Aviation artist Sam Lyons will be exhibiting at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, for the first time this year. To mark the occasion, Lyons produced a special version of his print “Field of Dreams.” You can see how he personalized the hangar sign in the close-up photo. The print will be on […]
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Companies that use GA doing better in economic recovery
Businesses that rely on aviation not only did better during the Great Recession; they are already doing better in the recovery when compared to their ground-bound competitors, according to a new study. A post on the website of the National Business Aviation Association notes that companies that utilized business aviation “mitigated revenue losses and recovered […]
Sebring Sport Aviation Expo prepares for take off
The Sebring Regional Airport will be buzzing with activity later this week when the ninth annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo opens its four-day run, Jan. 17-20. More than 16,000 visitors attended the 2012 Expo, and organizers say they hope to break that attendance record this week. On Friday and Saturday, the Expo will present its […]
Bruce’s Custom Covers partners with AirCam
Bruce’s Custom Covers has partnered with AirCam, a Lockwood Aviation company, on the manufacture and distribution of custom-fitted aircraft covers. Bruce’s will manufacture a custom-designed covering system and AirCam will provide sales and distribution of protective covering products for AirCam aircraft. Under the agreement Bruce’s is responsible for design and fabrication, while AirCam will handle […]
Time warp
By DAVID NIXON Many of us in aviation today are guilty of the sin of “the way it used to be-itis.” I’m a second-generation general aviation pilot who spent many a Saturday and Sunday out at the airport in the 1970s with my folks and their friends. The airport was a busy place on weekends […]
Fan blade coffee table, anyone?
Looking for a Boeing 727 engine fan blade coffee table? How about a bi-plane desk? If so, swing by the GenAvi Aircraft Art website and poke around. Selection is fairly limited, so far, as Mike Mike Rosentrater, GenAvi Aircraft Art’s owner, only got started about seven months ago. Rosentrater got inspired by MotoArt and put his background as a paint […]
NAFI webinar to discuss group’s future
Bob Meder, the new chairman of the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) will hold a webinar Wednesday, Jan. 16, to discuss the future of the organization. The one-hour webinar begins at 7 p.m. Central time. Meder will be sharing his views about NAFI’s future in the wake of the resignation of executive director Jason […]
Cub Day at Sebring LSA Expo
Thursday, Jan. 17, has been designated “Year of the Cub Day” at the Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo. All Cubs have been invited to participate, as honored guests. Pilots flying in that day will receive: Arrival packet for Pilot with Keepsake Gift Special Aircraft Parking on the Terminal Side—“Cub Parking Lot” VIP for the Day—Invitation […]
Production begins on Citation M2
Cessna’s Citation M2 has begun its initial production run in the company’s Independence, Kansas facility. The front and aft cabin assemblies for the light business jet are built at Cessna’s Wichita facility and are then transported to Independence for final assembly and delivery. Unit 800 is slated for demonstrator purposes, and is expected to roll […]