The Pittsburgh Post Gazette is reporting that the Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, will be open for business during the September 24-25 G-20 summit. Pittsburgh International will also “business as usual, or maybe business as close to usual as possible”.
OthelloOutlook.com: Weaver takes championship with homemade aircraft
The Othello (Washington) Outlook profiled owner/pilot Gary Weaver and his Just Aircraft Highlander. Weaver won reserve grand champion at July’s Arlington Fly-In.
Wired.com enamored with electric-powered aircraft
Wired.com writer Jason Paur is enamored with electric-powered aircraft. His story starts with Sometimes history can make you jealous. Imagine what it would have been like, as an aviation buff, to see the Wright brothers fly the Flyer II around Huffman Prairie. Or to stand at Roosevelt Field and watch Charles Lindbergh fade into the […]
Aircraft Spruce Receives Platinum Award from Garmin
Reno Air Races to be broadcast live
LiveAirShowTV will cover the championship races in all classes, a performance by the United States Navy Blue Angels, other top air show acts and the National Aviation Heritage Invitational competition on Sunday, September 20 at the Reno Air Races. “We did a live audio stream last year,” says Reno Air Racing Association President/CEO Mike Houghton. […]
[Idaho] Valley should have two airports
A well-written opinion by David Dingman in Friday’s Idaho Mountain Express and Guide. In response to the reported closure of Friedman Memorial Airport for safety reasons, Mr. Dingman suggests keeping Friedman open for the 98% of traffic than can operate safely from the airport, rather than close it because of the 2% that have issues […]
‘Max Trescott GPS Guides’ for iPhone
Half of GPS users surveyed said they have difficulty getting a GPS to do what they want. Using flight plans and finding infrequently used pages were the most common issues. Author Max Trescott has launched “Max Trescott GPS Guides” for the iPhone. In partnership with Hilton Software, the initial release includes applications for the Garmin […]
New York Post: Why the FAA fails
Robert Poole Jr., writes an interesting story in the New York Post (August 11) on why the FAA fails (as it relates to the Hudson River midair). Better yet, he TRIES to explain why the FAA fails. From the story: Everyone recognizes that airspace above and around major airports must be controlled, but GA groups […]
Midwest LSA Expo gathers more positive press
The Mt. Vernon (Illinois) Register-News reports planning for the October 1-3 Midwest LSA Expo is proceeding nicely. The Expo is a collaborative effort that has brought together several disparate area organizations. [Chris] Collins [Mt. Vernon Outland Airport airport manager] said the Expo, which will be held Oct. 1 through 3, has been a joint effort […]