EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Ford Motor Company is again supporting EAA’s youth aviation education programs by auctioning a one-of-a-kind vehicle that salutes an aviation legend, as the RAF Eagle Squadron Ford Mustang GT is unveiled at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018. The vehicle, specially designed and built by Ford design engineers as well as drifting […]
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Wayman Aviation earns FAA Part 145 Repair Station certification
Wayman Aviation has earned FAA Part 145 Air Repair Station certification, becoming the only Part 145 certified maintenance facility at Hollywood-North Perry Airport (KHWO) in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Wayman’s 18,000-square-foot facility includes an 11,000-square-foot hangar and a 1.5 ton heavy crane that helps manage the growing business of receiving and processing aircraft purchased in the […]
Fly like the King
One of Elvis Presley’s private jets, a 1962 Lockheed Jetstar, has returned to the auction block. Grounded in Roswell, N.M, for decades, the jet remains unrestored and has not been altered since Elvis last owned it. This is the only known jet from Elvis’ fleet that remains privately owned. The aircraft features original external painting […]
Inaugural FlightSimExpo crowds top 1,100
The inaugural FlightSimExpo, a new flight simulation conference held June 9-10, brought attendees from 26 countries together in Las Vegas for a weekend of new product releases, seminars, and hands-on exhibits, according to organizers. The weekend featured 45 exhibitors, 21 speakers, and activities before, during, and after the conference. The sold-out crowd topped 1,100, organizers […]
Air Tractor appoints new dealer for Canada
OLNEY, Texas — Air Tractor has added a new dealership for Canada. Portage Aircraft Specialties, located in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, has been named the authorized dealer for Air Tractor aircraft sales, repairs, maintenance and parts in Canada. Queen Bee Air Specialties President Chip Kemper, the Air Tractor dealer for the Northwest United States and […]
Redbird launches sim trade in program
Redbird Flight Simulations has launched its new Trade In, Trade Up program to give owners of outdated flight simulators an upgrade path to a new Redbird aviation training device. Simulation has become an important part of modern flight training, but thousands of simulators are relegated to limited use due to a reliance on 30-year-old technologies […]
Flying Musicians awards two solo scholarships
The Flying Musicians Association (FMA) has revealed its 2018 Solo scholarship recipients: John Laughman of Pleasant Hill, Ohio, and Nathan Nothelle of Imlay City, Michigan. Nominations from all across the United States and Canada made the selection difficult, according to John Zapp, co-founder and president of FMA. “Every nominee was spectacular, but we had to […]
GA advocates concerned about GPS interference from proposed cell network
A coalition of 11 general aviation advocacy groups have expressed concern over the potential impact to satellite-based global positioning system (GPS) navigation capabilities from a proposed broadband cellular communications network operating within frequency bands currently used by GPS. A prior attempt to implement a high-speed nationwide cellular network by Ligado Networks, formerly known as LightSquared, […]
Non-towered airport operations webinar to discuss recent changes
The FAA recently announced significant changes to the flight and ground operations, as well as communications, at non-towered airports. There are some important updates all pilots need to know about. Traffic patterns have changed, as have arrival and departure procedures, and the way pilots communicate intentions. WINGsREALITY Edu is hosting a webinar on Thursday, June […]