Popular Mechanics writer David Moland asks, “Who’s Klling the Electric Plane?” According to Moland, “The FAA decrees that LSAs be powered only by reciprocating engines, a measure intended to keep high-powered turbine engines out of the hands of novice sport pilots.” Read the complete story and the large handful of comments here.
9/11: We remember
The News Tribune: DC-3 nearly ready to fly again
Subscribers to the Tacoma, Washington-based The News Tribune enjoyed a feature on a DC-3 restored at Pierce County’s Thun Field. From the story: “Its classic tail-dragger lines – cockpit and wings higher in the air than the tail that rests on a single tire – evoke another era. Two 1,200-horsepower engines power the three-bladed props […]
August marks Flying Tiger 68th Anniversary
by Phil Raschke The month of August marks the 68th Anniversary of the famous World War II flying group known as the “Flying Tigers”. This unit came to life in Rangoon, Burma in 1941 under the leadership of BG Claire Chennault. With fewer than 100 planes, 60 pilots and difficult living conditions, Chennault created the […]
Lew Wallick, 85
Mr. Lew Wallick was a long-time Boeing test pilot who pass away August 19. From a story in the Seattle Times: On his first airplane ride at age 12, S.L. “Lew” Wallick Jr. was so comfortable he stood up in the biplane’s open cockpit to get a better view.
CAP cadet awarded scholarship
Cadet First Lt. Skylar Caldwell was awarded a $3,000 scholarship from the Berkman Langen Memorial Fund to continue flight training. Caldwell has already soloed, and will continue his training in Colorado Wing CAP aircraft from donated instructor time. His goal is to earn his private certificate with the awarded funds. Two years ago, long-time Rocky […]
Scenes from the Rocky Mountain Fly-In
FORE! Watch for golf balls on final
The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports the “FAA wants driving range near Venice (Florida) airport closed”. It is rather odd to read an airport story from this angle. There is no mention, in the story itself, of restricting operations of the airport in any way. Reporter Terry O’Connor does cite some airport lease questions from the […]
MarionStar.com: General aviation a crucial driver of local economies
Niel Ritchie of Minneapolis, writes in a letter to the editor to the Marion (Ohio) Star that, “Your recent article on stimulus money used for small airports (“Gov’t watchdog questions airport stimulus projects,” 8/11) neglects to mention the overall benefits these small airports provide to small towns and rural communities across the country.” Read the […]