FltPlan has integrated with the Angel Flight Information Database System (AFIDS), enabling FltPlan users to combine their flights with an Angel Flight West mission. Angel Flight West is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization that arranges free, non-emergency air travel for children and adults with serious medical conditions and other compelling needs. Angel Flight West’s current network, […]
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Pilots join forces with Mozart for unique fly-in
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Mainly Mozart, a classical music organization, is joining forces with the Allen Airways Flying Museum at Gillespie Field (KSEE) in El Cajon, Calif., to present a concert of classical chamber music amidst one of the finest collections of historic aviation memorabilia in Southern California. The event will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March […]
World record skydiving attempts to be part of AirVenture
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — A world-record skydive attempt will be part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, with an international team of skydivers aiming to make history. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Skydiving Hall of Fame based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, will organize the 108-person jump team […]
House General Aviation Caucus reorganized
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House General Aviation Caucus Co-Chairs Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Marc Veasey (D-Texas) report the reorganization of the bipartisan House General Aviation Caucus for the 114th Congress. The Caucus begins the new Congress with 222 members, giving it a strong majority in the House of Representatives. House General Aviation Caucus Co-chair Sam Graves said, […]
KDPA completes runway improvement project
WEST CHICAGO, Ill. — A capital improvement project to widen and rehabilitate the primary runway at DuPage Airport (KDPA) has been completed ahead of schedule and approximately half a million dollars under budget. The $11.4 million development allows the general aviation airport to accommodate large business jets, including the Boeing Business Jet, according to airport officials. Officials project that the widened […]
Applications now being taken for Upwind scholarship program
SAN CARLOS, Calif. — Applications are now available for the Upwind Summer Scholarship Program, now in its third year of operation. Upwind aims to transform a high school student into a private pilot during the summer between their junior and senior year. Upwind selects high school students and awards them a scholarship that includes everything they need […]
Third annual Take to the Skies AirFest prepares for takeoff
Returning to Durant, Oklahoma, the Take to the Skies AirFest will be held at the Durant Regional Airport-Eaker Field (KDUA) on Saturday, April 25. Presented by the Choctaw Casino Resort, this will be the first airshow of the season in Oklahoma, according to Debby Standefer, president of the Take to the Skies AirFest. “We are excited to […]
National Air and Space Museum lowers ‘Spirit of St. Louis’ to ground level
For the first time in more than 20 years, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has lowered Charles Lindbergh’s Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis” to the floor. The famous aircraft will remain on the floor at eye level for visitors to see for approximately five months while it undergoes preservation work before being […]
75th anniversary of Ercoupe to be celebrated at AirVenture
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — The 75th anniversary of the Ercoupe will be celebrated at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 with a gathering of these unique airplanes and their owners. The 63rd annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The festivities at Oshkosh welcome all versions of […]