Jaqueline Engler dreams of becoming a pilot one day, writes Kristofer Noceda in the San Francisco-area Daily Review for April 27. The senior at Castro Valley High School told Noceda she has “always loved airplanes and traveling,” so she didn’t hesitate at an opportunity to get an inside perspective on how the aviation industry works. […]
Warplane hauled from Lake Michigan
A World War II-era Navy dive bomber, lifted from Lake Michigan April 24, eventually will be put on display at a museum in New Orleans, salvagers who raised the plane told newspaper and radio interviewers. The now-rare, mussel-encrusted SBD-5 Dauntless was lifted to the surface from 100-feet of water, then towed to Waukegan harbor to […]
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Latest digital edition of Sun ‘n Fun Today online
Find out the latest news from Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, by reading our digital edition of Sun ‘n Fun Today at GeneralAviationNews.com/snf. Sun ‘n Fun Today is the official daily newspaper of Sun ‘n Fun. It is produced by the staff of General Aviation News, in partnership with Sun ‘n Fun.
American Legend introduces amphibious Cub
American Legend Aircraft Company plans to offer an amphibious Legend FloatCub equipped with floats from Baumann Floats, LLC, of New Richmond, Wisconsin. The amphibious FloatCub will comply with light-sport requirements of 1,430 pounds maximum gross weight and a simple retractable landing gear, the company said on April 24. American Legend has started taking $10,000 refundable […]
Forward Vision earns Lindbergh Foundation award
Forward Vision Systems has been awarded the “Aviation Green Partner” designation by the Lindbergh Foundation, the company said on April 24 at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In. Forward Vision CEO and President Patrick Farrell said he is pleased that the EVS-100 has found applications outside of general aviation, especially those that support the environment. “Since […]
Textron unlikely to sell Cessna, CEO says
Textron CEO Lewis Campbell said on April 22 that it’s unlikely that the parent company of Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter will sell any more of its businesses to generate cash, according to a report in The Wichita Eagle. “Given the success we have had with the Textron Financial liquidation so far, and given the […]
FAA makes bird strike data public
The public is getting its first uncensored look at FAA records of where and when airplanes have struck birds over the past 19 years, thanks largely to pressure resulting from the dramatic ditching of a US Airways jet in the Hudson River after bird strikes knocked out both its engines, said an April 24 Associated […]
Piper’s Bass says world wants to ground GA
Piper Aircraft president and CEO James Bass said that “much of the world is out to ground those of us who fly personal and private aircraft. He termed the current situation a “culture war” and said Washington is vilifying people in aviation and not looking at the facts, says an April 24 Aviation International News […]