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Archives for 2014

UAA executive director retires

By General Aviation News Staff · November 22, 2014 ·

AUBURN, Ala. — Carolyn P. Williamson, long-time director of the University Aviation Association, has retired. Most of Williamson’s professional career has been spent in and around collegiate aviation education, including almost a decade in Auburn University’s Department of Aerospace Engineering — home of the Aviation Management program — and in the Office of the President. […]

Call for teams to compete in GAMA/Build A Plane challenge

By General Aviation News Staff · November 22, 2014 ·

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association and Build A Plane, a non-profit organization to encourage aviation and aerospace education, have partnered for a third year to sponsor the GAMA/Build A Plane Aviation Design Challenge. The challenge seeks to promote STEM education through aviation in high schools across the United States. GAMA will provide the first 100 […]

Max-Viz 1400 Enhanced Vision System introduced

By General Aviation News Staff · November 22, 2014 ·

EAST AURORA, N.Y. — Astronics Corporation has introduced a higher resolution Max-Viz 1400 Enhanced Vision System for fixed and rotor wing general aviation aircraft. The company expects FAA Type Certification and STC programs to begin early next year and the equipment will be certified to DO160 standards. The Max-Viz 1400 EVS, with increased 640×480 pixel […]

Garmin G950 STC’d for additional aircraft

By General Aviation News Staff · November 21, 2014 ·

Garmin has received additional supplemental type certificate (STC) approval of the G950 Integrated Flight Deck (IFD) in the Metroliner and Twin Otter aircraft, expanding the G950 portfolio to six aircraft models. The G950 includes all of the features of Garmin’s G1000 Integrated Flight Deck, while integrating to select autopilots already approved for the aircraft, reducing cost and […]

Great Lakes Aviation Conference returns to Lansing

By General Aviation News Staff · November 21, 2014 ·

The 15th Annual Great Lakes Aviation Conference and Expo returns to the Lansing Center Jan. 23-24 in downtown Lansing, Michigan. The conference and expo is designed to provide an interactive and educational event, offering more than 60 breakout sessions for pilots, maintenance professionals, sport pilots, instructors and students, including two days of IA renewals and continuing education. […]

ASA Reader App Version 2.1 now available

By General Aviation News Staff · November 21, 2014 ·

A new version of the free ASA Reader App is now available through the iTunes App Store. Version 2.1 has been updated to improve performance for those running iOS 8. The ASA Reader App allows you to store and carry your aviation library with you on your iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, or iPod Touch and will […]

Spatial disorientation at night proves fatal

By NTSB · November 21, 2014 ·

Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Savannah, Ga. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The accident happened in night IFR conditions as the pilot was attempting an ILS approach to a northbound runway. The pilot received his instrument rating about six months before the accident, at which time he reported about 189 hours of total flight time, including […]

Wanted: Even more photos

By General Aviation News Staff · November 20, 2014 ·

We’ve received some beautiful photos from our readers, including this one from RAF Cadet James Hancock, taken at this year’s SUN ‘n FUN. We’re still looking for more photos to publish in our two print issues in December, as well as online. In fact, we’ll be publishing a reader photo of the day all during […]

Search for 100LL replacement raises many questions

By Ben Visser · November 20, 2014 ·

When I started to write this post on unleaded avgas, I sat down to read about the upcoming evaluation program for four candidate fuels. The more I read the more questions it raised. For instance, why does Swift Fuels have two candidates? But the biggest question concerned the percentage of the piston aviation fleet that the new […]

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