Also: NATA Fueling Guidelines, SportAir Workshops, SkyWay's SkyStep, GAMA on SMS 

 

Amelia Earhart's namesake charity, the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation, marked the 88th anniversary of her flight with the announcement of a museum bearing her name. The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum in Atchison, Kansas will be an interactive, STEM-focused educational tour of her life, opening next April. US Congressman Sam Graves has been selected to serve as Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The selection puts one of aviation's own in charge of one of the biggest movers and shakers of the transportation industry, with oversight of a multitude of operational considerations throughout the country. Graves is hoped to be the right man for the job, bringing years of experience as a commercially-rated pilot. Sky Designs' new RV-10ER Extended Range fuel tank kit is already airborne, only a few months after beginning shipments in the summer of 2022. The first to use the kit was Richard Connell of Sydney, Australia. His RV-10, assisted by local builder assist company Synergy Air South, took to the skies in June of 2022. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!