Texas to pay to keep 13 small airport towers open

The Texas Department of Transportation says it will pay to keep air traffic control towers open at 13 small airports when those facilities lose federal money next month. (www.nbcnews.com) Ещё...

Last Call - 1940 Air Terminal Museum Piper Cherokee Raffle Tickets

Drawing for the plane is THIS WEEKEND! Tickets MUST be purchased before 12:00 PM CDT on Friday, July 19, 2012. This is the first year you can buy online. Please help the museum get their first ever SELL OUT! (www.1940airterminal.org) Ещё...

Aerobatic Pilot killed in New York following structural break-up

Aircraft is reported to be a Giles G202 owned by Carbon Fiber Airshows of Austin, Texas. Unconfirmed if Andrew Wright was PIC at the time. (www.nydailynews.com) Ещё...

Aviation Endowment Needs Help to Get Off Ground

The family of a young would-be aviator is working to set up a fund in his memory that will allow others like him to get their private pilot licenses. A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to facilitate the inaugural fundraising raffle. If you would like to be a part of helping young career aviators please visit http://www.indiegogo.com/WinMyPlane or www.WinMyPlane.com to learn more. (www.indiegogo.com) Ещё...

UA 767 Bird Strike leaving IAH prompts return

5:40 p.m. A United 767 passenger jet struck a bird in flight and sustained damage that requires the pilot to return to Intercontinental Airport in Houston. The pilot is forced to lighten the weight of the aircraft by dumping fuel. This is occurring over Lake Conroe. The tower is expecting the plane to be able to return safely to the airport and land. (www.montgomerycountypolicereporter.com) Ещё...

Student Pilot C172 Crash Murfreesboro, TN

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A pilot was injured after his single-engine plane crashed at the Murfreesboro airport on Thursday morning. Officials said the Cessna 172P hit a hangar after running off the runway around 8 a.m. at the airport on Memorial Boulevard. It was unclear whether the plane was taking off or landing. (www.newschannel5.com) Ещё...

KDWH Hooks - Landing Gone Awry?

PER KHOU: HARRIS COUNTY, Texas -- A small plane made a crash landing and went off the runway at Hooks Airport in northwest Harris CountyTuesday afternoon. The pilot is reportedly OK. The plane didn't appear to be badly damaged but it did lose a wheel. DPS investigators are on the scene. (www.khou.com) Ещё...

Vectors for Hope Fly In at Hooks Airport, Spring, Texas Sat 09/28

KDWH will host a charity fundraiser fly-in Sat 9/28/13 10a-2p. Vintage Aircraft Static Displays (A26, B17, C60, P51, Corsair, PT19 and more!), vendors, activities for all ages and even a chance to "meet" and buy raffle tickets for the Cessna 172 being given away by the 1940 Air Terminal Museum. Follow link for details. (vectorsforhope.org) Ещё...

P51 down in Arizona, one known dead

Believed to be Big Beautiful Doll. Unknown if anyone else was aboard. (www.fox10phoenix.com) Ещё...

Raffle Plane Tickets Going Fast

The 1940 Air Terminal museum at Hobby Airport is offering tickets for their annual raffle plane online for the first time this year. As a result, they are quickly heading toward a first-ever sell-out. A maximum of 2,500 tickets will be sold at only $50 each. This year's plane is a super little fully IFR Piper Cherokee 140 with the 160HP O-320. Get your tickets before they're all gone and support a fantastic museum! btw, check out their monthly Wings & Wheels events... theyr'e… (www.1940airterminal.org) Ещё...