On 15 May 2023, the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s Republic P-47D Thunderbolt—following a painstaking eight-year restoration—took flight for the first time in 79-years. Resurrected to its wartime glory by a dedicated team at Bemidji, Minnesota’s AirCorps Aviation, the iconic World War II fighter took to the Gopher State’s skies, showcasing the passion, commitment, sharp minds, skilled hands, and intrepid souls of those who took part in the machine’s restoration.
A replica of American inventor, physicist, engineer, and aviation pioneer John Joseph Montgomery’s Santa Clara glider was recently installed in the 25-foot-high lobby of Crownair Aviation’s facility on San Diego’s Executive airport (MYF)—formerly known as Montgomery Field. The replica glider is on loan from the San Diego Air & Space Museum.
On 05 June 2023, the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA)—the fine folks whose efforts have brought 59-years of superb national championship air-racing to the Reno-Tahoe area—made public the names of the ten young people to be awarded the association’s 2023 Flight Training Scholarships (FTS). The announcement was made in advance of 2023’s Pylon Racing Seminar, the certification event for the final National Championship Air Races to be held at Nevada’s Reno Stead Airport (RTS).
ASA has announced the debut of its new iPad mini Kneeboard. The contraption—after the time-honored fashion of ASA cockpit gadgets—provides pilots a means by which to archive, recall, and read-back flight-critical data the likes of ATIS information, IFR clearances. heading and altitude assignments, and holding instructions. Unlike the ASA kneeboards of decades past, the company's new offering safely houses Apple’s popular iPad mini, keeping the wee digital powerhouse safely secured and useable during flight.
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