On The Fly

A rare modified cargo DC-4 crashed in Alaska last week…KFLL to get runway expansion, despite local opposition…A brain-cancer survivor is flying a Cub cross-country to raise funds…FAA’s Wings program is now based online…Filmmaker Brian Terwilliger to host Aviation Hall of Fame event…EAA has listed the aviation film classics to be shown at Oshkosh.

A rare Carvair modified DC-4 crashed in Alaska last week, the crew was unhurt but the airplane broke apart...

Plans to expand a runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida will go forward, airport commissioners said this week, despite local opposition...

Brian Kissinger, a brain-cancer survivor, has launched a cross-country flight in a vintage 1942 L-4 Cub to raise money to fight the disease...

FAA's Wings pilot-proficiency program has changed to an Internet-based system, go to the Web site for more info...Brian Terwilliger, who produced and directed the aviation documentary One Six Right, will host the annual dinner for the National Aviation Hall of Fame in July. He replaces actor and pilot Michael Dorn, who was previously announced as the emcee but withdrew due to a schedule conflict...

EAA AirVenture has listed the aviation film classics to be shown at Oshkosh next month.