Trojan Phylers at Air Power Expo April 23,2014 Wednesday
Based south of Fort Worth, Texas, the Trojan Phlyers Demonstration Team is gearing up for its performance in the first airshow NAS JRB Ft Worth has had in several years. The Trojan Phlyers will perform at the joint reserve base April 26-27....
New features for Garmin Pilot for Android April 23,2014 Wednesday
The latest update to the Garmin Pilot app for Android adds new interactive features, including track-up orientation, faster map rendering, higher resolution at tighter zoom levels and SafeTaxi integration on the moving map display. Version...
S-TEC and Chelton Flight Systems acquired in management buyout April 23,2014 Wednesday
MINERAL WELLS, Texas Genesys Aerosystems Group has acquired CheltonFlight Systems and S‐TEC Corporation, previously doing business as Cobham Avionics, from Cobhamin a management buyout. Genesys Aerosystems was formed by Roger Smith, presi...
West Star Aviation to open new maintenance facility at ALN April 23,2014 Wednesday
West Star Aviation is nearing completion of its new 47,000-square-foot maintenance facility at its East Alton, Ill. (ALN) location. In addition to the new maintenance facility, the multimillion dollar expansion includes a 14,000-square-foot...
Pilot Welcome Center opens at KFHR April 23,2014 Wednesday
Friday Harbor Airport (KFHR) in Washington state, has opened anew Pilot Welcome Center in the northeast corner of the airport next to the guest tie-down area. Like many small airports, Friday Harbor Airport lacked a facility to welcome pilot...
Patty Wagstaff to appear at Build A Plane’s Teachers’ Day April 22,2014 Tuesday
Three-time national aerobatic champion and International Aerospace Hall of Famer Patty Wagstaff will speak at Build A Planes 2014 Teachers Day on Tuesday, July 29, at EAAs AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. The annual event brings teachers togethe...
SAFE wins Wolf grant April 22,2014 Tuesday
Aviation safety outreach by the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) was strengthened last week with a generous grant from the Wolf Aviation Fund to continue and expand SAFE The Magazine, the societys quarterly e-magazine. This i...
AirVenture NOTAM now available April 22,2014 Tuesday
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. The FAA has released the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), featuring arrival and departure procedures for the Experimental Aircraft Associations 62nd annual fly-in convention July 28-Au...
Wisconsin passes aviation-friendly law April 22,2014 Tuesday
MADISON, Wis. It took two years, but thanks to the leadership of the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) and the efforts of several supporters, Wisconsins Recreational Use Statute (RUS) has been amended to include noncommercial aviation....
First UAS test site operational April 22,2014 Tuesday
WASHINGTON, D.C. The FAA announced today that the first of six test sites chosen to perform unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research is operational more than two-and-a-half months ahead of schedule. The FAA today granted the North Dakota De...
An aerobatic team gives performance on the opening day of the first "AOPA-China F...
Aircrafts make aerobatics moves on the opening day of "AOPA-China Fly-In 2012" in...
The Aircraft Owners And Pilots Association of China (AOPA China) will hold their ...