Priester Aviation Names Bowers Sales VP WHEELING, Ill. – Priester Aviation, LLC, has named Amy Bowers as Vice President of Sales. Bowers, who recently served in a similar position at…
R.W. “Buzz”Kaplan: The Life of an Adventurer
A Book by Kristin Kaplan Holsworth OWATONNA, MINN. – There’s a new series of paperback books out on the life of the late Owatonna pilot, adventurer and industrialist, Reuben W….
Minnesota Pilot Wins AOPA Sweepstakes Debonair…. AOPA President Stages Air-To-Air Delivery
LITCHFIELD, MINN. – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has awarded its 2014 Sweepstakes Airplane, a fully-restored 1963 Beechcraft 35-B33 Debonair, to Steve Lagergren, an AOPA member from Litchfield,…
Global Parts Expands
AUGUSTA, KAN. – Global Parts Group, Inc. of Augusta, Kan., distributors and producers of parts for business, general, and commercial aviation, has announced that it has acquired the assets of…
EAA Director Of Publications Named
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Jim Busha, editor of EAA’s Warbirds and Vintage Airplane magazines and a frequent contributor to Sport Aviation, had been named EAA director of publications, assuming responsibilities that…
The Annual Pilgrimage To AirVenture – Good For GA & You & Me!
by Harold Green EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, also known as “Oshkosh,” took place this year in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 28 thru August 3, 2014, as it has each summer since the…
Continental & Aircraft Specialties To Evaluate CamGuard
CONTINENTAL Motors Services (CMS), a division of Continental Motors Group, has entered into an agreement and established a joint evaluation program with Aircraft Specialties Lubricants (ASL) to verify the benefits…
AOPA Medical Advisory Board Supports Third Class Medical Reform
The AOPA Medical Advisory Board is the latest group to urge quick action on the proposed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rule that would allow thousands more pilots to fly without…
As We Age As Pilots
by Dr. Bill Blank Aviation Medical Examiner The average age of pilots has been increasing. This is due to several factors. Because of improvements in lifestyles and health care, people…
Yingling Aviation Opens Subway Café
by Molly McMillin The Wichita Eagle WICHITA, KAN. – Yingling Aviation, the fixed base operation at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, has opened a Subway Café inside one of its hangars. The…