Originally published in 2004 Duane Cole Duane Cole, one of the pioneers of modern aerobatic competition and the air shows that give it an audience, died in Burleson, Texas in February at the age of 89. A legendary teacher and 30,000-hour pilot, he wrote nine books, a series of videotapes and left a vast number…

Originally published in 2004 Alex Sloan, an active Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) volunteer Technical Counselor, Flight Advisor, and active homebuilder, as well as the First chairman of the EAA Homebuilt Aircraft Council, has been selected as the 2004 recipient of the Tony Bingelis Award. Sloan was nominated for this honor by EAA Chapter 615 in…

Originally published in 2004 Aviation Division One of the presentations at the Texas Aviation Conference was an excellent portrayal as told by Chris Wall of how an abandoned Aero Commander was discovered by two high school friends from El Paso, Texas. They dreamed of flying the aircraft around the world. For nearly four years countless…

Originally published in 2004 Weather Safety Strategies Obtain weather from all available sources prior to the flight. Know the tools you can use to update weather information in flight: VFR (visual flight rules) flight following; flight watch or flight service; pilot reports; nearby AWOS (automated weather observation system), ASOS (automated surface observation system), ATIS (automated…

Originally published in 2004 Security Guidelines for General Aviation Airports The Transportation Security Administration has just released new ” Security Guidelines for General Aviation Airports” The purpose of the Security Guideline for General Aviation Airport information publication is to provide owners, operator, sponsor, and other entities charged with oversight of GA airport a set of…

Originally published in 2004 By Marie C. Peinado Aviation Division AUSTIN – The 22nd Annual Texas Aviation Conference (TAC) was held on April 14-16, 2004, at the Townlake Hyatt Regency Hotel in Austin. TAC was co-hosted by Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division and the Texas Airport Management Association (TAMA). TxDOT recognized airports and individuals…