CubCrafters has introduced a new instrument panel option featuring space designated for the attachment of a tablet computer or similar device. CubCrafters is calling the option the MyPanel. It can be ordered as an option on any new CubCrafters Carbon Cub or Sport Cub aircraft. “The MyPanel allows the pilot to craft his or her […]
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NextGen PAPI to be deployed
New Bedford Panoramex Corp. was recently awarded a contract by the FAA to replace legacy Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) systems powered by antiquated incandescent lamps with up to 400 systems that are powered by Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps. Once implemented, this program could cut energy costs for PAPI systems at U.S. airports by […]
Something uncommon in the air: A tailwheel Aerobat
“What is that?” one of my students asked as we stood in front of a tailwheel-equipped red, white and blue two-place Cessna at this summer’s Arlington Fly-in in Washington state. It wasn’t a Cessna 120. It wasn’t a 140. Did Cessna make other two-place tailwheel designs? “It looks like a Cessna 150 — did they […]
Florida AirMotive celebrates 50th anniversary
There are not many FBOs that could fill a stadium with the youngsters they’ve introduced to flying. But that’s exactly what Florida AirMotive has done in its quest to keep general aviation thriving. In the half-century since Florida AirMotive’s founder Owen Gassaway Jr. signed on as a branded Phillips 66 Aviation dealer, some 40,000 people […]
HondaJet to build new maintenance facility at PTI
Honda Aircraft Co. has selected Greensboro, North Carolina, as the location for its new HondaJet Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility. The company will invest an additional $20 million to build the new MRO facility, bringing its total capital investment for construction of its North Carolina facilities to more than $120 million. Honda Aircraft’s MRO […]
MKC embarks on improvement project
Workers from Ideker, Inc. have begun the first phase of a three-phase Taxiway Pavement Rehabilitation Program at Kansas City Downtown Airport (MKC). The $3.5 million project will include partial-depth pavement repairs, full-depth pavement removal and replacement, crack sealing, joint sealing and pavement markings on Taxiways F, K and G. The work will also include rehabilitation […]
‘Sentimental Journey’ to offer rides at Copperstate
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will be offering rides in “Sentimental Journey,” a restored B-17G Flying Fortress, at the 39th annual Copperstate Fly-In & Aviation Expo at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport, Oct. 20-22. Rides on the B-17 start at $425 per person, certainly not pocket change. But, as CAF spokesman […]
Eclipse now taking orders for new jets
Eclipse Aerospace is now taking orders for the Eclipse 550, the new twin-engine jet model in the Eclipse Jet family. “We’re thrilled to be taking this positive step forward in Eclipse history,” said Mason Holland, CEO and Chairman of Eclipse Aerospace, said at the National Business Aviation Association convention in Las Vegas. “We expect a […]
Wright Brothers Trophy awarded
Lt. General Thomas Patten Stafford, USAF (Ret.) will receive the prestigious 2011 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) “for his pioneering achievements that have led the way to the moon, to greater international cooperation in space, and to a safer America.” NAA established this award in 1948 to honor the memory […]