Oshkosh AirVenture gets Cessna exec support in clash over $500,000 fee - Milwaukee Business Journal | The Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh is getting a little assistance from an aviation executive in Wichita, Kan., in the organization's tussle over a new fee being imposed on the group by the federal government....
Senators got 19,000 messages against AirVenture fees By Dan Namowitz, AOPA | Members of the U.S. Senate received more than 19,000 messages from aviation supporters protesting the FAA’s plan to charge the Experimental Aircraft Association about $500,000 for air traffic services at EAA AirVenture this summer, EAA said. The messages—most sent within 48 hours of an EAA appeal on June 3—objected to the FAA’s precedent-setting move to impose a user fee on an aviation event....
See Recovered Wildcat on Display at Oshkosh - Airventure.org | The Naval Aviation Museum 
Patty Wagstaff to Address Educators at AirVenture Teachers Day - Airventure.org | June 12, 2013 - Three-time national aerobatic champion and Aerospace Hall of Famer Patty Wagstaff will speak at Teachers Day on Tuesday, July 30, during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013. Teachers Day is sponsored by Build A Plane, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), and EAA...
Experience the Blue Angels at the National Naval Aviation Museum every Wednesday - Gulf Coast News Today | Locals and visitors to the area are invited to the Blue Angels Fan Experience at the National Naval Aviation Museum every Wednesday this summer. It includes...
Quad City Air Show Could Pay Three Times its Rent - WQAD | The Quad City Air Show could pay three times its rent for upcoming years. The Quad City Air Show, or Aerial Promotions, pays rent to the city to use the Davenport Municipal Airport. But in future years, it may be paying a lot more money to the city. The air show group starts using the air show about two weeks before the show, according to city council documents....
Red Arrows set for Weston Air Day - Mercury 24 | The free Weston Air Day will see several aeroplanes including the Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster from the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight, as well as the RAF Parachute Team and a host of other special display teams taking to the skies....
RIAT set for take-off with The Media Group - airtattoo.org.uk | The world’s largest military airshow, Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) has announced the appointment of The Media Group to film and produce their official airshow DVD for 2013. RIAT, held annually at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, is one of the UK’s top outdoor family events with upwards of 130,000 visitors each year. The...
Hayward Air Rally slated by General Aviation News Staff | HAYWARD, Calif. – From all over the West Coast, 27 aircraft and pilot crews are preparing for competition in the 49th annual Hayward Air Rally, set for June 21. This proficiency challenge offers aviators the opportunity to demonstrate their airmanship skills of fuel planning and cross-country flight without the use of advanced navigation equipment, according to organizers....
Fly-In Movies Schedule - Antique Airfield | APM Director Steve Black, the purveyor of Antique Airfield's "Runway Cinema" program, is pleased to announce the schedule of genuine aviation movies he will be showing at the AAA-APM Fly-In this year. It's a great lineup which includes one Oscar winner and features films that would have been playing in the local Bijou during those early days of the AAA and the AAA National Fly-in some 60 years ago...
Vietnam vets to be honored with special honor flight at AirVenture by General Aviation News Staff | OSHKOSH, Wis. — As a part of EAA’s AirVenture 2013’s Salute to Veterans activities, Old Glory Honor Flight, in partnership with American Airlines and Oshkosh Corporation, will provide a special one-time only event for Vietnam War veterans on Friday, Aug. 2. Vietnam veterans will embark on a journey from the AirVenture grounds to Washington, D.C. to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, the Smithsonian American History Museum, and the Arlington National Cemetery — at no cost...
Museum slates Open Cockpit Day, fundraising sale for Father’s Day by General Aviation News | Oakland Aviation Museum in California will hold an Open Cockpit Day and aviation paraphernalia fundraising sale Sunday, June 16, to support its A-3 Skywarrior restoration project....
