CubCrafters brought its new Super Sport Cub, the company’s most powerful aircraft, to Sun ‘n Fun. Available immediately, the LSA is a stronger and more powerful version of CubCrafters’ Sport Cub S2, according to Jim Richmond, CEO and founder of the Yakima, Wash.-based company. According to Richmond, the two-place Super Sport Cub boasts the largest […]
Cessna’s Mustang gets SVT
Cessna Aircraft Co. has received FAA certification for Garmin’s Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) for the Citation Mustang. Besides the Mustang, SVT is now an FAA-certified option for all G1000-equipped 172 Skyhawks, 182 Skylanes, 206 Stationairs and the Caravan product line. The Garmin G1000 SVT gives a simulated 3D graphical representation of the surrounding terrain and […]
Avidyne launches Piper upgrade, unveils autopilot
Avidyne Corp.’s new Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck (IFD) will soon be available as a retrofit upgrade for Piper PA-46 4Meridian, Mirage, and Matrix aircraft. “Entegra Release 9 is ideally suited as a next-generation flight deck upgrade to meet the mission profiles of the high-performance Piper PA-46 aircraft,” said Patrick Herguth, Avidyne’s chief operating […]
Avemco lowers rates on LSAs
Avemco Insurance Co. has recognized another 13 Special-Light Sport Aircraft (S-LSA) to offer its most favorable rates. Avemco has insured LSAs since they were first introduced four years ago. At the time all LSAs were rated the same. “In the beginning, the results weren’t particularly good,” said Jim Lauerman. “But we got into the business, […]
JPI revolutionizes engine monitoring
J.P. Instruments has expanded its product line with the EDM-730/830. The EDM-730/830 revolutionizes engine monitoring by the integration of a full-color graphical LCD display with EDM-700/800 functionality, while reducing the package size to the smallest on the market, company officials said. The EDM-730/830 can be mounted in either portrait or landscape orientation, accommodating almost any […]
A Youth Aviation Day in rural Louisiana
The Southwest Center for Rural Initiatives is taking applications for a one-day class about aviation as a career and how pilots get certified, said an April 29 report from WXVT-TV in Opelousas, Louisiana. The clinic, co-sponsored by the St. Landry Parish Airport, is for young people aged 12 to 17. It is scheduled for May […]
Eclipse owner asks court for avionics code
As Eclipse owners wait for the Chapter 7 liquidation of the company to go to court, a Louisiana firm that owns two Eclipse 500s has filed a motion that could “turn the whole process upside down,” according to the AVweb newsletter. Gray Oil and Gas Company and Gray and Company Inc. have filed a motion […]
Innovation will lead aviation out of doldrums says Blakey
The global aviation industry must rely on technological advances to address three of its most pressing challenges; the worldwide economy, the environment and global air transportation system modernization; Marion Blakey told her audience at the Royal Aeronautical Society‘s Lindbergh Lecture in London, April 21. The industry should “tap into the innovative strength shown by early […]
AOPA battles threats to general aviation
Many of the current threats to general aviation stem from misperceptions of the industry, so AOPA is responding with its educational initiative, GA Serves America, said AOPA Executive Vice President for Government Affairs Andy Cebula on April 27. GA pumps $150 billion into the U.S. economy each year and creates 1.2 million jobs, Cebula pointed […]