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Wisconsin Pilot, USAF Veteran & Attorney Advocates For Fellow Vet’s Disability Benefits
WATERLOO, WIS. – In a letter to U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson, and U.S. Congressman Mark Pocan, pilot, U.S. Air Force veteran and attorney, Alvin E. Whitaker, Waterloo, Wis., has requested that the federal government recognize the injuries … Continue reading
Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association Supports Recycling of Boeing ecoDemonstrator 757 Using Environmental Best Practices
WASHINGTON, DC – In a notable collaboration project, the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) recently joined with Boeing and an AFRA-accredited airplane demolition company to disassemble and recycle the Boeing ecoDemonstrator 757 airliner using environmentally responsible best practices. Following the … Continue reading
AOPA Announces Fly-In Locations For 2016
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will host four regional fly-ins in 2016 at new locations: May 21 – Michael J. Smith Field (MRH) in Beaufort, North Carolina. Aug. 20 – Bremerton National Airport (PWT) in … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, Dec2015/Jan2016, Fly-Ins & Air Shows, Sections
Tagged AOPA Fly-In 2016
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AOPA Launches Pro Pilot
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched “Pro Pilot,” a new level of membership available exclusively to professional pilots. For $21.99 per month, Pro Pilot provides services and protections to professional pilots whose livelihood depends … Continue reading
AOPA Announces 2015 Flight Training Award Recipients
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has selected its fourth annual Flight Training Excellence Award recipients including top flight schools and flight instructors ranked by more than 7,100 flight students in AOPA’s Flight Training Excellence Poll. … Continue reading
B-29 “Doc” Exceeds Kickstarter Goal To Fund Flight Testing
WICHITA, KAN. – Following a 30-day Kickstarter campaign, “Doc,” the historic warbird that will soon become the second operational B-29 Superfortress, has achieved the additional funding needed to support its flight-test phase. On Oct. 30, 2015, Doc’s Friends concluded the … Continue reading
Emery Air Celebrates 55 Years of Beechcraft Support
ROCKFORD, ILL. – President Kennedy hadn’t taken office yet, and the Beatles were still a small band in Liverpool when Hartzog Aviation (now Emery Air) inked its first deal with Beechcraft as a sales and service center. The company has … Continue reading
Posted in Dec2015/Jan2016, Events, Sections
Tagged Beech Holdings, Emery Air, Hartzog Aviation, Raytheon Aircraft Corporation
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Mexico Extends 406 MHz ELT Requirement
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – The deadline for the installation of fixed 406 Mhz ELTs on piston-powered private aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of less than 12,566 lbs has been extended to June 30, 2018. The extension was one of … Continue reading
IMC Programs Now Available To EAA Members
OSHKOSH, WIS. – A newly formed Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) subsidiary and IMC Club International, Inc., have entered into a license agreement that will provide IMC flight proficiency programming to EAA and its chapters around the world. The license agreement … Continue reading
Posted in Dec2015/Jan2016, EAA & AirVenture, Sections
Tagged EAA, IMC Club International, Inc.
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EAA Volunteer, Raymond S. Scholler
April 14, 1918 – September 20, 2015 RANDOM LAKE, WIS. – Longtime member of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Ray Scholler, 97, passed away, September 20, 2015. Camp Scholler on the EAA grounds at Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wis., was … Continue reading
