ST. PAUL, MINN. – Minnesota Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon skydived with the U.S. Army Parachute Team, September 25, 2012, to raise awareness of groups, which support service men and…
Des Moines Flying Service Announces Promotions
DES MOINES, IOWA – The Board of Directors of Des Moines Flying Service, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Chicago Piper and HondaJet Midwest, announced the following promotions to the company’s key…
Flying Right-Side Up In Hollywood
by Dave Weiman PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – We have come to expect some of the flair of Hollywood whenever the AOPA Summit is held in California, and this year was…
GA Helps Out National Football League
KANSAS CITY, MO. – When the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aren’t available, who does the National Football League call for a fly-over? General aviation,…
New Restaurant At Rochelle
ROCHELLE, ILL. – There’s a new restaurant a Rochelle Municipal Airport (KRPJ) called the “Flight Deck Bar & Grill” at the Chicagoland Skydiving Center. The restaurant is open beginning at…
Wichita Aero Club Creates Edward W. Stimpson Scholarship
WICHITA, KAN. – The Wichita Aero Club has announced the creation of the Edward W. Stimpson Scholarship to honor the memory of the late President of the General Aviation Manufacturers…
Iowa & Minnesota Flight Instructors Nationally Recognized
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) announced October 10, 2012, the winners of the inaugural “Flight Training Excellence Awards” at the AOPA Aviation Summit in…
AOPA Awards Flight Training Scholarships
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) awarded four $5,000 flight-training scholarships October 11, 2012 during the AOPA Aviation Summit in Palm Springs. The scholarship money…
Nick Carlucci Named Winner of AOPA’s Laurence P. Sharples Perpetual Award
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) named Nicholas F. Carlucci, Jr., the 2012 winner of the prestigious Laurence P. Sharples Perpetual Award – one of…
Pilot, City Commissioner Honored With AOPA’s Let’s Go Flying Award
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has named Jamie Beckett of Winter Haven, Fla., the recipient of its 2012 “Let’s Go Flying Award,” for his…