General aviation pilots know the attraction of private aviation. Go where you want, when you want. Fellow earthlings without a pilot certificate have fewer options. Car, bus, train or airline. That’s about it. FlyOtto, from the creators of OpenAirplane, give our non-pilot neighbors the same flexibility we pilots enjoy. Even better, it’ll bring business to […]
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What Bob Hoover taught me about flying and life
In the latest eMentor from the National Association of Flight Instructors, NAFI Board Chair Bob Meder wrote eloquently about the time he met legendary Bob Hoover. It’s a great read: “I became a flight instructor in January of 2001. Even though I had a fair amount of life experience by then, I was concerned, not […]
Cessna 150 raffle takes off
Build A Plane is joining with the Eagle Flying Museum to fund youth aviation education programs by raffling off a recently refurbished Cessna 150. Funds will be used to help kids restore a classic Boeing Stearman, according to officials. Raffle ticket sales are underway now and will end Christmas Eve. The winner will be announced just in […]
AOPA Air Safety Institute collaborates with state of Arkansas
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) has been selected by the Arkansas State Department of Aeronautics to provide FAA required recurrent training for many of Arkansas’ Certificated Flight Instructors (CFIs). The Air Safety Institute will provide an in-person Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC) to approximately 125 CFIs during the two-day event. […]
MIA to host honor flight Saturday
Miami International Airport, in partnership with Honor Flight South Florida and Eastern Air Lines, will host its third Honor Flight for 78 local World War II veterans on Saturday, Oct. 29. After departing MIA Saturday morning on Eastern Air Lines flight #1941 — named after the first year of World War II — the veterans will receive […]
FAA issues Part 107 waivers, airspace authorizations
The FAA began issuing Part 107 waivers and airspace authorizations to drone operators starting Aug. 29, 2016, the effective date of the new rule. As of Oct. 24, 2016, the agency has approved 81 authorizations for flights in Class D and E airspace, and has issued 36 waivers of Part 107 provisions to drone operators who […]
City receives funding to extend KLXT runway
After more than 20 years, the Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport (KLXT) now has the necessary funding to begin paving the extension of its north/south runway. By doing so, it will mean a greater variety of business class aircraft will be able to utilize the airport. This could lead to an even greater economic impact for […]
Harvest Festival Saturday at KEZF
The SocialFlight event of the week is the Harvest Festival at Shannon Airport (KEZF) in Fredericksburg, Virginia, this Saturday, Oct. 29, beginning at 10 a.m. This is the second annual Harvest Festival Fly-in. Bring the family, wear a costume, eat some delicious food and watch awesome aircraft with other special appearances. The Shannon Airport was opened by Sidney […]
Young Eagles take flight at KLEE
On Saturday morning, Oct. 22, 2016, 29 young people from the greater Leesburg, Florida, area took to the sky through the EAA Young Eagles program at the Leesburg International Airport (KLEE). According to organizers, it was a nice sunny day with hardly a cloud in the sky when the young people, accompanied by parents and […]