Arion Aircraft, LLC has achieved S-LSA certification for its Lightning LS-1. The Lightning LS-1 is a variant of the Arion Aircraft Lightning that has been sold as an experimental amateur built kit since June 2006. There are 40 flying in the USA, Brazil and Australia, with an equal number under construction in the USA, Australia, […]
Pro Star Aviation nears certification for GAViS
Pro Star Aviation is in the final stages of STC certification with the Kollsman GAViS installation on a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter. GAViS – or General Aviation Vision System – is an alternative for Night Vision Goggle conversions. Final FAA certification is expected soon. Pro Star Aviation has obtained nearly 50 STCs on wide variety of […]
Memorial Day forum slated at Flying Heritage Collection
A special Memorial Day forum at Paul G. Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection will feature a panel of veterans and military experts discussing the pivotal role that World War II bomber crews played in the outcome of the war. During the forum, slated to begin at 11 a.m., veterans will be honored at a ceremony. Veterans […]
BahamasAviator.com launches
A new website, BahamasAviator.com, has launched. The website is a video reference portal for new and experienced pilots planning a trip to the Bahamas, according to the website’s developers. The videos offer pilots a research tool, developers note, adding pilots can locate destinations and learn about island life through the site’s videos. “With such a […]
Air show to benefit Alan Henley April 18-19
Alan Henley, the lead pilot of the AeroShell Aerobatic Team, was injured at home in July of last year when a chin-up bar gave way. He is paralyzed from the chest down. The idea for a benefit was born as the AeroShell team flew in a three-ship formation at last summer’s AirVenture. The image disturbed […]
6th annual Chili Fiesta fly-in set
If you like chili, grass airstrips or, better yet, both you’ll want to be at the Massey Aerodrome and Museum on May 9. Massey Aerodrome, which delights in its designation as MD1, is a turf airstrip in the northeastern corner of Maryland’s Eastern Shore where three retired airline pilots and a group of volunteers have […]
Where business aviation thrives
According to the Gulf News, published in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates business aviation sector is growing at a rate of 18% a year as the country becomes a hub for regional and international markets. “The current and projected growth of our aviation sector defies the odds of the global economic slowdown,” Sultan Bin […]
Wartime enemies meet again at Heritage Park dedication
April 16, 1972 is the date when U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dan Cherry shot down an enemy plane piloted by Lt. Nguyen Hong My in the sky over Hanoi. On that day this year the two pilots were reunited as friends. The April 16 dedication of Aviation Heritage Park at Bowling Green, Kentucky, is […]
USS Stockdale to be commissioned April 18
She’s not an aircraft carrier, which would be appropriate for the old Naval Aviator, but the Navy’s newest ship is named for the Navy’s highest ranking former resident of the Hanoi Hilton and embodies the spirit and patriotism of Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism as a […]