Go Behind The Scenes At The National Naval Aviation Museum – RESTORATION TOUR! - Warbird Radio | Go behind the scenes and tour the Aircraft Restoration Department at one of the most prestigious aviation museums in the world: The National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. According to the museum’s website “The National Naval Aviation Museum is the world’s largest Naval Aviation museum and one of the most-visited museums in the state of Florida. These historic and one-of-a-kind aircraft are displayed both inside the Museum’s nearly 300,000 square feet of exhibit space and outside on its 37-acre grounds.”...
Chennault Aviation and Military Museum gets a Budgetary Respite by WarbirdsUpdate | Chennault Aviation and Military MuseumNamed after a local man of note, General Claire Lee Chennault, the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum located in Monroe, Louisiana is located not far from where the legendary aviator grew up and is the town where he chose to live after the Second World War had ended. Monroe was also the site of site of the Selman Field Army-Air Force Navigation School which opened in 1942 and was the largest military navigation facility in the country during WWII. The school graduated over 15,000 navigators, over 1,500 of whom lost their lives in combat...
RAAF F-111 Lands at Queensland Air Museum By WarbirdsUpdate | As part of a program where the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) restores and puts on long-term loan Six RAAF General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks to deserving museums around the country, the Queensland Air Museum (QAM) located in Caloundra West, Australia has recently received their F-111....
Europe Trip 2013: Finnish Aviation Museum and Helsinki-Vantaa Airport - Introduction - Rodney's 
Aviation Ramblings | ...I had been looking forward to visiting the Finnish Aviation Museum - in fact it was one of the reasons I came here. As it turns out, it was "ok' but not great. There are plenty of very interesting aircraft, but they are in incredibly cramped conditions - three large rooms in fact - which I a shame. I think that the first two pictures below should this quite well...
FedEx donates 727 to USAeroTech by General Aviation News Staff | GREENVILLE, SC. — On Wednesday, June 19, a FedEx Express aircraft will be permanently grounded at a new home at USAeroTech Institute in Greenville, S.C., where it will serve the training needs of aviation students. After arriving from the FedEx hub in Indianapolis, the 727 will be towed to its permanent home at USAeroTech, where students there will learn about the mechanical aspects of large aircraft....
Last AF Huey starts new mission with NY police force - af.mil | 6/12/2013 - HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- The Air Force's last operational UH-1H Huey helicopter was recently transferred to New York State Police's aviation unit as part of the Law Enforcement Support Organization Program here, June 5. The program's purpose is to identify excess assets that are no longer in use by the Air Force, and have been requested by U.S. civilian law enforcement agencies...
Illinois governor declares General Aviation Month by General Aviation News Staff | Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has declared June “General Aviation Month.” Across the state of Illinois, general aviation generates $4.4 billion in economic activity annually, and supports over 54,000 jobs. “We thank Governor Quinn for recognizing the critical role general aviation airports have in communities throughout Illinois,” Selena Shilad, Executive Director of the Alliance for Aviation Across America, commented. “General aviation serves as a lifeline for businesses, charities, law enforcement, and hospitals both in Illinois and throughout the United States. We also appreciate the efforts of the Illinois Pilots Association for helping to recognize the value of general aviation across their state.”...
SAN JACINTO VALLEY: Residents get impromptu weekend air show - Press Enterprise | Startled San Jacinto Valley residents were treated to an impromptu air show around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8, when a pair of NORAD-coordinated F-22 fighter jets intercepted a private Cessna airplane that ventured above the San Jacinto Valley during the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions. The jets, which were from Hollman Air Force Base in New Mexico, directed the Cessna out of area, where Friday-to-Sunday temporary flight restrictions were established by the Federal Aviation Administration during President Barack Obama’s weekend visit to the Coachella Valley....
Young Eagles fly with local pilots - Valley Journal | POLSON — “We went over the (Kerr) dam. We saw Flathead Lake and Wildhorse Island,” Dylan Wisniewski, 10, Ethan McCauley, 9, and Sean Murphree said, all contributing and nodding. “Oh, Pablo Reservoir, too,” they added when prompted by Ethan’s mother. The three boys were talking about a free Young Eagles flight at Polson Airport hosted by the Lake County Chapter 1122 of the Experimental Aircraft Association on June 8...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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