Ivy Harper submitted this photo and note: “A heart-shaped lake near George T Lewis Airport (KCDK) in Cedar Key, Florida.”
Aviation News
Time to increase residential hangar size limits
Current code limits residential hangars to 2,000 square feet. Increasing that limit will allow for needed flexibility.
100 years and counting…
Almost 100 years old, Alice Griffin is a long-term volunteer at the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio. Over the past 20 years, she’s donated more than 2,000 hours of volunteer time at the hall of fame, in addition to other volunteer work she has done in the Dayton community.
Textron launches eighth Special Olympics Airlift
Textron Aviation has put out a call for aircraft owners to transport athletes and coaches to the Special Olympics in 2022 in Orlando, Florida.
ACR Electronics expands line of satellite communication devices
Working anywhere with a view of the sky, the Bivy Stick includes a dedicated check-in button and SOS button for emergencies. Offering a flexible pricing structure, users pay for only the months they use it, with no annual contract or activation fee.
Fuel exhaustion leads to bent Osprey
The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.
Picture of the Day: New fighter pilot
James Brown, CDR RET submitted this photo and note for this Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day: “1944 Corsair F4U-1A with Ensign Jim Brown.”
Memorial park tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen
A memorial park at Lowcountry Regional Airport in Walterboro, S.C., tells the story of the Tuskegee Airman, who were known as the Red Tail Angels for the identifying red paint on their tail assemblies and “because of their reputation for not losing aircraft to enemy fighters as they provided fighter coverage for missions over strategic targets in Europe” during World War II.
Gulf Avionics finds new home at KERV
The company plans to create 50 new jobs at its new headquarters at Kerrville/Kerr County Airport in the Texas Hill Country.