OSHKOSH — Today at AirVenture, Eclipse Aerospace unveiled the Eclipse jet it is donating to the Veteran’s Airlift Command (VAC). An anonymous patron, deeply touched by the compassionate and unparalleled selflessness of the volunteer aircraft owners and pilots who donate their aircraft and time to transport wounded troops and their families to facilities throughout the […]
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Microsoft lowers curtain on MS Flight
BruceAir blogger Bruce Williams reports that Microsoft “has stopped all work on Microsoft Flight.” Read more details at BruceAir.com.
The only thing that can save aviation is…
OSHKOSH — “The only thing that can save aviation is aviating,” stated OpenAirplane co-founder Rod Rakic at a Wednesday AeroInnovate forum at AirVenture. OpenAirplane is, very simply, a program to qualify a pilot to rent a plane from any in-network FBO in the country, without a local checkout. In 2011, general aviation flight hours totaled 26.3 million. Of that, 10.9 […]
What the top man at the FAA wants GA pilots to know
OSHKOSH — FAA Acting Administrator Michael Huerta, on his first trip to AirVenture, wants general aviation pilots to know that safety is No. 1. “We want them to know that the thing we care about most of all is safety,” he said Wednesday during a sit-down at the FAA Safety Building on the AirVenture grounds. […]
Alphabet soup
OSHKOSH — On Wednesday morning at AirVenture, the heads of general aviation’s top alphabet groups met to discuss how they are “stronger together.” Speaking to a crowd at the EAA Welcome Center during AirVenture, EAA President Rod Hightower said, “this group of people does a tremendous amount of work to protect our freedom to fly.” […]
ArrowCopter makes its US debut
OSHKOSH — ArrowCopter USA introduced the ArrowCopter AC10 kit to the US market Wednesday at AirVenture. The AC10 is the kit version of the two-place, tandem, AC20 ArrowCopter autogyro manufactured by FD Composites in Austria. Design and development work on the ArrowCopter began more than six years ago, company officials said. The goal was to […]
Jeppesen revamps pricing
OSHKOSH — Today at AirVenture, Jeppesen introduced new digital JeppView navigation data subscription pricing structure based on the number of devices powered by Jeppesen data. Available for popular mobile device delivery through Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck or personal computer access, the new pricing model will allow customers to choose between two or four “installs” or device […]
EAA chapter appoints 18-year-old president
Lindsay Locke of Fortuna, California, who has been flying since she was 12 years old, received her private pilot certificate on her 17th birthday last July, and she is currently building an RV-4 with her dad. And now, at just 18, she’s been named president of EAA Chapter 1418, making her the youngest chapter president […]
Mystery Derby slated for this Saturday at S50
The Green River Chapter of the Washington Pilots Association is hosting a mystery pilot proficiency derby this Saturday, July 28, at Auburn Municipal Airport (S50) to benefit its scholarship program. Organizers promise great prizes, a WINGS program, and even a free dinner. The Mystery Derby is limited to 30 aircraft. The pilot proficiency derby round […]