The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has released a report that finds nearly 90% of the waivers granted by the FAA under Part 107 went to small businesses. According to the report, most of the waivers allow businesses to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at night, which is not permitted under the current rule. […]
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Flying Heritage Collection expands
SEATTLE – Paul G. Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection will add a third hangar and introduce more than 40 artifacts this year – making it the largest operational military vehicle and warbird collection on the west coast. With the expansion also comes a new name: Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum. “Since it’s opening in 2008, our mission […]
Five FBOs join Phillips 66 network
HOUSTON – Phillips 66 Aviation has added five FBOs to the network: Devils Lake Aero Service (KDVL), in Devils Lake, North Dakota; Lawton Aviation Services (KLAW), located in Lawton, Oklahoma; Storm Flying Service (KEBS), located in Webster City, Iowa; Brookneal Airport, (K04V), located in Brookneal, Virginia; and, Winamac Pulaski County BOAC (KRWN), located in Winamac, Indiana The company’s FBO locator will help pilots […]
Design contest for Reno Air Races launches
The Reno Air Racing Association has launched a design contest for the official poster and T-shirts for the 54th National Championship Air Races. “The Reno Air Racing Association is looking for fresh and new designs that represent the spirit of air racing to place on our collectible posters for the 54th National Championship Air Races,” Mike Crowell, […]
Hayward Air Rally names scholarship winners
HAYWARD, California — The Hayward Air Rally, the longest continually-held proficiency flying event in North America, has selected two teenagers to receive scholarships, including tuition and roundtrip airfare to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) Advanced Air Academy summer 2017 program. In partnership with local chapters of the EAA, the Hayward Air Rally picked Avery Apple of Redding, Calif., […]
Lending Tree helps finance flight training
LendingTree now offers people considering flight school the possibility to receive personal loan offers from multiple different lenders with a single form. The interest rates on these loans are almost always lower than credit cards and most people receive the money directly in their bank accounts within a matter of days, according to LendingTree officials. […]
TeenFlight auctions off RV-12
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – TeenFlight Campbell River Society’s Van’s RV-12, C-FPUN, is now for sale by auction. C-FPUN was built in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada, by high school students enrolled in the TeenFlight program. Construction was overseen by experienced mentors and aircraft maintenance engineers during the 2014 to 2016 school years. “We are now […]
VMC Clubs introduced
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Non-instrument rated pilots who want to improve their skills and knowledge now have a new resource through the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), as VMC Club programs and content are now available as to members. VMC Club is based on the IMC Club, which is now a part of EAA. […]
FlightSimCon 2017 builds momentum
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn – The fifth edition of FlightSimCon 2017, North America’s largest annual aviation and flight simulation conference, is set for June 10-11, at the Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley International Airport, just outside of Hartford, Connecticut. New for this year are several education-focused exhibitors, including Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Vaughn College of Aeronautics and […]