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The crash raised concerns among parents whose ground-bound children attend a nearby private school. George King Jr., headmaster of Wooster School, immediately sent out an e-mail to parents to inform them of the crash and let them know no children were harmed, the News-Times reported. The airport, which is in an area of rapid development, […]

According to early reports about Wednesday’s accident, an air traffic controller spotted smoke coming from the airplane shortly after takeoff. The pilot, Edgar Wong, reportedly tried to return to the airport, but didn’t make it. “You could hear it sputter, and puffs of smoke were coming out the back,” Danbury Police Officer Robert Madore, who […]

Danbury Airport: Money Forthcoming After Crash… An accident last week at Danbury Municipal Airport in Connecticut came on the heels of a recent local dispute about safety — and money — at the field. As AVweb reported in December, the local city council has balked at paying its $110,000 share of the $4.5 million the […]

Ken Cassens, a mechanic and pilot who had worked at the Aerodrome for 11 years and was building a replica of the Spirit of St. Louis, was one of the workers who was fired. Cassens said he was not given any reason for his dismissal. “The board hasn’t done anything except create problems,” he said. […]

“We are looking at resumes now to hire a new full-time director,” Kick said. Meanwhile, Tom Daly, director of air shows, has assumed many of the executive duties. Daly said the Aerodrome needs to change with the times. “Competition is stiff to attract the families on the weekends. This has to be approached more like […]

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome: Changes In The Air… Last week’s arrest of a longtime volunteer at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, charged with the theft of an artifact that he says was given to him 20 years ago, is just the latest episode in what has been a rocky year for the nonprofit organization. The Aerodrome, a popular […]

And while Hofmaier and Coale confront the various challenges that await them, a Maryland pilot has decided discretion is the better part of valor in his attempt to circumnavigate via the poles. Gus McLeod turned back because the new engine in his South Korean-built Firefly, a new homebuilt design that was created in partnership with […]

A Houston pilot has the same sort of goal in mind as Hofmaier but his trip will only take a couple of months and will, we wager, be substantially more comfortable. John Coale left Houston Southwest Airport last Sunday in his modified Cessna 210 Centurion. Coale has spent three years planning the trip but he […]

Why Not… A Canadian pilot will be spending a lot of time in the cockpit this coming year if his plans (and dreams) come true. Hans Hofmaier, of Qualicum Beach, on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island, left Nov. 6 on his Spirit On A Shoestring round-the-world flight in a 1946 Taylorcraft with a 65-horsepower engine. He’s […]

Northrop Grumman and BAE both supply military aircraft with laser systems that blind the heat-seeking sensor in the small shoulder-fired missiles that worry security officials the most. The United Air Lines bid would employ a missile-detection system and expendable decoys to divert the missiles. There are about 10 companies collaborating on the United bid. The […]