The process of renting an airplane should be as easy as renting a car. Hopefully you’ve heard of OpenAirplane before now, but in case you haven’t, renting an airplane just got easier. Rod Rakic, co-founder of OpenAirplane, announced via email on Monday the first six operators (see list below) have opened: New York – Academy of Aviation at […]
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Avemco donates to museum
Avemco Insurance Co. recently donated $2,000 to the Hagerstown Aviation Museum to support its acquisition of a classic 1956 Fairchild C-123K aircraft. According to a report in the Hagerstown Herald-Mail, the donation is part of the Avemco General Aviation Community Support Initiative.
Students begin building planes
The winners of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and Build A Plane Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) aviation design challenge competition began today to assemble two Glasair Sportsman aircraft at Glasair Aviation in Arlington, Washington. The building process will take two weeks. The teams — each consisting of four students, a teacher and […]
Reno Air Races debuts new racing class for 50th anniversary
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) will unveil the Unlimited Warbird Racing Class at the 50th annual National Championship Air Races this September. Headquartered in northern Nevada, the Unlimited Warbird Racing Class (UWRC) was formed to take the place of the previous Unlimited Racing Division of the National Air Racing Group. The UWRC has secured […]
GippsAero rolls out 200th Airvan
MORWELL, Australia — GippsAero reports that the 200th GA8 Airvan has rolled off the production line in the company’s Latrobe Valley manufacturing facility. Authorized sales and support dealer, Hawker Pacific, took delivery of the aircraft during a company-wide celebration. The 200th GA8 is a turbocharged Airvan, with a full-fuel payload as equipped of more than […]
Beechcraft delivers first Baron with ISR package
Beechcraft Corp. reported today at the Paris Air Show that it recently delivered the first Baron G58 with Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to the Fuerzas Unidas de Rápida Acción (FURA), an agency within the Puerto Rico Police Department that uses the aircraft for law enforcement surveillance missions. The company first introduced its version […]
Xavion provides back-up after EFIS failure in flight
REDMOND, Ore. — A Lancair IV-P without a functioning autopilot entered the clouds, leaving the two people on board depending on their two EFIS displays for aircraft control. Both EFIS displays suddenly went blank, giving new meaning to the term “blue screen of death.” But no accident occurred. Owner and pilot Lin Hough had just […]
New terminal building opens at SMD
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A ribbon cutting and open house will be held June 17 for the new terminal building at Smith Field Airport (SMD). The events are slated for 3:30 p.m., following the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority board meeting. The new terminal features a customer service counter just inside the airfield entrance, a […]
EAA signs deal with FAA to cover controller expenses at Oshkosh
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has finalized a one-time agreement with the FAA to cover nearly $450,000 in expenses related to air traffic control services at the 2013 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in, which begins on July 29. “Let me be clear: We have consistently regarded the FAA’s move as holding AirVenture and GA hostage this […]