In a first for the renewables and aviation industries, Heritage Aviation, the new general aviation facility at the Burlington International Airport (BTV) in Vermont, has installed a wind turbine on-site at its new facility. It is a Northwind 100, a 100kW wind turbine manufactured by Northern Power of Barre, Vermont. Heritage Aviation has also installed […]
National Hall of Fame Class of 2010
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF)’s Class of 2010 has been unveiled. Those who will be inducted are Captain Alan Bean, astronaut and lunar module pilot on Apollo 12, man’s second lunar landing; Warren Grimes, father of aircraft lighting and inventor of aircraft navigation instruments; Clay Lacy, a 50,000-hour pilot, business aviation icon and […]
Biplane Fly-In slated for Ranger Airfield
The International Biplane Association will hold its 2010 Fly-In at historic Ranger Airfield (F23) in Ranger, Texas. “The mission of the International Biplane Association is to play a part in maintaining the history of biplanes and to promote those being preserved, flown and built today,” said Jed Keck, IBA’s organizer. “It is only fitting that […]
New CPS catalog now available
The 2010 California Power Systems (CPS) catalog is now available. The catalog has more than 500 pages of everything for outfitting, owning, and maintaining an ultralight or homebuilt aircraft, according to company officials. The catalog includes complete factory specs on every Rotax engine, including the 115 hp Rotax 914 Turbo and Rotax 912 and new […]
Rotax training center opens new facility
California Power Systems, the only West Coast Rotax Training Center, recently completed a new training and maintenance facility at the company’s Oakland International Airport (OAK) North Field facility. The new facility includes a 600-square-foot classroom designed especially for advanced Rotax training, according to company officials. It is equipped with wireless internet, a large screen LCD […]
Arizona bizav association slates scholarship benefit
The Arizona Business Aviation Association (AZBAA) will hold its Ninth Annual AZBAA Aviation Benefit & Reception on March 26 and 27 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Proceeds will benefit a scholarship endowment for students pursuing careers in business aviation. For more information: AZBAA.org
Airport uses billboards to boost business
Chicago Executive Airport (CEA) recently launched an estimated $25,000 outdoor advertising campaign designed to promote the airport and the benefits of general aviation. The outdoor sign campaign is a cooperative effort of Signature Flight Services, Atlantic Aviation, Priester Aviation and the airport, according to a story at Journal Online. The campaign’s theme is: “Time: The […]
Insurance agency helps fund safety quizzes
The AOPA Insurance Agency, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, recently presented a check to the AOPA Air Safety Foundation to help develop and distribute the foundation’s safety quizzes, available online free of charge to all pilots. “The safety quizzes are an easy, but important, tool for pilots to increase […]
Sonex jet runs engine for the first time
The SubSonex, a jet-powered homebuilt aircraft being developed by Sonex Aircraft, LLC, completed its first engine run last week at the company’s Oshkosh, Wisconsin, headquarters, according to a report at EAA.org. Sonex Founder John Monnett, who said the aircraft features a new Czech-built engine that has shortened the development time frame of the aircraft, was […]