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August 30, 2024

EAA Narrows the 2025 Air Academy Age Focus

Camp Provides Opportunities For Teen Aviation Enthusiasts

The EAA has confirmed that registration for their 2025 Air Academy will be opening on September 3rd. This year, the organization has narrowed its focus to providing more opportunities for 14 to 18-year-olds. The 2025 camp, hosted at the EAA Lodge in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, will have six sessions from June 12 to August 2.

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TCAA Type Certification For Piper M700 FURY

Single-engine Turboprop Also FIKI Approved

Piper Aircraft announced its new M700 FURY single-engine turboprop has received its type certification from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA). The certification also includes approval for Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI). Piper Aircraft has a history in general aviation going back 85 years and the M700 FURY is the fastest single-engine aircraft in its history with a max cruise speed of 301 KTAS and max range of 1,424 nautical miles.

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Son of Founder Bequeaths $1 Million To Ninety-Nines

Visit to Oklahoma City Museum Inspires Gift

Josephine “Jodie” (Wood) Wallingford and her sister Frances (Wood) Adair took flying lessons when they were teens in 1929 at Clover Field, later to become Santa Monica Airport, in California. Jodie finished and earned her Private Pilot License, #9129 when few women learned to fly airplanes.

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Alaskan Pilot Converts Jets Into Dreamy Cabins

Bookings Now Open For the Plane-turned-Scenic-Cabins

In Big Lake, Alaska, a former commercial pilot is turning out-of-service jets into the Four Seasons of Aviation. Two accommodations are currently on site, including a McDonnell Douglas DC-6 and DC-9. Bookings are available on Airbnb or as add-ons for FLY8MA students. 

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Scholarship Stokes Passion For Aviation

Early Experiences In Aviation Family Grew Love Of Flight

Tommy Hammonds grew up in the back seat of his dad’s Piper Cub and caught the aviation bug at an early age. His grandfather was also a pilot so Tommy got his private ticket at 19 and then decided to pursue a career as an airplane mechanic. With skilled A&Ps in demand, he didn’t have any trouble finding work after completing his training at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Many of his friends in school went to the airlines but Tommy went in the direction his love of historic aircraft and general aviation took him. Only just 24 years old, he has made significant contributions to the Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing.  

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Aero-TV: Helping Aviators See Through IMC And Nighttime Conditions

Some Incredible Research Is Underway At The University of Iowa

A most interesting Russian Mil Mi-2 Hoplite stood out on the ramp at AirVenture ‘23, and ANN’s helo consultant Rex Alexander was on the case. To give him the rundown, Tom “Mach” Schnell gave him a heads-up on the aircraft’s mission. Schnell is the Director of the Operator Performance Laboratory at the University of Iowa. His work there focuses on bringing enhanced vision systems into the cockpit, to give aviators the ability to see through any kind of IMC or nighttime conditions. LIDAR has come into play, too, allowing operators to easily perform

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