What will the next generation of family aircraft look like? Blogger Jeremy Cox makes his predictions at GlobalAir.com. Just a sample: “The airframe of the Family-Flyer shall be constructed from epoxy cured Carbon Fibre. The engines shall be mounted on the top-side of the wings ala Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke (VFW)-Fokker 614 of the early 1970s, […]
Wathen Foundation launches model airplane club
Recognizing that most pilots developed their interest in aviation through model building, the Thomas Wathen Foundation has launched another educational program, a model airplane club. About a dozen students from the Flabob Airport Preparatory Academy, a charter school, meet for two hours on Fridays with Wathen host Al Gester who counts on other volunteers from […]
Super Legend on track for Oshkosh appearance
American Legend Aircraft Co.’s prototype Super Legend is undergoing final preparations for a public debut at AirVenture Oshkosh on July 25. Announced at Sun ‘n Fun 2011, the Super Legend takes the Legend Cub one step further. “Mating the Legend Cub airframe with a new flapped wing, a 115-horsepower Lycoming O-233 multi-fuel engine and SuperCub […]
Beyerdynamic to introduce digital headset at Oshkosh
The German audio company beyerdynamic will debut a new aviation headset at this year’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. The HS 800 Digital uses a newly developed DANR (Digital Adaptive Noise Reduction) which combines the advantages of feed-back and feed-forward ANR for the first time in a digital system, according to company officials. ANR headsets use […]
Jeppesen provides nav data for GRT Avionics
Current worldwide navigation data is now available for all GRT Avionics EFIS products through Jeppesen, supplier of worldwide aviation navigation data. While GRT Avionics’ customers in the US enjoyed regular updates to their EFIS navigation databases, customers outside the US had only limited, outdated data, according to company officials. Partnering with Jeppesen, GRT Avionics has […]
Twin Commander owners upgrade to touch-screen nav systems
Four Twin Commanders are among the first turbine-powered airplanes in the world to be equipped with Garmin’s new GTN touch-screen navigation systems, according to company officials. Introduced at the Aircraft Electronics Association’s International Convention & Trade Show last March, the GTN series (GTN750/725 and 650/625) are the state-of-the-art replacements for Garmin’s highly successful GNS530/500 and […]
Landmark names new director of safety
Landmark Aviation has named Eric Lugger its new director of safety. As a U.S. Army helicopter pilot, Lugger served on a combat tour in the Middle East during Operation Desert Storm. Since retiring from the military, he has worked as a line pilot, a general manager of an aircraft structural repair facility, and as a […]
EMU expands flight training to LAN
Eastern Michigan University and its partner, Eagle Flight Centre, will expand their professional flight training program. The new program, which will operate out of Capital Region International Airport (LAN), will be modeled after a similar program that has been operating out of Willow Run Airport (YIP) in Ypsilanti for five years. The new Lansing Flight […]
Twin brothers, twin records
How cool is this? Twin brothers Mark and Mike Patey broke transcontinental speed records in both directions: West to East and East to West. The brothers both own Lancair Legacys; Mark’s Legacy is equipped with a Lycoming TIO-580 engine, while Mike’s is equipped with a Continental TIO-550 engine. According to the National Aeronautic Association, on […]