(Response From Book Review “The Sky’s No Limit,” Round The World Air Race – 1994) Herbert H. Halperin, Author aiches3@aol.com Dear Herbert: I wanted to let…
When Two Organizations Are Better Than One!
by Dave Weiman On October 22, 2012, Rod Hightower – who had been appointed president of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) on September 7, 2010 – announced that he was…
Minnesota Aviators Needed For International Learn To Fly Day
AirSpace Minnesota is seeking volunteers to celebrate the importance of aviation to Minnesota’s economic future, just as they did in 1938 during the National Air Mail Week Campaign. During this…
Fuller To Leave AOPA
FREDERICK, MD – AOPA President Craig Fuller has notified AOPA’s Board of Trustees of his intent to step down from his position and from the board. He plans to remain in…
ATC To Reduce Services Under Budget Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FAA is planning on closing 100 air traffic control towers at airports with fewer than 150,000 flight operations per year, ceasing tower service after midnight at another 60…
FAA Certificates Must Now Be Plastic!
WASHINGTON, D.C. (2-21-2013) – The FAA is requiring that all airmen, A&P mechanic, repairman, flight engineer, and ground instructor certificates be replaced with “plastic” certificates no later than March 31, 2013…
First Annual Reel Stuff Film Festival At Air Force Museum Theatre
WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, DAYTON, OHIO – In celebration of the re-opening of the giant 400-seat theater, the U.S. Air Force Museum will hold the “Reel Stuff Film Festival,” April 11-14,…
Doolittle Raiders To Meet One Last Time
Eglin AFB, Fla. — The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders will hold their final public reunion, April 16-21, 2013, at the military base in which they trained. The squadron of daring pilots…
O-Ring Problem Solved!
HIGHLAND, ILL. – “The temptation is always there to re-use things like O-rings, and the result is too-often a leaky seal,” says Wicks Aircraft Supply president Scott Wick. Now aircraft…
AAR Hiring Mechanics For Duluth Facility
DULUTH, MINN. – The global aerospace and defense company, AAR, is hiring mechanics for its Duluth, Minnesota aircraft maintenance, overhaul and repair station. The company has 70 openings paying up to $25…