From 2008 to 2018, there were 40 tower-related accidents and incidents resulting in 36 fatalities.
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Applications open for Women in Aviation scholarships
More than $12 million in scholarships have been awarded.
Free Pilot’s Guide to Avionics to be unveiled at Oshkosh
Pilots not going to the big show can request a copy online.
AOPA awards flight training scholarships
Total flight scholarships awarded this year by AOPA: 123.
New director for EAA museum
Connolly has been charged with updating the museum’s exhibits and technology.
New EAA chapter opens at KEGT
One of the stops along the original Chisholm Trail in Wellington, Kansas, is now home to the state’s newest chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). EAA Chapter 1631, The Chisholm Trail Chapter, is based at Wellington Municipal Airport (KEGT) and already boasts more than 30 members from around the area, which is just south […]
1 Vision Aviation expands to KSLN
SALINA, Kansas — The largest hangar at Salina Regional Airport (KSLN), Hangar 959, has been leased to 1 Vision Aviation. Headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa, the FAA certified FAR Part 145 repair station at KSLN will include a General Aviation division with both maintenance and avionics capabilities. According to officials, 1 Vision is operating at 100% capacity […]
FAA slates series of free drone webinars
The FAA is offering a series of free webinars on unmanned aerial systems, better known as drones. The next webinar, “Recreational Flyers: Fly Safe. Have Fun” is set for 4 p.m. ET on June 27, 2019. Upcoming webinars include: July 18, 2019, 4 p.m. ET: What is the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability? Aug. […]
HAI chief to retire in 2020
Zuccaro has led the helicopter association since 2005.