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First GE-Powered King Air To Be Based In Wisconsin
Regarded by many as the most popular business turboprop in the world, the Beechcraft King Air 90 series has gotten a new lease on life, flying faster and higher at less cost, thanks to new GE H80 turboprop engines. GE … Continue reading
Tragedy Motivates Pilot Community To Build Flight Training Center
On April 22, 2011, Dylan (35), Amy (34), Chase (7) and Ansley (5) Spencer of Scott City, Kansas, perished near Topeka, while flying to visit family for Easter weekend. The weather was good VFR when they departed in Scott City, … Continue reading
Tailwind Flight Center Gains FAA Part 141 Private Pilot Training Approval
APPLETON, WIS. – Tailwind Flight Center has completed the challenging application and approval process, and is now certified to offer an FAA-approved Part 141 Private Pilot Training Program. The FAA-approved training curriculum allows students to take advantage of a fully … Continue reading
Airport Improvements On Door County Peninsula
DOOR COUNTY, WIS. – The spirit is strong on the Door County Peninsula in Wisconsin with a new commission chairman of Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport (3D2), support from the Village of Ephraim and the Town of Gibraltar, and an airport development project … Continue reading
Hightower Resigns As EAA President/CEO… Pelton Elected Chairman of The Board
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Board of Directors accepted the resignation of President and CEO Rod Hightower, October 22, 2012. Hightower stated that he wanted to spend more time with his school-age children. He and his wife, … Continue reading
Lt. Gov. Jumps With Golden Knights
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 women and their families. The jump took place over the … Continue reading
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, of course. On October 7, 2012, several groups of RVs … Continue reading
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 Association (GAMA) and ICAO Ambassador for those applicants who seek … Continue reading