Preliminary plans are underway for the 2021 Culpeper Air Fest
Exciting News! The Culpeper Air Fest is excited to be planning this year’s comeback event in October! After a very difficult 2020, we are pulling together and rising above the
Monthly archives: April, 2021
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$19 MILLION TO SUPPORT 11 AIRPORTS IN VIRGINIA
The Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Dept. of Transportation announced that 11 airports in Virginia will share more than $19 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding. U.S. Sens. Mark
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World’s Largest Airplane Engine
It’ll be a while before you can hang one of these on your RV 10, but Rolls Royce has just announced it has officially begun construction on what it calls
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VIDEO SERIES EDUCATES PILOTS ABOUT AIRPORT RUNWAYS
When a runway incursion stemming from a pilot error occurs, it is a rare event, but it draws scrutiny from the FAA. According to FAA officials, more than 75% of
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WWII PARATROOPER JIM “PEE WEE” MARTIN’S 100TH BIRTHDAY JUMP FEST
XENIA, OHIO, April 8, 2021 – W&R Vets will host the largest birthday tribute of 2021 to celebrate World War II paratrooper Jim “Pee Wee” Martin’s 100th Birthday. The event
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PILOT’S GUIDE TO A PREFLIGHT BRIEFING
A new Advisory Circular provides an educational roadmap for the development and implementation of preflight self-briefings, including planning, weather interpretation, and risk identification/mitigation skills. Pilots adopting these guidelines will be
- April
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