Tuskegee Airmen from the Denver metro area will gather to dine at Movie Tavern in Aurora, Colorado. Dinner will be followed by a screening of ‘Red Tails‘, the George Lucas movie about the Tuskegee Airmen. Ticket information is available at the On Laughter Silvered Wings website. For more information call 720-324-0204 or email.
Airshows & Fly-Ins
AOPA’s general aviation summit commits to Palm Springs
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has committed to hold its general aviation trade show and convention, the AOPA Aviation Summit, at the Palm Springs Convention Center Oct. 11-13, 2012, as well as Oct. 9-11, 2014. The AOPA Aviation Summit features dozens of aircraft on display at the Palm Springs Convention Center, more than 400 […]
Aerobatic pilots develop safety solution to reduce risk of fire
Aerobatic pilots Buck Roetman of Wild Horse Aviation, and Mike Stewart, Flight Lead for Team RV, have unveiled a new safety solution for professional air show pilots to reduce the risk of a post-impact fire: An inertia activated shut-off switch installed in the ground wire to fuel and smoke oil pumps. Roetman said the installation […]
UL Power to showcase new installations at Sebring LSA Expo
UL Power, which introduced itself to the US market at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in 2006, will be showcasing its engines and several factory-developed firewall-forward (FWF) installations at this year’s show, Jan. 19-22. “We are particularly pleased to be showing our engines and our factory-developed firewall-forward installations in Sebring this January,” said Robert Helms, […]
New chairman of Sun ’n Fun named
Following the retirement of long-time Sun ’n Fun chairman Bill Eickhoff, the Sun ’n Fun board of directors has elected Bob Knight, president of Knight Industrial Equipment of Lakeland, Fla., as the new chairman. Eickhoff served as chairman for the past 28 years at Sun ’n Fun. Knight assumes the chairmanship after serving on the […]
Flying Musicians to perform at Sebring LSA Expo
The Flying Musicians Association is gearing up for the first event of 2012, the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, held in Sebring, Florida, Jan. 19-22. FMA performers will entertain on stage in the AeroShell tent daily, Thursday through Saturday. John Zapp, co-founder of the association, said, “Being invited to the first aviation event of the year […]
Racing Aces prepare for Air Race Classic
Pilots Dianna Stanger of Port Lavaca, Texas, and Victoria Holt of Belton, Texas, are already in preparation for the 36th Annual Air Race Classic (ARC). The duo, who make up the Racing Aces team, will be flying a Cirrus Special Edition SR22. The 2012 ARC, an all-women transcontinental air race, which will take place June […]
Final agenda revealed for NTSB airshow hearing
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced the final agenda for its Air Race and Airshow Safety Hearing, which takes place Jan. 10. The start time for the hearing, which is being held at the NTSB Conference Center and Board Room in Washington, DC, has been changed to 9 a.m. (EST). Fifteen witnesses will […]
2nd Annual Sport Pilot Fly-in to the Bahamas slated
Aviators Hot Line is hosting the 2nd Annual Sport Pilot Fly-in to the Bahamas Jan. 22-23, right after the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Fla. Participants will receive a commemorative T-shirt personalized with their N-number and aircraft manufacturer’s emblem. For those who are attending Sebring, there will be a noon briefing Jan. 22, at […]