PFLUGERVILLE, TX – “Air shows have been cancelled from coast to coast. The military jet demo teams and single-ship demo teams and jumpers are grounded. Who would have ever thought that would happen”, said LiveAirShowTV President Jeff Lee. “It’s a season where some of the most successful air shows in the country will not have an […]
Airshow, Ely-Pusher, Spirit of Freedom to headline Festival of Flight
Suffolk, Va. – “Bob Coolbaugh’s replica of the 1911 Ely-Curtis Pusher which he built and flew around the country for the 2011 100th anniversary of the US Navy will attend,” the May 4-5, 2013 Virginia Regional Festival of Flight as reported by fly-in manager Judy Sparks. And the Berlin Airlift Foundation’s 4-engine C-54E, The Spirit of Freedom, a flying museum of the […]
Help influence future recreational aviation… today
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has released “proposed planning directives for public review and comment. These directives are the key set of agency guidance documents that direct implementation of the 2012 planning rule.” This rule will replace the previous one written in the 1980s and will be the planning “bible” for the next 20-25 years. Sadly, the directives […]
$2 million and counting…
Flight Design USA has taken in $2 million worth of orders for its CT-line of light sport aircraft, “just since Sebring,” President Tom Peghiny said at SUN ’n FUN. Flight Design’s C4 boasts deposits for 80 aircraft worth $20 million. “There are enough $400,000 new four-seat aircraft,” says Flight Design CEO Matthias Betsch. “That is […]
SocialFlight launches Version 3.0, partners with General Aviation News
Did you know there are aviation events going on in your area this weekend? If not, you might want to check out SocialFlight. The newly released version 3.0 is available on the web, on your tablet or smartphone. “We’ve signed up 15,000 users in just nine months,” said SocialFlight founder Jeff Simon on opening day […]
Discovery 201 makes SUN ‘n FUN debut
The first Russian aircraft to be privately owned, developed and certified is at this week’s SUN ’n FUN. A partnership of people from around the world, called Discovery Aviation, has the Discovery 201 on display. The plane is a twin-engine five seater, with massive side doors and access to the rear baggage area through an […]
Barrett Precision Engines named first XP-400 engine builder
Barrett Precision Engines has been appointed the first authorized engine build facility for Superior Air Parts 215-horsepower, XP-400 Engine. “The Barrett family has developed an enviable reputation within homebuilders, competitive aerobatic pilots and certified aircraft owners for taking good engines and turning them into truly great engines,” Glen Golden, Superior’s V.P. Sales and Marketing, said. “We couldn’t be more excited […]
Do we need this control tower?
There is a lot of chatter about the pending tower closures. Yet I don’t hear anyone asking, “Do we need this control tower?” Immediately after the FAA released its tower closure list, the newly elected Congressman from my district, Denny Heck, issued a press release regarding Olympia Regional (OLM) and Tacoma Narrows (TIW) airports: “This […]
OpenAirplane enters beta
Rod Rakic, OpenAirplane‘s co-founder, boldly proclaimed, “the only thing that can save aviation is aviating,” at last summers AirVenture. OpenAirplane desires nothing less than to “make renting a plane as easy as renting a car.” “This weekend we started beta testing the the OpenAirplane app. We completed the on-boarding of our first Operator,” noted Rakic. “We signed up […]