RANS has unveiled the Coyote II S-6ELS. Based on the S-6ES, the new sport plane is available in either trike or tailwheel configurations. With the standard 80-hp Rotax — or optional 100 hp — the plane offers short field performance, 550 pound useful load, 95 knots cruising speed, easy entry cabin, and a proven service […]
‘Amelia’ plane photos released
With all the buzz surrounding the premiere of the new movie “Amelia,” Aerographs, a Georgia company that specializes in aviation photography, has released photos it took last year of a Lockheed 12A Electra Junior, which appears in the film. For more information: Aerographs.com
Travelers pulls out of U.S. GA market
Insurance company Travelers Cos. Inc. is exiting the U.S. general aviation market. According to a story at BusinessInsurance.com, the company’s Hartford, Conn.-based general aviation practice has stopped quoting new business. The firm will honor existing quotes but will not write new business after Dec. 31, the story noted.
IMCTV premieres
Since going nationwide and inviting pilots across the U.S. to open their own chapters, the IMC Club has grown significantly and is getting ready to launch IMCTV. According to officials with the Norwood, Mass.-based club, pilots and instructors are opening their own IMC Club chapters. In less than 30 days seven chapters were established and […]
A Ferrari with wings
It’s been called a Ferrari with wings. Designed by aviation legend Roy LoPresti, the Fury is all about fun. It is also the final work of the aviation legend who is credited with designing successful planes for Mooney, Grumman, Beech and Piper. In fact, he originally designed the Fury for Piper, but when that company […]
New book of GAN columns released
Just published is “Out of the Blue, 100 Adventures in Aviation,” by GAN columnist Russ Hulet. All of the stories in the book previously appeared in General Aviation News between May 1998 and January 2003. Most of the pilots were subscribers to GAN. “There were those ‘blue sky’ pilots who insisted that their flying was […]
Pair of floatplanes debut
SPLOG By DAN JOHNSO We’ve arrived at the end of the main float-flying season, but two of our largest LSA manufacturers just unveiled floatplane models. Welcome to the American Legend FloatCub and the Remos GX on floats. The most successful American LSA producer, American Legend, won approval Oct. 2 for its amphibious Legend FloatCub. FloatCub […]
Fun Fly Rally: Part race, part scavenger hunt
The Fun Fly Rally in California’s Central Valley is featured in a new report from Wired. Organized by officials with the Seagull Flying Club, the rally is part air race, part airborne scavenger hunt, in which pilots fly 166 miles from Tracy to Los Banos without modern navigational aids. The report notes: “It’s strictly old-school […]
Lycoming retains key certification
Lycoming Engines has retained its AS 9100 certification for another three years following a multi-day recertification audit by NSF, the international registrar of aerospace standards. The AS 9100 standard was developed in 1999 when the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG), comprising major aerospace contractors from the Americas, Asia, and Europe, fostered initiatives for quality improvement […]