The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and Sporty’s Pilot Shop have entered into a new sponsorship arrangement. Sporty’s has pledged to support AOPA’s Flying Club Initiative. In particular, Sporty’s will be a co-sponsor of AOPA’s Flying Club Connector e-newsletter, which offers reports on flying club activities and tips for club administration, finances and insurance. […]
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OpenAirplane adds eight operators
OSHKOSH, Wisc. – OpenAirplane, the revolutionary aircraft rental program added eight operators while at AirVenture 2013. Totaling 14, OpenAirplane operators can be found in Florida, California, Michigan, Illinois, Alaska and many locations in between. After completing a universal checkout, pilots can rent from any OpenAirplane operator without the need, and expense, of a local aircraft […]
SocialFlight tops 20,000 users, adds ambassador program
OSHKOSH, Wisc. – Launched just one year ago, SocialFlight has signed up more than 20,000 users. SocialFlight, for those unaware, is a robust calendar of aviation events. “We’ve logged more than 4,000 events in 2013 alone,” reports SocialFlight founder Jeff Simon. “In fact, we’ve heard of events being created because of SocialFlight.” New at AirVenture […]
Cessna offers heat-reflecting paint for Turbo Stationair
OSHKOSH — Cessna debuted its new Night Sky edition of the Turbo Stationair at this week’s AirVenture. This limited edition of the Cessna Turbo Stationair features a black and red paint scheme that includes a new surface coating capable of reflecting most infrared solar heat. The Night Sky edition Turbo Stationair also includes a specially-painted […]
P&WC launches extended warranty for skydive operators
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) and Blackhawk Modifications have launched a Progressive Maintenance Program (PMP) for skydive operators using PT6A-42A engines on Blackhawk Modifications’ XP42A Cessna Caravan conversion. “We are very excited about this enhanced PMP, which will allow skydive operators to extend their time between overhauls (TBO) to 5,000 hours,” said Denis Parisien, Vice […]
Purdue jet to fly to Oshkosh on biofuel
OSHKOSH — Pilots from Purdue University will fly the university’s Embraer Phenom 100 jet to AirVenture on Friday, Aug. 2, powered in part by a biofuel. One of the jet’s twin Pratt & Whitney engines will be filled with conventional jet aviation fuel, while the other will contain a biofuel blend prepared by the U.S. […]
Amelia Earhart’s namesake plans to retrace legendary flight
OSHKOSH — Pilot Amelia Rose Earhart announced her intention to circumnavigate the globe in a Pilatus PC-12 NG single-engine aircraft today at AirVenture. Departure from Oakland, California, is scheduled for next June. In partnership with Denver’s Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Earhart — a distant relative of the famous pilot — and […]
Kestrel to fly with Garmin
OSHKOSH — The Garmin G3000 avionics suite has been chosen as the launch avionics platform for the Kestrel Aircraft, currently in development, company officials announced at this week’s AirVenture. The Garmin G3000 is a touchscreen-controlled integrated flightdeck designed specifically for Part 23 turbine aircraft. Kestrel’s COO and Executive Vice President of Product Development, Steve Serfling, […]
John and Martha King launch ‘Let Us Be Your Mentors’ sweepstakes
OSHKOSH — Today at AirVenture John and Martha King of King Schools launched a new sweepstakes to promote mentoring in aviation. The sweepstakes winner will receive an all-expense-paid vacation for two to San Diego, California, where they will spend a day with John and Martha, including starring in their own King video segment and traveling […]