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Have a Great Oshkosh, B’gosh

Plane and Pilot

Read the NOTAM carefully, if you’re flying in. Completely unrelated: There are flushing toilets in the bathrooms attached to the exhibit hangars. Debate your next airplane purchase in the exhibit hangar restrooms. It’ll be someone’s gazillionth time going, and it could well be your first time there.

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The First Flight After Maintenance, and Texting While Wrenching

Air Facts

Usually this particular huge oak tree is not a factor, since it doesn’t move much, and in fact is not NOTAMed or on the airport’s ODP, since no one would be dumb enough to fly into it, much less taxi right into it. Again with the engine-shutdown parking, this time very close to a hangar. Again, the walkaround didn’t catch it, true.

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Tornado Devastates Kentucky Airport

Flying Magazine

Video shot by WLKY-TV in Louisville, Kentucky, shows London-Corbin Magee Airport (KLOZ) looking more like a construction site with piles of wreckage from hangars and airplanes. There was a NOTAM advising the airport does not have fuel available at this time. Donations are being collected at the airport.

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Italian Grand Prix 2025: Business Aviation Guide

Universal Weather

Milan-Linate (LIML) Proximity : 10 km (10 min) from Milan; 20 km (~30 min) from Monza Operating Hours : 24/7 Customs/Immigration : On-site Slots/PPR : Not required; parking must be pre-booked GA Facilities : Full GAT services, VIP/crew lounges, hangar and maintenance available Linate is the most convenient airport for accessing both Milan and Monza.

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Fed Up With Fees

Plane and Pilot

He noted that most airports income has held pretty steady over the years, with income from streams such as hangars and fuel flowage having stayed relatively flat. NOTAMs, apparently, cannot be used legally to advise of fees. First of all, Coleton said, Vector is there to support airports.

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What to Know About Taking the Family to an Airshow

Flying Magazine

READ MORE: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh NOTAM Now Available Carry a rain poncho even if the weather is sunny because it can be used as ground cover to watch the airshow and as an emergency changing table if the kids are in diapers. For example, the base of the tower facing the runway is a good location—then walk to the exit as a family.

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Flight planning for a weekend getaway

Flight Training Central

NOTAMS may or may not have been published if the equipment is not operational. Are hangars available if the weather becomes an issue such as frost on a cool morning or if thunderstorms develop? Are hangars available if the weather becomes an issue? Or maybe an Uber or Lyft is all that is necessary. Is the pump operational?