to that life, as it has been for many decades now.
First production-line CX300 makes first flight
“On Nov. 13, BETA Technologies completed the first flight of an electric aircraft built on its scaled production line,” wrote BETA in its YouTube description of the first production-line CX300. “Within a year, BETA has gone from a certificate of occupancy on its 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in South Burlington, Vermont, to fully installed tooling, an organized supply chain, and manufactured propulsion systems — to rolling an aircraft off its production line, getting a certificate of airworthiness by the FAA, and flying it.”
VFW names Duncan Aviation Employer Of The Year
The company was recognized by the Nebraska VFW in October and the national VFW in July 2024.
Epic Flight Academy awards $80,000 in scholarships
The $80,000 in scholarships are for both pilot and aircraft mechanic training.