flying the Curtiss Pusher. They plan a documentary film about the Curtiss as it flies to and participates in 2011 Centennial of Naval Aviation events. In other words, Bryan and Paul are planning to share in the adventure, as a 100 year old airplane barnstorms its way across much of America, bringing audiences and airport bums alike a glimpse of the beginnings of Naval Aviation.

launch of the SpaceX rocket - pretty amazing that a commercial rocket is taking over NASA's role in producing space hardware! how it is possible to finance such a huge venture. test their crew capsule and to continue proving it for use to supply the space station. details the progress they have made and what the hardware looks like

NVAA - Engine failure experience in IMC. This is the communications recording between the pilot of a Lancair Legacy N913MP and a Seattle Center controller. The Lancair experienced engine failure while on a flight from Redmond, OR to Boise, ID. Icing, engine failure complicates things. This is how it should be done! Two people VERY composed during the whole emergency. Enjoy the excitement!

Filmmaker and P-51 Mustang Pilot Chris Woods film that captures the emotional reunion between WWII Mustang ace (Jim Brooks) and the historic plane. the 88-year old pilot sharing his stories and experiences of war

NBAA's scholarship program, generously supported through sponsorships, offers nearly $100,000 annually in cash awards as tuition reimbursement for enrolled students, and that number is nearly matched in monetary and training awards for working professionals. NBAA currently offers six scholarships to qualified students studying aviation-related curricula at institutions of higher learning. The Association also sponsors seven monetary and training scholarships to promote professionalism and the advancement of careers for aviation professionals, such as flight department managers, flight attendants, maintenance technicians, schedulers and dispatchers.

Rinker Buck's Flight of Passage. It's an engrossing story of two brothers who flew a refurbished Piper Cub from New Jersey to California in the summer of 1964.

July 26, 26 DC-3s took off for a formation flight to EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh. The incredible sound of 52 idling engines was surpassed only by the sight of the airplanes passing overhead, in flights of four. One returned to the ramp with a maintenance problem, another aborted its takeoff because of an engine issue, and a third returned with high oil temperature. The remaining 23 made a grand arrival in Oshkosh with an overhead pass.

Engineered Propulsion Systems to begin development of a diesel aircraft engine for general aviation aircraft and helicopters.

Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to earn a pilot certificate on March 8, 1910. Goyer launched the events in 2010 to celebrate the centennial and to encourage more women to become pilots by introducing a record number of nonpilot girls and women to flying during the year.

MENTORING Tomorrow's Professional Pilot Leaders - one-on-one mentoring by an experienced professional who shares her knowledge, connections, and guidance personally with you. Mentoring is key to your personal success as a pilot, and also to our collective advancement in aviation. The Ninety-Nines has potential mentors for you in every conceivable pilot career, from ballooning scenic tour operator to Shuttle Pilot. Even better, get matched to a woman professional pilot mentor in your area of interest through our formal mentoring program. The 99s Professional Pilot Leadership Initiative aims to provide highly motivated women pilots with the tools necessary to develop their pilot careers and leadership, through guided activities and formal mentoring partnerships with women pilot professionals, in a three-phase 18 to 24 month structured program. Get the latest PPLI Fact Sheet. Get a mentor - be a leader! Participation is open to 99s members who are in or plan to pursue a pilot career. For more information and application

Chevak School Aviation chevakschool.com, home to our Rans S-6S Coyote II building log and general information about our aviation program

documents our current progress on the Rans S-6S. We started with a Quick Build kit

to improve educational proficiency in the areas of math and science, using relevant aviation based learning

Wings Over the Rockies is a showcase for the heritage of flight in America's third leading aerospace State in employment and economic impact. The Rocky Mountain region has more pilots per capita than any other multi-state region. Amazingly, more than one in five of all U.S. astronauts has a significant tie to Colorado.

An Obsession With Nav Data - How Capt. Jepp Transformed the Airways Elrey Borge Jeppesen, aka Capt. Jepp, the father of air navigation. Jeppesen - as in Jepp chart and Jepp plate - was the first to develop en route aviation navigation charts and approach and departure procedures, and he developed much of the basic symbology found in aviation charts around the world today.

by Dick Rutan - "Hey Dick - how would you like to go to the North Pole?" Wow. What a welcome invitation! One place I had never been was the top of the world.

The PD-1 is designed to perform as an aircraft first and a vehicle second. By incorporating a movable and auxiliary drive pod, the plane maintains its original center of gravity. During the transition, the wings rotate back along the side of the fuselage, the tail hinges and vehicle controls are quickly snapped into place.

The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the world's air sports federation, was founded in 1905.It is a non-governmental and non-profit making international organisation with the basic aim of furthering aeronautical and astronautical activities worldwide. Ever growing, FAI is now an organisation of some 100 member countries.

Build A Plane's Sportsman is flying high. Lyn Freeman, president of Build A Plane, discusses the Sportsman built by high school students in Glasair's Two Weeks to Taxi program.

Lyn Freeman talks about the history of Build A Plane