Pricing of the 2010 Lancair Evolution has been simplified into one base price for the airframe from the firewall aft. The 2010 base kit includes the airframe and systems, as well as a Lancair-engineered Garmin G900x panel, including Synthetic Vision, engine monitoring, XM Weather, Tru Track autopilot, secondary electrical and environmental Control touch screen, TCAD, […]
Avidyne MFD gets FAA nod for 650+ aircraft
Avidyne Corp. has received FAA Approved Model List-Supplemental Type Certification (AML-STC) approval for the recently-introduced EX600 Multi-Function Display (MFD). This AML-STC, which comes on the heels of the Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval granted at the end of December, authorizes installation of the EX600 MFD in more than 650 Part 23 Class I, II, and […]
Fly-In Theater returns to Oshkosh
For the fifth straight year, Ford Motor Co. will host the Fly-In Theater on the AirVenture grounds, with additional support from Hamilton Watches. The 58th annual EAA fly-in convention is July 26-Aug. 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The outdoor theater, located adjacent to EAA’s Camp Scholler camping area, will be open each evening […]
Hi-def video mapping system debuts
Red Hen Systems has released its first High-Definition Video Mapping System. The new VMS-HD combines Red Hen’s VMS technology with the smallest HD Digital Video Recorder available today, designed by Convergent Design of Colorado Springs, Colorado, according to company officials. Weighing in at 1.4 pounds, the device records to two removable compact flash cards and […]
Power Flow offers rebate
Power Flow Systems, Inc. has initiated a special three-month rebate offer. Anyone ordering a tuned exhaust system before March 31 will receive a $400 rebate. Power Flow tuned exhaust systems make engines run more efficiently, allowing the engine to develop more power for an increase in cruise speed by as much as 7 knots, or […]
Donate cost of flight to help in Haiti
What can GA pilots do to help in Haiti? In a special message at AOPA.org, Aircraft Owner and Pilots Association President Craig Fuller notes that while all GA pilots want to jump in their aircraft and fly down to help, government officials and disaster experts say that’s not the best way to help right now. […]
DHL to donate former hub to Ohio community
Deutsche Post DHL and the Clinton County Port Authority (CCPA) have reached a preliminary agreement for the donation of DHL’s former principal U.S. express hub to the community of Wilmington, Ohio, for redevelopment and future use of the site as an airport/commerce park. DHL and local officials hope to close the transaction before the end […]
Wind turbine installed at O1G
WindTamer Corp., a developer and manufacturer of patented new wind turbine technology, has completed the installation of one of its wind turbines at the Perry-Warsaw Airport (01G) in New York. The installation of the turbine required FAA approval, which was received late last year. Gerald Brock, chairman and CEO of WindTamer, said that FAA approval […]
Alton Bay ice runway opens
The ice runway at the Alton Bay Seaplane Base (B18) in New Hampshire opened for the season Jan. 9 — two weeks earlier than last year, thanks to colder temperatures, Paul LaRochelle, the airport’s volunteer manager, said in a report at AOPA.org. The ice runway at the south end of Lake Winnipesaukee has been plowed […]