Florida’s Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) has taken the reins of the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo from Bob Wood, who has been the driving force behind the LSA Expo for the past seven years. Sebring’s board of directors recently gave staff permission to draft a document to transfer the Expo to the airport. The deal should […]
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#OSH11: A.E.R.O. releases catalog
To celebrate its 35th year in business. A.E.R.O. has released its first printed catalog. The 190-page, full-color catalog features not only all the parts carried by the company — “we’ve got everything firewall forward,” says A.E.R.O’s Roy Scott — it also includes application charts, data charts, and other information critical to mechanics and homebuilders. “We’ve […]
#OSH11: NAFI launches monthly membership drawing
The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) will conduct the first drawing for its new monthly member appreciation giveaway Friday at AirVenture. The association will give away a Lightspeed Zulu headset and the new book, “Lesson Plans: A Flight Instructors’ Reference for Scenario Based Training” published by ASA. The monthly membership drawing will be held […]
Godspeed Dad
The man in the photo is Dave Sclair. To me… he’s Dad! Well, Dad passed away on Tuesday night, July 26. Mom and I were with him, reading stories from Dad’s work-in-progress book, “A somewhat lighthearted look at the life and times of Mary Lou & Dave”. We laughed, cried and remembered. If such an […]
#OSH11: FAA administrator at AirVenture Thursday
Even with all that’s going on with the FAA these days, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt is still planning to attend AirVenture Thursday for the Meet the Administrator forum. He’s bringing several top FAA officials, as well as Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Should be an interesting time! Look for a full report tomorrow.
#OSH11: Kestrel launches Aeroworks
Why is there a Piper Meridian at Kestrel Aircraft Co.’s exhibit at AirVenture? That’s because it is the first aircraft to be modified under the company’s new Aeroworks program, which will provide avionics and ergonomics modifications to Meridians and Cirrus aircraft. “We want to take these existing aircraft and bring them up to Kestrel standards, […]
#OSH11: Lycoming power
On opening day of AirVenture, Lycoming GM Michael Kraft took a moment to showcase the variety of aircraft powered by the company’s engines — from the earliest Burt Rutan models to the State Farm Zeppelin giving rides at the show to the new state-of-the art “Firebird” for the military — the most expensive aircraft ever […]
#OSH11: The big lie
What’s the biggest lie in aviation? “The most dangerous part of the flight is the drive to the airport.” So says Avemco President Jim Lauerman, in one of several forums he has presented at AirVenture this week. “We need to be honest about the risks and how to manage them,” he said. Lauerman noted that […]
#OSH11: Snap! Light Sport Aerobat plane debuts
SportairUSA, the American marketer and distributor of the Dallair FR-100 Snap!, is showing off the American production prototype at AirVenture this week. “A new aerobatic craft is an uncommon event,” said Bill Canino, President of SportairUSA. “The Snap! is the first purpose-built aerobat to incorporate lower-cost technology and methods learned from the light sport industry, […]