Duncan Aviation‘s Austin, Texas, workaway station is now a full-fledged, FAA-certified, Duncan Aviation Satellite Avionics Shop. Reginald Rutley, who has been a familiar face at the Duncan Aviation Satellite Shop in Dallas and at the workaway station at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport for the last 13 years, has accepted the position of Manager of the […]
Star-struck
General Aviation News publisher Ben Sclair was there when a young fan met airshow royalty, including Sean D. Tucker (left) and Michael Goulian, at SUN ‘n FUN 2017.
‘No better bargain on the planet’
As the 2017 air show season shifts into high gear during the next few weeks, millions of families have discovered a secret: The memories that children and adults take away from air shows are more vivid, more dramatic, and more tangible than any major league sporting event, concert or theme park visit…at a small fraction of […]
Hartzell Trailblazer prop receives STC for Cessna Cardinals
Hartzell Propeller‘s composite Trailblazer prop has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Cessna Cardinals. The approval covers retractable gear normally aspirated and turbonormalized C-177RG Cardinals with IO-360s and IO-390s engines. “Our testing found the Trailblazer two-blade prop to have excellent performance. Its light weight and the composite materials result in very smooth operation,” said […]
Airfoil App introduces text messaging and local groups
Airfoil, a free app for pilots and aviation enthusiasts, introduces Airfoil Chat and Airport Chat. With Airfoil Chat, pilots and Airfoil members can connect with one another with direct one-on-one messaging. Use Airfoil Chat to organize trips, share advice, discuss planes and parts for sale, and much more. With Airport Chat, pilots can open Airfoil while at […]
Night flight
Andy McPhee sent in this photo, with a brief note: “As a student pilot, there are so many things to learn. Aviation Mechanics, Weather Theory, Calculations and on and on. As a child, I used to go to KBOS to watch the planes land and takeoff and thought it would be “cool” to fly someday. […]
FAA releases study on drone collision hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – What would happen if a drone hits a person on the ground? What’s the risk of serious injury? Although the FAA can’t yet definitively answer those questions, studies by a consortium of universities have made a start toward better understanding the risks of allowing small unmanned aircraft – or drones – to […]
KLA-100 debuts at Aero 2017
The new KLA-100 — quietly in development for two years — made its first flight a few days before AERO 2017 and was unveiled at the show. “The first flight was performed in Sumperk, Czech Republic, in late March with test pilot Richard Ponizil at the controls. Since that time the plane has made seven more flights and […]
118 women pilots set to compete in air race
The field is set for the 41st Air Race Classic (ARC), the annual all-women cross-country airplane race. Fifty-four teams, consisting of 118 women pilots from across the country and around the world, will take off Tuesday, June 20, 2017, from Frederick, Maryland, for a 2,648-mile sprint across the United States that ends Friday, June 23, […]