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December 13, 2020

Sporty's Awards Flight Crew Scholarship

Adventurous Private Pilot Will Put $2,500 Award Toward Instrument Rating

Cory Gordon had two dreams while growing up in Virginia - to live in Alaska and to become a pilot. After graduating from high school, she said goodbye to her family and moved to Alaska. While Gordon had an interest in flying airplanes from a young age, it was experiencing general aviation as a way of life in Alaska that inspired her to take a discovery flight in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Gordon would go on to earn her Private pilot certificate in Anchorage. Now Gordon, a current resident of Phoenix, Arizona, is the recipient of Sporty's latest $2,500 flying scholarship awarded through her membership in Sporty's Flight Crew program.

The Induction Ceremony Will Take Place On March 12, 2021

WAI has selected the 2021 inductees for its International Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women will be honored during the Virtual 32nd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference, which will be held March 11-12, 2021. The induction ceremony will take place on Friday, March 12, 2021.

They Saw The Airplane In A Left Bank Just Prior To The Nose Dropping

On September 20, 2020, about 1050 central daylight time (CDT), a Piper PA-46-310, N236KM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hilltop Lakes, Texas. The commercial pilot and 3 passengers sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. While in cruise flight at 19,000 ft mean sea level (MSL), the pilot declared an emergency to air traffic control (ATC) and stated that the airplane had lost engine power and that he needed to divert. The pilot elected to divert to Hilltop Lakes Airport (0TE4), which was about 5 miles south of his position.