A milestone was reached by the Experimental Aircraft Association on March 8, as 50,000 Young Eagles have now taken the next step in their aviation journeys by enrolling in Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course after their EAA Young Eagles flights. “More than 2 million young people have been introduced to airplanes and aviation through Young […]
Month: March 2018
WSDOT Aviation participates in annual COMMEX as the State Air Operations Branch
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation Division participated in the annual Northwest Regional Aviation Communications Exercise (COMMEX) on March 7, 2018 as the State Air Operations Branch (AOB). WSDOT Aviation Division used their Aviation Emergency Coordination Center (AECC) and radio equipment to help state emergency responders prepare and practice for future incidents and disasters […]
NORTH DAKOTA PILOTS COMPLETE “FLY NORTH DAKOTA AIRPORTS” PASSPORT PROGRAM
Pictured above are from left, Lawrence Hubbard, Ron Lundquist, Reid Gagner, Hank Bodmer, Kevin Pfeifer, Flint Kasowski, Mark Gainor, and Kevin Vossler. On Sunday, March 4th fourteen pilots were presented with awards for participating in the “Fly North Dakota Airports” Passport Program. The passport program presents awards to pilots for flying to airports in the state […]
Guardian Flight Transitions to Learjet 45s in Alaska
Guardian Flight LLC, a leading air medical transport company, is transitioning its medical jet fleet in Alaska to Learjet 45s. The first Learjet 45 will enter service this month based in Fairbanks. Eventually, five Learjet 45s will replace Guardian Flight’s older and smaller Learjet 35s and Beechjets. Compared to the smaller jets, the mid-size Learjet […]
IBAC Welcomes ICAO Decision on Cockpit Doors for Ultra Long-Range Business Aircraft
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) welcomed last week the decision by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to raise the weight threshold requirement for aircraft with hardened cockpit doors from 45.5 tonnes maximum certificated take-off weight (MCTOW) to 54.5 tonnes MCTOW for those aircraft where the passenger seating capacity is 19 […]
Vulcanair Selects Hartzell Prop for V1.0
Vulcanair Aircraft has selected Hartzell Propeller’s two-blade aluminum constant speed propeller for its new single-engine V1.0 four-seat utility aircraft. The recently certificated V1.0 is powered by a single 180 hp Lycoming IO-360-M1A engine matched with a Hartzell prop that has been specifically designed for Lycoming’s undamped four-cylinder engines. “Vulcanair picked the 74-inch diameter swept tip […]
NDOT Imagery Section Launches UAV Program
In April 2017, the Nevada Department of Transportation’s Imagery Section launched their Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program, a culmination of 5 years of planning, lobbying, and research, to develop a comprehensive mapping program that would complement their existing manned aircraft services. Since that time, they have successfully executed over 100 UAV missions to support their Hydraulics, […]
SPRINGBANK AIR TRAINING COLLEGE IN ALBERTA PURCHASES ALSIM AL200 SIMULATOR
Springbank Air Training College (SATC) purchased an AL200 simulator to train their over 200 students at their facility in Alberta, Canada. They are located at Springbank Airport just ten minutes west of Calgary. As one of WestJet’s newest official Flight Training Partners, Springbank Air offers a career path through WestJet’s Flightpath Program. Flight instructors in […]
Corbi Bulluck Retiring from North Carolina Division of Aviation
Executive pilot, Corbi Bulluck, will be retiring this month from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Aviation. Ms. Bullock has flown for the state since 1998. Bulluck, a graduate of the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) with a BA and MA degree in Education was a middle school Educator for eight years […]
Sonex Aircraft Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Sonex Aircraft is celebrating their 20th Anniversary. On February 28, 1998, John Monnett lifted-off from Wittman Regional Airport [KOSH] in Oshkosh, WI in a completely new aircraft: Sonex serial number 1, or ³SX1.² While certainly not the beginning of veteran homebuilt aircraft designer, builder and pilot John Monnett¹s journey, the first flight of SX1 marked […]
