DAHER-SOCATA has delivered the first TBM 700 with a Garmin G600/GTN 750 new-generation glass cockpit avionics retrofits. The Garmin G600 is an instrument panel upgrade that pairs a liquid-crystal primary flight display (PFD) and multi-function display (MFD) in a single 10-inch bezel. Capabilities include Synthetic Vision Technology, providing a “virtual reality” perspective view along the aircraft’s […]
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Small UAV Coalition launches
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Small UAV Coalition has launched to help pave the way for commercial, philanthropic, and civil use of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the United States and abroad. Chief among the organization’s goals is to advance a regulatory environment that will support safe, reliable, and timely operation of small UAVs, according to coalition officials. […]
Museum slates open cockpit day and swap meet
WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. — The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Conn., will hold two events on Sunday, Oct. 12. The first event is the Fall Open Cockpit Day. Visitors will be permitted to climb into the cockpits of up to 12 aircraft. These include the Vietnam era “Huey” helicopter; the North American F-100 Super […]
SUN ‘n FUN slates Aerospace Discovery Weekend
LAKELAND, Florida — For the first time ever for Aerospace Discovery Weekend (formerly Wings ‘n Things) on the SUN ‘n FUN Convention Campus, Jerry ‘Jive’ Kerby, a fighter pilot at the controls of his RV-8A known as Wild Blue with a maximum speed of over 200 mph, will fly as part of the activities Oct. 24-26. […]
Hawthorne acquires Heartland Aviation at KEAU
Hawthorne Global Aviation Services has acquired Heartland Aviation at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (KEAU) in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Heartland is the fifth FBO in Hawthorne’s nationwide network, and its third acquisition in the last six months, according to officials with the Charleston, S.C.-based company. The new Hawthorne Eau Claire FBO has a recently-renovated passenger terminal and amenities, […]
Restored 747 prototype now open to public at Museum of Flight
SEATTLE — The first Boeing 747 was never an airliner. For more than 25 years it was used by Boeing for flight tests until the plane was retired and grounded in the 1990s, then moved to The Museum of Flight years later. Now, after nearly two years of restoration, the aircraft’s mysterious cabin is open to the general […]
Hillsboro Aviation designated Military Friendly School
HILLSBORO, Oregon — Hillsboro Aviation has been designated a 2015 Military Friendly School by Victory Media. Now in its sixth year, the Military Friendly Schools designation is awarded to the top 15% of colleges, universities and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace military students and to dedicate resources to ensure […]
Aviation Roundup at Minden-Tahoe Airport Oct. 11
On Oct. 11, the Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV) in Nevada, will hold its annual Aviation Roundup. This year will have a few new events, according to organizers. In the morning there will be rocket launches. As Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) dominate a lot of news today across the country, the Aviation Roundup has secured a “Drone […]
Video: PALS celebrates milestone
Patient Airlift Services, a non-profit organization that arranges free air transportation for individuals requiring medical care using volunteer pilots, recently celebrated a milestone: Its 6,000th flight since its founding in 2010. The local news was there to capture the moment: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5ABZr9xL6g&w=560&h=315]