Offiials at Hartzell Engine Technologies report the company has finalized an agreement to purchase the assets of Plane-Power. “When the opportunity came to acquire the Plane-Power line we saw it as having tremendous potential, not only to complement Hartzell’s family of alternators, but to gain immediate access into new markets,” Mike Disbrow, president of Hartzell Engine […]
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Embry-Riddle offers free Aviation 101 online class
For those who dream of becoming pilots, strive for jobs in aviation or are curious about the marvels of modern flight, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is now offering Aviation 101, a free online class. Meant primarily for high school and middle school students, but open to all ages, Aviation 101 is composed of 12 high-definition video lessons […]
Katrina Bradshaw Memorial BuildAPlane Center opens at Flabob Airport
BuildAPlane has joined with the Thomas Wathen Center in Riverside, California, to create a permanent facility that allows kids to build real airplanes. The Katrina Bradshaw Memorial BuildAPlane Center is outfitted as a complete A&P facility providing tooling and materials to build and restore aircraft. In the latest project, 16 kids from around Los Angeles […]
AOPA gets out of EFB market
Over the past several years, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) developed its digital flight planning tools into a suite of products that put flight planning capability, airport directory information and aviation weather in pilots’ hands. AOPA partnered with Seattle Avionics to create FlyQ EFB, an electronic flight bag (EFB) iPad application, and FlyQ […]
First production HondaJet debuts at Oshkosh
OSHKOSH — The first production HondaJet made its public debut this week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. “EAA AirVenture Oshkosh has been the setting of several HondaJet firsts and in many ways, this event was the true beginning of Honda’s aviation venture,” said Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO Michimasa Fujino. “We decided to debut the first […]
Wisconsin governor declares week of AirVenture ‘Aviation Week’ in the state
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has declared the week of July 28 through Aug. 3 “Aviation Week.” The proclamation coincides with the week of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. In Wisconsin, general aviation accounts for $694 million annually in economic activity statewide. “This week every year, 500,000 people of all ages, from all over the world, come to Oshkosh […]
Jeppesen enhances Mobile FliteDeck
OSHKOSH — At this week’s AirVenture, Jeppesen introduced new features and functionality for Mobile FliteDeck version 2.6, designed to enhance situational awareness and simplify access to flight information. The iPad-based cockpit solution now features a refreshed iOS 7-based design and provides general and small business aviation pilots with the ability to share flight information between devices. The new […]
Eagle Flights Mentor Handbook released
OSHKOSH — The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has created a new Mentor Handbook in support of its two-year-old Eagle Flights program, which is designed to encourage adults who want to discover flying by providing initial flight experiences and continuing support. “There are many EAA members and other pilots who are dedicated to bringing more people […]
EAA finalizes deal to assist members with loans
OSHKOSH — The Experimental Aircraft Association has finalized an agreement with National Aircraft Finance Company (NAFCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pilot Bancshares, to provide exclusive benefits to EAA members in the market to finance an aircraft, kit, plan-based aircraft materials, engines, engine overhauls and avionics upgrades. “In our surveys and conversations with EAA members, they […]