Icon Aircraft and Horizon Hobby have partnered to introduce a line of radio-control models of the Icon A5. The launch model, sold under Horizon’s ParkZone brand, was available for pre-ordering at AirVenture and will begin shipping in September. The model has a 52.5″ wingspan and removable landing gear so that it can operate amphibiously like […]
Thunder Over The Boardwalk returns to Atlantic City
The 9th annual Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder Over The Boardwalk” will return to the sky on Aug. 17. Headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Army Golden Knights, the largest airshow on the East Coast will feature parachute teams, fly-bys, formations and more. Kicking off the festivities will be the inaugural Atlantic […]
World’s smallest PLB approved
ACR Electronics’ ResQLink , the world’s smallest 406 MHz Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), is FCC approved and is now for sale to consumers in the U.S. International approvals are expected to follow, according to company officials. Manufactured by ACR Electronics, part of Cobham Commercial Systems, the ResQLink is small and light enough to hold in […]
New distributors tapped for Evektor
Evektor-Aerotechnik has appointed two new distributors in the U.S. for its SportStar MAX and Harmony Light-Sport Aircraft. Dreams Come True Aviation in Tipp City, Ohio, represented by Steve Minnich, operates at the Dayton Wright Brothers Airport (MGY), the James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) and the Andy Barnhart Memorial Airport (2OH0). It will be […]
SimCom upgrades sim fleet
SimCom Training Centers, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, has enhanced its fleet of turboprop and piston-powered aircraft simulators. Improvements to the visual systems in these devices give pilots a more realistic view of the outside world, company officials said, noting WAAS capable GPS installations give pilots the ability to learn and practice advanced instrument approach procedures […]
Cessna expands Pilot Center Network
Cessna has added five flight training organizations to its global network of more than 250 Cessna Pilot Centers. The newest members of the CPC network are: Indy Flight Training, Indianapolis, Ind. Light Sport Aviation, Riverside, Calif. Freedom Aviation, Lynchburg, Va. Air Orlando Aviation, Orlando, Fla. ProFlight Aviation Services, San Marcos, Texas CPCs are flight training […]
‘The Battle of Britain in the Words of the Pilots Who Won It’ published
A new book, “The Battle of Britain in the Words of the Pilots Who Won It,” by Max Arthur, is now available. In 1940, the future of the free world and Britain’s very freedom depended on the outcome of a single summer’s battle. “The Few” thwarted the Nazis, stopped the invasion, and changed the course […]
Go Fly America relaunches
Nick Brennan has one message to pilots: Go Fly America. To that end, the pilot has relaunched the Go Fly America Challenge. The concept is simple: Fly to airports, take a picture of a recognizable landmark with a piece of paper showing the Operation: Fly password, and submit it to the Operation Fly website, permanently […]
#OSH11: LoPresti to release Fury kit
LoPresti Aviation will release a kit for its Fury. The Fury was designed by Roy LoPresti and has been under development by the company for the past several years. “About two years ago, we got the hint that the economy wasn’t going to recover as quickly as we hoped,” said Rj Siegel, CEO of the […]