VTrans seeks public input on future of Vt. airports

Vermont’s Agency of Transportation will be holding public meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29 in Springfield to discuss the future of aviation in Vermont.

Pilot stuck atop trees for hours after ultralight aircraft has engine failure above North Springfield Dam

A doctor from Rutland ended up stuck for hours atop a pair of 60-foot-tall trees inside an ultralight plane Sunday on a hillside overlooking the North Springfield Dam and the nearby Springfield Airport.

Video: End the UFO/ET Disclosure nonsense

78-year-old glider pilot is 'okay’ after weekend crash

A pilot who crashed a glider into an open field Saturday is “a little sore,” but recovering with a dislocated finger, cuts and bruises.

Glider crash

A glider crashed in a hay field off School Street in North Springfield early Saturday afternoon, sending the pilot to the hospital.   Photo by Kiki Boyens

Gabriel Trivino sworn in as new member of Catamount Composite Squadron

Gabriel Trivino, son of Aerospace Education Officer and Pilot, 2Lt. Jorge Trivino was sworn in as a new member of the Catamount Composite Squadron on March 4. 2018 by Lt. Noll (Deputy Commander for Cadets).

Join the Mile High Club without an engine

The New England Soaring Association was founded in 1951 and is the oldest continuously operating soaring club in the U.S. NESA operates out of Hartness State Airport (KVSF) in Springfield.

Civil Air Patrol Cadets receive robot kit

The Cadets of the Catamount Composite Squadron has received a robot kit as part of the Civil Air Patrol's Cadet program.

Civil Air Cadet promotion is a family affair

Cailyn Williams is promoted to Chief Master Sergeant by her Father, Commander. Capt. Williams, and her sister, Cadet Commander, C/2 Lt. Abigail Williams.

Civil Air Patrol holds remembrance for 1947 Hawks Mtn crash

Members of the Catamount Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol hiked up Hawks Mountain in Perkinsville on Saturday, Sept. 23, to the site of the 1947 B29 Superfortress crash. Once there, a short ceremony of remembrance was held.

Lindbergh spirit lives on at Hartness Airport

Hartness Airport hosted a celebration of Charles Lindbergh’s flight to the town 90 years ago, and the guests of honor included three people who had been there in 1927 and Lindbergh’s daughter Reeve Lindbergh Tripp.

Town celebrates 90th anniversary of Lindbergh landing

Town and community officials celebrated the 90th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s visit to Springfield on Wednesday at the Hartness State Airport with a glider flight and participation from Lindbergh’s daughter, Reeve Lindbergh, who resides in St. Johnsbury.

Vt. airport celebrates 90th anniversary of flight

The Spirit of Anne Morrow Lindbergh circled twice above the valley where the Hartness State Airport sits, a crowd of 50 or 60 spectators watching below. They were there to commemorate the anniversary of a landing at Hartness in 1927, when Charles Lindbergh celebrated his historic transatlantic flight.

Video: Famed aviator Charles Lindbergh's visit to Vermont celebrated

Jack Thurston, New England Cable News (NECN)

Photos: Lindbergh Day at Hartness Airport

Springfield Airport Commission members Bruce Johnson and Peter MacGillivray chat with Reeve Lindbergh Tripp in the Hartness Airport terminal building following ceremonies honoring her father Charles Lindbergh who landed his history-making airplane in Springfield 90 years ago today.

Lindbergh’s daughter to visit Springfield for ‘Spirit’ 90th anniversary

This summer marks the 90th anniversary of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s historic visit to Springfield, Vermont. On Wednesday, July 26, the date of the original visit in 1927, the public is welcome to attend a ceremony from 1 to 3:30 to commemorate this event at Hartness State Airport in North Springfield. Admission will be free.

Hartness Airport marks 90th anniversary of Lindbergh visit

This summer marks the 90th anniversary of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s historic visit to Springfield. On Wednesday, July 26, the date of the original visit in 1927, there will be a ceremony held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. to commemorate this event at Hartness State Airport in North Springfield. Admission is free.

Young Eagles take wing in flight program

Is there really a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than flying? The Young Eagles program, part of the Experimental Aircraft Association, is hoping they can persuade young people that the answer is no.

Vermont airplane crashes

Brian Lindner will present the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program on Tuesday, May 9 on Vermont airplane crashes.  Photo: 1947 B-29 plane crash on Hawks Mountain in Perkinsville.

A call from Afghanistan

A few weeks ago the Commander of the Catamount Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol based at Springfield's Hartness State Airport, received a call from a former Squadron Cadet, Corey Lobdell, now with the USAF in Afghanistan.