South Saint Paul, Minnesota – Wipaire, Inc. has established a southeastern service center at Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Leesburg, Florida. The facility will offer onsite aircraft and float maintenance,…
Category: February/March 2013
Unmanned Aircraft Ethics Get Reviewed
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – As a leader in “unmanned aircraft” development, the University of North Dakota (UND) is now looking at the ethics of using unmanned aircraft. In addition to…
Piper, State of Florida Amend Incentive Agreement
Vero Beach, Fla. – The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and Piper Aircraft Inc. agreed in December 2012 to amend an earlier contract to retain the company’s operations in Florida…
Air Charter Safety Foundation Takes Stand On Voluntary Surrender of Safety Information
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) recently made a presentation to a listening session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Safety Information Protection Task Force to…
Have Gun Will Travel
With so much talk about concealed carry weapons, we were wondering what is all involved in transporting firearms on general aviation aircraft. The airlines have special provisions for transporting firearms….
Remembering Our Heroes – “Ready, Willing & Able!”
by Douglas J. Tomas In 1981, I began my research on my great-uncle, TSgt. Charles L. Berg, who had been shot down and killed in action over Italy in 1943….
Teaching The Aviators Model Code of Conduct To Kids
“Teaching the Aviators Model Code of Conduct To Kids,” an abridged and simplified explanation of the Aviators Model Code of Conduct (AMCC), was released January 2, 2013. Written for use…
ACR Electronics Sold!
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – ACR Electronics, Inc., a global leader in safety and survival technologies has been acquired by an investment fund managed by J.F. Lehman & Company, a leading…
New Flight Simulator For Macs & PCs
IKARUS has a new flight simulator for Windows and Macs called “aeroflyFS.” In developing aeroflyFS, special emphasis was placed on the real flight characteristics of an aircraft. aeroflyFS has sound effects…
Fly With The Guy From Top Gun!
A new book by former U.S. Navy Top Gun instructor, Dave “Bio” Baranek, describes his experiences as a regular guy thrown into the crazy world of fame and movies, when he…
Flying The L-39 Albatross
by Larry E. Nazimek Many of us have thought about flying, and possibly owning, a surplus military jet, but even for those who can afford it, there are many considerations…
Wipaire Receives New International Approvals
SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN. – Wipaire, Inc. has received new European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) validation of its Supplemental Type Certificate (STCs) for the Wipline 8750 float for Cessna Caravan…
Wildcat In Kenosha
KENOSHA, WIS. – On December 7, 2012, A&T Recovery brought a Grumman FM-2 Wildcat up from the bottom of Lake Michigan, 45 miles from Waukegan Harbor, Illinois. The aircraft crashed…
Flying For The Money
by Karen Workman Sure, I’ll put together a poker run.” That is what I said to my pilot friends three years ago, at a fall meeting of the Minnesota Ninety…
When The “RAF” Doesn’t Mean The Royal Air Force!
by Jim Bildilli The 81st annual meeting of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, and there was one presentation that especially…