Posts by Andy Wilson
Tickets still available for Bob Hoover tribute
The aviation world will assemble Feb. 21 at Paramount Studios in Hollywood to honor Bob Hoover, the legendary pilot who was called the “greatest stick and rudder pilot who ever lived,” by Jimmy Doolittle. Some individual tickets are still available for the celebration of Hoover’s legacy, according to organizers. Known as the “Gentleman Pilot,” Hoover…
Read MoreFate of California's Chicken Strip airstrip open for input
Park Service offers five alternatives – January 29, 2014
The fight to save California’s Chicken Strip, an uncharted 1,350-foot dirt strip that provides fly-in access to the warm springs area of Death Valley National Park, continues. The National Park Service is seeking public input to help inform and shape alternatives for a management plan and environmental impact statement for the area near the strip.
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Read MoreDivision of Aeronautics, Cal AERO Newsletter – Jan 2014
Attached is the latest edition of the California Department of Transportation , Division of Aeronautics, Cal AERO Newsletter. Besides the always excellent aviation articles, guess who is featured in this edition? Go ahead and download it… you know you are curious…
What's your story?
We tell stories. In 2014 we want to tell your story. This year, we will dive deeper into fewer subject. Don’t worry, we’ll still deliver the news and information you read General Aviation News for. But there are a few topics we want to expand, and need your help. January was DESTINATIONS. We included a…
Read MoreOmnibus Spending Bill Contains Los Angeles Helicopter Noise Language
Would Require The FAA To Reduce Noise From The Aircraft In The LA Area Beginning A Year After Passage – Buried in the 1,582 pages of the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by congress is a provision that would require the FAA to reduce helicopter noise in the Los Angeles (CA) area unless it can show “voluntary” efforts are effective in achieving that goal.
Read MoreNevada GPS Signal Reliability
FLIGHT ADVISORY
GPS Testing
NAFC GPS 14 – 01
20 Jan, 2014 – 20 Feb, 2014
Beatty, NV
Lighting up the Brain for Aviation
Fascinating information from our own Jolie Lucas Region 3 VP, give it a read. Region 3 VP Jolie Lucas’ latest installment for AOPA Opinion Leaders: http://blog.aopa.org/opinionleaders/2014/01/15/lighting-up-the-brain-for-aviation/
Read MoreWhen it comes to promoting aviation are we on the right track?
By BRENT OWENS – If someone has never seen a light airplane before and decides that maybe this is something they are interested in, what is their first exposure? For many it will be via an Internet search engine or the newsstand. And what will our new pilot-to-be see when he or she looks? If…
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