Author: Jodi Richards Published in: November-December 2023 In early May, Centennial Airport (APA) in Englewood, CO, became that state’s first airport to offer unleaded aviation gas for piston-engine aircraft. The active general aviation facility is even offsetting associated costs for early adopters who buy the more expensive eco-friendly alternative. Executive Director Mike Fronapfel says that
Wing walking flights in Sequim draw lawsuit and FAA investigation
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter In Sequim, on the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula, you can sign up for a daring thrill ride available nowhere else in America: Mason Wing Walking will take you up in an airplane to about 3,500 feet where you can climb out of the open cockpit and
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The difficulty for us is the fact that this was almost 2.5 hours of leaded gas expended simply for entertainment value.
Washington among leaders for single-engine plane accidents
Not-so-tiny Dancer: pilot draws a ballerina
In early April a pilot in North Carolina made their contribution to the growing body of sky art with a ballerina west of Raleigh-Durham. The pilot was operating a Piper PA-28-161 from the Wings of Carolina Flying Club out of Raleigh Executive Jetport. The flight path took about an hour to complete for a total flight time
General Aviation Moves Closer to an Unleaded Future
The FAA’s approval of the use of G100UL fuel in all piston aircraft directly addresses the industry’s long-standing goal of finding solutions that can be used for the entire GA piston fleet. Related To: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) The FAA on Sept. 1 signed on supplemental type certificates to allow General Aviation Modifications Inc.’s
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Yes, that pilot really did just flip off Whatcom County
BY DAVID RASBACH UPDATED AUGUST 30, 2022 3:36 PM Flight tracking data shows a pilot traced the image of a hand raising a middle finger over Whatcom County Monday morning, Aug. 30. FLIGHTAWARE.COM Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Ever have one of those days — especially on a Monday? One where you just wanna flip
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Feds keep little-used airports in business
ByThomas Frank, USA TODAY September 16, 2009, 9:15 PM WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — One of the USA’s newest airports has a 5,500-foot lighted runway, a Colonial-style terminal with white columns, and hundreds of acres for growth. But Kentucky’s Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport lacks one feature: airline passengers. Built using $11 million in federal money, the airport is used