by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 11, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231019, aviation museums, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The centerpiece of the “Breaking Barriers” exhibit is an animatronic featuring Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. exploring the history of pioneering Black American aviators and astronauts, as well as a P-51 Mustang painted in the Tuskegee Airmen’s distinctive “Red Tail”...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 11, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231019, Aviation News, Briefings, Electric Aircraft, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
Steve Crane, the test pilot for Eviation Aircraft, a manufacturer of all-electric aircraft, won the 2023 Iven C. Kincheloe Award for Alice’s first flight. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 10, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231019, Airports, Aviation News, backcountry flying, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Recreational Aviation Foundation
A grant from the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) is funding new picnic tables and fire rings at Clarion County Airport (KAXQ) in Pennsylvania, designed to make the backcountry airport attractive for camping. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 10, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231019, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, aviation accidents, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, People, Pilots
The aviation community is remembering Richard McSpadden, senior vice president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Air Safety Institute, who died in a plane crash Oct. 1, 2023, near Lake Placid, New York. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 10, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231109, Aviation News, Briefings, flight training, flying, General Aviation, King Schools, News, Pilots
The inaugural Envision Flight Edu-Con symposium, hosted by King Schools, provided a platform for aviation educators and professionals nationwide to exchange ideas, share experiences, and delve into the world of aviation teaching and training, said Brian Hough, King...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 9, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231019, Aviation News, Briefings, EAA, Experimental Aircraft Association, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Young Eagles
EAA Chapter 579 in Aurora, Illinois, which has been one of the most active chapters over three decades of the Young Eagles program, reached a milestone on Sept. 23, 2023, when it surpassed 20,000 Young Eagles flown. Read...
