Monthly Archives: August 2017

Socata Airplanes

‘)})(); //– SOCATA AIRPLANES [Docket No. FAA-2017-0417; Directorate Identifier 2017-CE-008-AD; Amendment 39-18975; AD 2017-15-15] The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2002-19-01 for Socata Model TBM 700 airplanes. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an … Continue reading

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Giant model planes flying this weekend over Santa Maria from Elks Unocal Event Center

Pilot Joe Francis, left, of Salinas, and his spotter, Clark Stiles, watch as Francis’ plane takes off during the Tri-Valley RC Modelers Fly-in at the Elks Unocal Event Center on Friday. Models and flyers from around California are expected to … Continue reading

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Ageless Aviation back in skies over Yakima | Local | yakimaherald.com – Yakima Herald

Pilot Mike Sommars, left, and crew chief Kyja Sanders, right, brief Jerry Gordon, 83, a 1944 Boeing Stearman prior to a flight as part of The Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation’s event for elderly veterans at the McAllister Museum of Aviation … Continue reading

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How GlobalParts Grew From a Basement to a Company with 105 Employees

July 12–Fourteen years ago, GlobalParts Group started as an aircraft spares and parts distributor at founder Troy Palmer’s home. Today, the company has 105 employees working from its collection of five buildings in Augusta, a facility near Oklahoma City and … Continue reading

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Westover C-5M’s receive “stand-down” order

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Westover’s $90 Million remodeled planes are parked. It has to do with the landing gear.  All the C-5M’s across the country, including the ones at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee are on what the Air Force … Continue reading

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Trump NJ visit grounds model airplane club at 4-H fair

x Embed x Share CLOSE The Broken Props Airplane Club could not fly during the Somerset County 4-H Fair this year because of President Donald Trump’s visit to Bedminster. The club members, however, still parted with valuable life lessons. Nick … Continue reading

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Shalbreck family donates Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame plaque to airport

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