A new report prepared by the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Systems Engineering Forum concludes that the planned deployment of a national broadband service by LightSquared “poses a significant potential for harmful interference” to Global Positioning System (GPS) services, according to a Broadcast Engineering story. The report, submitted to the FCC earlier this month, […]
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Dynon Open House to become annual event
Nearly 70 people attended the first Open House at Dynon Avionics. The success of the venture assures that the Open House will become an annual event, company officials said.The Open House was held in conjunction with the Arlington Fly-In and about 90% of the attendees took charter buses or drove their own cars from Arlington […]
Putting it in writing…
When news of Cirrus Aircraft’s sale to a Chinese company broke last winter, its officials said not to worry: The Duluth-based airplane maker’s plant and its jobs would stay in Duluth. According to a story in the Duluth News-Tribune, concerns persisted among employees, as well as in the local community, that a verbal commitment wasn’t […]
Pilot’s Bill of Rights introduced
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus and a CFI with more than 10,000 hours, has introduced S. 1335, the Pilot’s Bill of Rights. “Over the course of my years in Congress, I have helped an untold number of pilots facing the pressure of dealing with the FAA,” Inhofe […]
Pilot makes historic flight through China
A pilot is attempting to make history as the first Chinese citizen to fly around the world in a single-engine plane. Wei Chen, founder and owner of Sunshine Enterprises, a steel trading company with offices in China and Memphis, has already made history, flying his TBM 700 across China. Halfway through his journey, which originated […]
AOPA-South Africa to host World Assembly
The International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) has selected AOPA-South Africa to host the 26th biennial World Assembly of its 69 member associations. The meeting will be held April 10-15, 2012, in Stellenbosch, South Africa. During the World Assembly, delegates will work on issues of critical importance to general aviation and determine […]
Scenes from the Arlington Fly-In
Vintage designs, homebuilts, flying mini-vans and everything in between were represented at the Arlington Fly-In, held the second week of July at Arlington Municipal Airport (AWO) in Washington State. The 43rd annual event featured more than 150 exhibitors, a full schedule of workshops and forums, and an air show each afternoon. Some of this year’s […]
GAMA underscores progress of GA security
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Security Committee and the president and CEO of Jeppesen, Mark Van Tine, testified today before the House Subcommittee on Transportation Security regarding the authorization of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Van Tine reminded the subcommittee how the GA industry has worked to increase […]
Mayors respond to President’s comments about GA
Mayors from seven different states have sent a letter to President Obama voicing their disappointment with recent comments regarding general aviation and potential, additional tax burdens on businesses, individuals and groups that rely on GA. The local officials joined a growing group of businesses and organizations that have highlighted the negative repercussions of the President’s […]