by Joni M. Fisher | Apr 29, 2021 | 20210506, Aviation News, Experimental Aircraft, Feature, General Aviation, Lakeland Aero Club, SUN 'n FUN
The teen members of the Lakeland Aero Club spent the week of the 2021 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo building a Recruit Cub, a PA-18R Cub kit from Patriot Aircraft. The teens will fly the Cub to the 2021 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 29, 2021 | Aviation News, Experimental Aircraft, General Aviation, homebuilt aircraft, Photo of the Day
Ryan Barker submitted this photo and note: “Ryan Barker of Livingston, Texas, began building his Bearhawk Model 5 ‘Family Truckster’ soon after receiving the kit in March 2021. His family was eager to assist. “The kids were just helping me get...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 29, 2021 | 20210520, Aviation News, aviation scholarships, Briefings, flight training, General Aviation, King Schools, NAFI, News
Allen Reenders of Longmont, Colorado, will use the scholarship to earn his initial CFI and his CFII, and “plans to be an active flight instructor for many years to come,” according to officials with King Schools. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 29, 2021 | 20210520, Airports, Aviation News, backcountry flying, Briefings, General Aviation, News, Recreational Aviation Foundation
The Recreational Aviation Foundation has already raised $40,000 of the $70,000 needed to build the visitor pavilion at Trigger Gap Airfield in Arkansas. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 29, 2021 | 20210520, Aviation News, General Aviation, Products
The new line includes wine bottle stoppers in the shape of the tails of classic airliners. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 29, 2021 | Accidents, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB
The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control while it was being reloaded with the rotors turning in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a rotor strike with ground equipment. Read...
