ATP’s newest flight training centers are now open in Chicago at DuPage Airport (DPA) and New York at Islip-Long Island Airport (ISP). Both locations offer flight training from Private Pilot through Instrument Rating and Airline Career Pilot Program in a fleet of Piper Seminoles, Diamond DA40s, Cessna 172s and Frasca FTDs. As ATP begins accepting […]
International Learn To Fly Day events surpass 400
The number of events scheduled throughout the nation for the first International Learn To Fly Day, Saturday, May 15, has soared past 400, according to EAA officials. On that day aviation enthusiasts will help others “live the dream” of learning to fly at 406 different events, many of which were organized through PilotJourney.com. Pilot Journey […]
Sporty’s takes delivery of Sweepstakes Skycatcher
With just a few days until Sporty’s Sweepstakes drawing, Sporty’s 2010 Sweepstakes airplane, a brand-new Cessna Skycatcher, is in Batavia, having been polished and prepared for its lucky new owner. Sporty’s took delivery of this Skycatcher serial number 5 last week. It is one of the first of a Cessna’s Light Sport Aircraft (LSA). “Somewhere […]
Air shows celebrate 100th anniversary
While many industries have some difficulty identifying a single date that serves as their absolute moment of conception, that is not the case for the air show business. It was January 1910 when aviation enthusiasts gathered at the Dominquez Air Meet in southern California. The event drew an estimated 175,000 spectators to a hilltop mesa […]
FAA’s National Kit Evaluation Team visits Zenith Aircraft
A four-person National Kit Evaluation Team (NKET) from the FAA concluded its two-day visit to Zenith Aircraft Co. in Mexico, Missouri, May 13, to determine that the STOL CH 750 kit will officially allow an amateur builder to meet the 51% Rule. It will be several more weeks before the FAA issues its official determination. […]
Airport Watch works
Airports that adopted the voluntary security measures of AOPA’s Airport Watch saw a steep decline in crime the year after the program’s launch, according to a study of Pennsylvania general aviation airports. The Airport Watch program includes warning signs for airports, informational literature, and a training video to teach pilots and airport employees how to […]
Cessna’s Pelton named to Aviation Advisory Committee
Cessna Aircraft Co.’s Chairman, President and CEO Jack Pelton has been named by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to the department’s Future of Aviation advisory committee. Pelton is the only member of the committee representing GA. The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee was established in March to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the secretary […]
Youngs Eagles part of Barnstormers tour
Young people in seven Midwest cities will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly in unique vintage aircraft this summer, as the American Barnstormers Tour will include flight opportunities for selected young people through the EAA Young Eagles program. In each city, up to 15 young people per day will be selected by local EAA chapters […]
ECP wins final FAA approval
The new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) has received its Part 139 Airport Operating Certificate from the FAA. The new airport, scheduled to begin service Sunday, May 23, is replacing Panama City-Bay County International Airport (PFN). As part of the certification process, FAA inspectors tested the new airport’s 10,000-foot runway, instrument landing equipment, navigational […]