The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) reports the Red Tail Project P-51C Tuskegee Airmen’s has returned to the skies. The first flight after a complete restoration was at 6:51 pm CDT on July 22, in Wahpeton, North Dakota. After five years the Red Tail Project has returnde the P-51C Tuskegee Airmen to flying condition. The aircraft […]
ForeSight brings enhanced vision unit to market
SportairUSA has introduced the ForeSight EVS (enhanced vision system) to the experimental marketplace. The unit will retail for $7,495 to $9,995, depending upon the customer’s choice of cockpit display. The package includes: camera, wiring harness and a choice of cockpit displays (7” Springer, slide-out LCD monitor which may be mounted in the panel or on […]
DA20 with Aspen Avionics certified
Transport Canada has certified Diamond‘s DA20-C1, equipped with the Aspen Avionics EFD 1000 Primary Flight Display (PFD). The DA20’s instrument layout retains the conventional Airspeed, Altitude, Turn & Bank and Vertical Speed Indicators, with the Aspen mounted in the center of the conventional 6-pack. “The ability to teach conventional instrument scan, offer an introduction to […]
Ethanol-powered race on, above runway at OSH
Paul Teutil, Sr., Fagen Orange County Chopper Paul Teutul, Sr. (above) of the famed Orange County Choppers, will race the ethanol-powered Fagen Orange County Chopper against Greg Poe in the ethanol-powered Fagen MX2 in front of the crowds on the main runway at EAA AirVenture, 2009. The race is currently scheduled for July 31 (Friday) […]
The Charleston Gazette: ‘General aviation holding its own at Yeager, despite economy’
The Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette has a positive story about general aviation at Yaeger Airport. An excerpt from the story: “We’re doing well,” Scott Miller, owner of Executive Air, the private aircraft concession at the Charleston airport, said Wednesday, during a meeting of Yeager Airport’s governing board. “I’m not sure why, exactly, but we are. […]
WOWK reports on charity flight challenges
WOWK, a CBS-affiliate in West Virginia, is another in a long line of mainstream media outlets pointing out the challenges (both current or potential) of “new costs and regulations for general aviation flights could put programs like Angel Flight in jeopardy.” Read the full story at the WOWK website.
Wired spotlights AirVenture
From Wired.com Autopia blog, “Like Sting, Bono or Madonna, only a handful of events in the world can pull off the single name and get away with it. Mention Indy or LeMans to a gearhead and he’ll know what you’re talking about. Mention Oshkosh to any pilot or aviation fan and they know your not […]
Embry-Riddle launches two Ph.D. programs
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the leading educator in the science and business of aviation and aerospace, is launching its first two Ph.D. degree programs – in Aviation and Engineering Physics. The Aviation Ph.D is the only one in the United States. Approval to offer the new doctoral programs was granted by the university’s accrediting agency, the […]
New avionics from Val Avionics
Val Avionics has introduced the COM 2000 and the INS 429. These avionics represent the first new line from Val Avionics this decade. The COM 2000 is a panel-mounted COM radio featuring dual concentric knob controls and displays active and standby frequency with push button flip-flop, and a manual squelch control. It has a large […]