Bill Bennett submitted this photo and note: “We recently took a trip from Texas to California in our SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad. When landing at Redding Regional Airport (KRDD) in California it was a very clear day. You can clearly see Mt. Shasta about 54 nm north of the airport as we prepare to land on Runway 34. Redding is at 505 MSL while Mt. Shasta tops out at 14,162 MSL.”
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Picture of the Day: Brunch mission
Larry Nemecek submitted this photo and note: “My Skybolt, Juliet Juliet, on a brunch mission beside the 1936 hangar at Brice Canyon Airport (KBCE) in Utah.”
Executive MBA program in aviation takes off at CU Denver
The Executive MBA in Aviation includes all the foundational knowledge of a traditional MBA, while immersing students in the interconnected elements that drive aviation, university officials said.
Picture of the Day: Pretty Piper
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “A Piper Cub lands at Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg, West Virginia.”
Utah backcountry airstrip now on charts
Officials with the Recreational Aviation Foundation and the Utah Back Country Pilots report that Rustler Canyon airstrip near Bears Ears National Monument is the newest backcountry airstrip to be added to the aeronautical chart.
A day at KLVK
With events like this, it’s hard to know in advance what you’ll see, but any airplane is better than no airplane.
Go Rentals launches seasonal location at KJPX
Go Rentals, a car rental provider, has opened a new location at Sound Aircraft Services, an FBO at East Hampton Town Airport (KJPX).
Picture of the Day: Spring tailwheel turf trek
Christian McIntyre submitted this photo and note: “Taking advantage of the spectacular spring weather in New England to explore the many grass strips. This is Waterbury-Plymouth (N41) in Connecticut. Seems like the vibrant colors of azure blue, bright white, and emerald green are set off by my yellow Cub PA-12 Super Cruiser.”
Volunteers help clean up storm-ravaged North Fox Island
Volunteers from the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) have met several times at North Fox Island Airfield (6Y3) in Michigan to help clean up the airfield after an early spring ice storm downed several hundred trees, many along the turf runway.