If you need an excuse to go flying, Aug. 19 is National Aviation Day. Remember the date, please. This obscure but official day of celebration offers a great reason to hang out at the airport, take a friend flying, or introduce someone new to our passion. Indeed, it would be a great day for a […]
Making their debut… Epic expecting twins, while Comp Air plans to fly turboprop to Sun ‘n Fun
Epic Air, which has made a habit of introducing new, high-performance aircraft at Sun ‘n Fun, plans to unveil two new airplanes on the event’s opening day this year. “We’ll just say that, together, they will have two engines, one spinner and 16 windows,” Epic CEO Rick Schrameck teased while failing to say much more. […]
On action and passion and perils to GA
Today, the successful worldwide spread of free-market capitalism, alongside the frustrations of even first-class airline transportation, suggest to me that general aviation has astonishing opportunities for growth. That growth is almost certain to benefit our thousands of smaller airports rather than the handful of great city hubs. Except for the financial centers, most business – […]
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“The administration’s proposed funding scheme is not about modernization. It is shifting costs from the airlines onto general aviation.” — Pete Bunce, General Aviation Manufacturers Association “Our future is being held hostage to the FAA funding decision.” — Phil Boyer, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association “When I come to work in the morning, I don’t […]
For kids of all ages…New DVD inspires the love of flight
Want to inspire the love of aviation in kids? Let kids tell the story. That’s just what the producers of a new DVD, “All About Airplanes and Flying Machines for Kids,” did. Licensed by Boeing, the DVD is narrated by 14-year-old aviation enthusiast Garrett Hultgren. Viewers ride along on Garrett’s first flying lesson, as well […]
User fees: it’s time to get into this fight
If you don’t think user fees are the most serious among current threats to general aviation, listen to Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo). His wry comment was that the plan would give us the “safer skies” the airlines keep talking about, but only “because it would rid the skies of general aviation aircraft.” I agree. Graves […]
Sport-Jet redux: Second prototype in theworks to replace onelost in last year’s crash
A second Sport-Jet prototype is being built to replace the one lost last June in a spectacular, but remarkably injury-free, crash. Bob Bornhofen, Sport-Jet founder, says the new fuselage is being built now and should be flying early next year. The original proof-of-concept Sport-Jet crashed during takeoff on June 22, 2006, after 25 hours of […]
Relive a bygone time at Massey Aerdrome
The Massey Aerodrome and Museum (MD1), tucked away in the northeast corner of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, is a hidden treasure — but you don’t need a treasure map to find it. A sectional chart or a decent road map will do. The actual aerodrome is a grass airfield that started as the dream of four […]
Virginia Fly-In grows into Expo: Event lands at Suffolk Executive Airport
Suffolk Executive Airport (SFQ) at Suffolk, Virginia, will be the site of next year’s Virginia Regional EAA Expo, according to Gordon Campbell, president of the Virginia Council of EAA Chapters, sponsors of the annual event. The event, traditionally held in October at Dinwiddie County Airport (PTB) near Petersburg, will move up to June 14-15 in […]