Extra Aircraft celebrates a milestone this year: its 25th anniversary. Executives are predicting a record year for the company, which produces the aerobatic EA-200 and EA-300, as well as the EA-400, a six-seat piston aircraft and the EA-500, the turboprop version of the 400. Extra Aircraft will have a number of events and giveaways throughout […]
Flight Design delivers 24 CT’s
It also was a good year for Flight Design USA, distributor of the technically advanced CT Light Sport Aircraft (LSA). It delivered 45 planes to customers in the United States in 2005, leading the LSA industry. Expect that trend to continue this year, says Tom Peghiny, president, who notes an equal number of deliveries are […]
Ormand Beach Aviation leases 35 Liberty XL2’s
Ormond Beach Aviation, Inc., based at Ormond Beach Airport (OMN) in Florida, has agreed to lease up to 35 Liberty XL2 aircraft from LAFT, LLC of Helena, Mont. The XL2s will replace the flight school’s single-engine Cessna and Piper training aircraft. Ormond Beach Aviation offers specialized accelerated residential flight training to pilots, particularly from Europe, […]
Ninety-Nines launches fundraising campaign
The Ninety-Nines Museum of Women pilots has launched a worldwide fundraising campaign. Through it’s “Wings for History” endowment fund, the Oklahoma City museum is asking for support through donations of airplanes. Helen Holbird of Oklahoma City, a member of the Ninety-Nines, was the first to donate an aircraft. Money from the sale of her Cessna […]
WWII airmen remains identified
The remains of a World War II airman found atop a California glacier have been identified as Leo Mustonen, 22, of Brainerd, Minn. Mustonen was one of four cadets killed when their AT-7 navigational trainer went off course and crashed during a training flight Nov. 18, 1942. Hikers in King County National Park discovered Mustonen’s […]
SBA weighs in against ADIZ
The Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy has added its voice in opposition to the Washington, D.C., ADIZ. In comments filed Feb. 6 — the last day for the public to comment on the FAA proposal to make the Washington, D.C. Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) permanent — the agency urged the FAA to get […]
Want to put your C172 on floats
Love your Cessna 172, but wish it could be on floats? It can. Old or new, all models of the Cessna 172 can now be floated on Wipline floats. Wipaire, Inc., of South Saint Paul, Minn., has received Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the addition of straight or amphibious floats for all Cessna 172 aircraft […]
New test prep software features flash cards
Test Prep Guides from Batavia Aviation Products are now available on CD-ROM with an exclusive flash card function. This easy-to-use learning tool allows you to take randomly generated, timed practice tests just like the real exam. You can take an unlimited number of practice tests on your computer and track your scores with detailed reports […]
New Garmin G1000 course helps pilots become glass proficient before they fly
Pilots can avoid the pitfalls, confusion and expense of learning the Garmin G1000 in the air by getting ahead on the ground with the new “Cleared for Flying the Garmin G1000” interactive CD-ROM course from King Schools. The course covers VFR and IFR operations, navigation, communications, loading and activating instrument approaches, departure and arrival procedures, […]