After learning Jessica Cox’s story, you’ll likely find you have no excuse…for anything. Cox is the world’s first licensed armless pilot. Yes, armless. She’s the first armless black belt in the history of the American Taekwondo Association. She can play the piano, put her own contact lenses in, scuba dive, and text on her cell [...]
Depending on the age, total time, and the quality of maintenance a pre-owned aircraft has received, you may or may not need to replace its interior upon purchasing. René recently made the trip to West Star Aviation on behalf of one of our clients to assist in selecting an interior design for a soon-to-be purchased [...]
In 2009, Susan Baer became the first female Director of Aviation for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, running the area’s three biggest airports: LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark Liberty, as well as the smaller Stewart International and Teterboro Airports. Baer was the first person, regardless of gender, to manage all three of [...]
René was featured on AviationPros.com for an article she wrote about helicopter travel at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Check it out here: http://www.aviationpros.com/blog/12240077/using-helicopter-transportation-at-the-olympics.
Single-pilot aircraft operation is all about flexibility and convenience. And even though the insurance premiums might be higher with single-pilot operations, the cost savings are significant. Single-pilot jets have progressed a lot through the years, and today, there are a number of turbine-powered aircraft flying with just one pilot. Here’s how they qualify: Up until [...]
Even though they typically only fly a few hundred or a few thousand feet above the surface of the earth, helicopters have a way of making passengers feel like they are on top of the world. They are definitely well above the traffic congestion of popular sporting events and crowded thoroughfares. There is no place those [...]
It’s time to reconsider your business travel habits! Every company in the United States uses traveling as a tool to run their business. Choosing the right way to travel – to maximise income and minimise costs – becomes one of the key issues to running a successful company. There’s a wide variety of ways to travel for [...]
1977 - present - Air Race Classic The Air Race Classic took the reins of women’s air racing in 1977, the same year that the AWTAR was discontinued due to rising costs. Each aircraft is assigned a specific handicap, with a goal of having actual ground speed as far over the aircraft’s handicap speed as [...]
Harriet Quimby was the first of a generation of women that helped pave the way for women in aviation today. Before Amelia Earhart, Quimby was the female pilot that stole America’s hearts. Her aviation career escalated quickly, from the time she first became interested in aviation in 1910 to her tragic death in 1912. Her [...]
1931-1962 (1998-2011) - Bendix Trophy The Bendix Trophy, sponsored by Vincent Bendix, whose company manufactured aircraft parts, began in 1931 as part of the National Air Races. The race was flown from Burbank, California to Cleveland, Ohio and was established to motivate engineers to build faster, more reliable and more durable aircraft. The Bendix Trophy [...]
