Tiger Aircraft’s AG-5B 2006 models will have AmSafe Aviation Inflatable Restraints as standard equipment for pilot and co-pilot seats and as an option for rear seats. Certification of the air bags is expected to be complete by the end of the year.
Symphony raises $3.3 million
Symphony Aircraft Industries has raised $3.3 million in new financing, including $2.1 million in private equity from investors in Europe, America and Canada. The rest is in long-term debt. The money will be used to fuel the growth of the company, which manufactures the Symphony 160, a two-place airplane that features the Avidyne Entegra glass […]
Tom Wathen opens aviation high school
Tom Wathen has opened a new aviation high school at Flabob Airport in Southern California. Wathen Aviation High School held its first classes Sept. 6, with 25 students. The new program features academic subjects relating to aviation, as well as hands-on experience in aircraft construction and maintenance.
L-19 recovered from Minnesota lake
A 47-year-old mystery in Minnesota’s Green Lake was solved Aug. 13 when divers recovered a Cessna L-19 that’s been in the water since 1958. Capt. Richard Carey, a pilot in the National Guard, was flying over the lake in October 1958 when he radioed that he was low on fuel and had hit something. The […]
Engine malfunction grounds last airworthy Lockheed Constellation
Maintenance checks are supposed to uncover mechanical issues on the ground before they become emergencies in the air, so in that respect the recent engine run up of the Airline History Museum’s Lockheed Constellation was a success. The aircraft, known as “The Star of America,” is the only airworthy Constellation left and the star attraction […]
Flying fish invade Sturgeon Bay
One of the highlights of summer in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., is the appearance of large Fiberglas fish on street corners. The sturgeons are part of a citywide art event called Sturgeon Around the Bay. This year two of the entries had an aviation bent. One resembled a cross between a sturgeon and a P-51 Mustang. […]
Honoring the Greatest Generation
One of the complaints kids voice about having to learn history from books is how dry it is. If you could interact with it, it might be more interesting, they say. That could be done if you visited the Living History display that graced the warbird area of EAA AirVenture. Just behind the lines of […]
Superflite donates award winning aircraft to EAA museum
In October of 2004, General Aviation News brought you the story of a Spartan that had been restored as a way to showcase the products of Superflite Aircraft Covering and Finishing Systems in Chicago. The rare 1930 Spartan C3-225 (only 12 of that model were built) won the Silver Age Champion Award at AirVenture 2004. […]
More training and user fees take center stage as FAA administrator faces Oshkosh crowds
How would you like someone from the FAA telling you that you had to get more training because of a violation committed by another pilot? If you are based within 100 nautical miles of the ADIZ in Washington, D.C., that’s exactly the situation you face. That information came from FAA Administrator Marion Blakey during the […]