100-Year Old WWII Nurse Skydives on Birthday

Raymonde Sullivan of Sebastian, Florida by way of the United Kingdom, took to the skies to commemorate her 100th birthday by participating in a tandem skydive! Ms. Sullivan, a nurse who had served on the front lines during World War II had probably done most everything else to this point, and thought the skydive would be a great, if she ever hit 100. Ms. Sullivan is reported as saying “I’ve done a lot of things in 100 years. I thought I must do it while I can.”

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ANN has learned that the 2022 DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase is NOT going to happen, according to Airport Manager John Eiff, who noted that, "hopefully, we can do  something next year..." in response to questions about the event's future as we learned that Event Boss Jana Filip had left her position with the city. Filip was well-known to be the backbone of the event, after creating it to pick up where she left off after departing a similar event in Sebring, FL, which went AWOL thereafter. Filip had kept the DSAS event alive despite two years of pandemic rela

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ANN has learned that the 2022 DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase is NOT going to happen, according to Airport Manager John Eiff, who noted that, "hopefully, we can do  something next year..." in response to questions about the event's future as we learned that Event Boss Jana Filip had left her position with the city. Filip was well-known to be the backbone of the event, after creating it to pick up where she left off after departing a similar event in Sebring, FL, which went AWOL thereafter. Filip had kept the DSAS event alive despite two years of pandemic rela

Piper Aircraft Showcases Training Fleet And Piston To Turbine Pressurized Transition

“For 2022 what’s new is the sales” said Mr. Ron Gunnarson, VP of Sales, Marketing and Customer Support for Piper Aircraft. He added that Piper is in a tremendous market right now both the trainer and the M class (such as the M350) and celebrating its 85th anniversary.  Furthermore, with the M class series there are very few positions left available at their dealers, so they’re selling into 2023 and early 2024. For their training fleet, he believes the market is very robust, for flight schools as well as people learning

Textron Inks Deal With South Korea To Deliver Bell 505’s By 2025

Textron has signed a deal to provide 40ea of the Bell 505 helicopters to South Korea’s military. The deal, part of the Republic of Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program requires the deliveries to be made by 2025, and will be used by both the Army and Navy divisions of the Korean armed forces. Earlier this year, the Bell 505 achieved a milestone 100,000 global fleet hours.

Embraer’s 1,500th EMB203 Ipanema Delivered To Female Rancher Carla de Freitas

Embraer, an aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Brazil delivered its 1,500th Ipanema aircraft to a female rancher, Carla de Freitas, founder of the Women’s Agribusiness Nucleus (NFA). The Embraer EMB 203 Ipanema is an agricultural “Ag” aircraft used for aerial application and crop-dusting. For this milestone delivery, the EMB 203 was emblazoned with a commemorative paint scheme that alluded to its agricultural history.

Redbull’s Paper Wings Championship Crowns New Champs For 2022

Last week, on 14 May 2022, the 2022 RedBull Paper Wings World Finals concluded in Hangar-7, Salzburg, Austria. The event began on Friday the 13th with preliminary elimination rounds for longest airtime and distance, then elimination for aerobatics, yes, you read that correctly paper airplane aerobatics on Saturday morning, with the Superfinals later that day.

Classic Klyde (09.23.13) Remembers AOPA's Attempt To Jump On The Drone Bandwagon

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“EAA wanted to be involved in this program to say thanks to those men and women currently serving our country in the armed services, and to their immediate families who sacrifice so much to support them.” Source: Ron Connolly, EAA Aviation Museum director, explaining the rationable behind the EAA decision to participate in the annual Blue Star Museums program, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel and their families this summer.