The FAA will award $20 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 29 airports in small towns to repair, improve, modernize, replace, or relocate airport-owned air traffic control towers. Is your airport getting a grant?
Aircraft
Piper adds PlaneSync to M600s
With PlaneSync, M600 owners can remotely check key aircraft and flight planning information, including fuel quantity, aircraft location, oil temperature, battery voltage, the current METAR at the aircraft’s location, and more via the Garmin Pilot application.
Picture of the Day: Husky reflections
Jim Stevenson submitted this photo and note: “Ross Wilke’s yellow Husky A1-B on a sunny February day in 2023 as the snow melts off the taxiway.”
New Earhart museum set to open April 14
A grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting will be held at noon April 14, 2023, for the new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum at the Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport (K59) in Atchison, Kansas, the hometown of the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
EAA’s Sport Pilot Academy returns in 2023
The all-inclusive and immersive program aims to help student pilots earn their sport pilot certificate in as little as three weeks, according to EAA officials.
Picture of the Day: Early flight slots are the best
Katie Hutter, a freshman at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, submitted this photo and note: “Early morning preflight at Wood County Airport (1G0) in Bowling Green, Ohio. Early flight slots at Bowling Green University are the best flight slots. Low winds and beautiful sunrises!” Katie Hutter, Freshman at BGSU”
Fear not the feds
It is a head-scratcher for me to understand why so many of us are afraid to seek real help from the folks who have the greatest control over our future as active participants in the industry: The FAA. With air show season underway, FAA personnel are at the biggest shows ready to lend a hand, solve problems, and keep you flying.
A pilot’s dream comes true
A recent photo captures the achievement of a dream Larry Ebert has had since he became a pilot: Having his own grass runway on his family farm.
FAA workshop helps prepare general aviation pilots to return to the skies in spring
Clocking in at close to three hours, the FAA spring workshop covers a gamut of concerns for GA pilots, from preflight planning to runway safety, night-time operations, preparing for weather challenges, markings, signage and lighting, and more.