With the clock ticking down on an impending lawsuit aimed at producers and sellers of leaded avgas in California, a new company, Clear Gas, formed in May by a group of pilots in the Merced area, will deliver lead-free, ethanol-free autogas to airports, marinas, race tracks and all off-road appplications in California in amounts as […]
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Hall of Fame extends reservations deadline
Due to a surge in interest fueled by recent news of several high-profile participants, The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has extended its deadline for the public to purchase seats to its two upcoming annual celebrations. The original deadline of last Friday, July 1, has been extended to Saturday, July 9, for anyone wishing […]
Flight Design gives disabled pilots wings
Helping disabled pilots learn to fly has become a mission for German LSA producer, Flight Design. In conjunction with Able Flight and Purdue University‘s Department of Aviation Technology, Flight Design and its Colorado dealer Peak Aviation supplied a CTLS with an installed Flight Design hand control system to allow students to earn their Sport Pilot […]
ASTM fuel standard now specifies bioderived components
Renewable fuels can now be blended with conventional jet (or gas turbine) fuel through requirements in the newly issued edition of ASTM D7566-11, Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons. The revised standard was approved July 1. Through the new provisions included in ASTM D7566, up to 50% bioderived synthetic blending components can be […]
Coalition seeks injunction to block efforts to ban sales of avgas
A coalition of FBOs and fuel distributors who sell avgas in California have sued the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and the Attorney General of the State of California in response to a notice of an intended lawsuit against coalition members for supplying and using leaded aviation gasoline, allegedly in violation of the California Safe […]
In observance of Independence Day…
The Pulse of Aviation will not publish, Monday, July 4, as the General Aviation News offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day. Our daily newsletter will return to your email boxes July 5.
High Roller
The paint scheme of a homebuilt airplane is limited only by the imagination of the designer and the skill of the artist. When Mike Quatacker of Porterville, Calif., chose the design for his RV-8, he worked outside the limits of imagination — then artist Augie Cervantes took airbrush in hand and took the design from […]
Seaplane Pilots Association names executive director
The Seaplane Pilots Association, a non-profit organization based in Lakeland, Florida, has concluded an exhaustive search for a new executive director to replace Dr. James McManus, who recently stepped down from the position, with the appointment of Steve McCaughey to the position. McCaughey is an outgoing, enthusiastic, and highly charismatic individual who has his sights […]
20th extension to FAA reauthorization approved
Sending a signal that negotiations for a multiyear deal is near, Congress again approved an extension of the existing FAA reauthorization bill, but just for another three weeks, according to a story in The Commercial Appeal of Memphis. It is the 20th extension of the FAA bill that expired in 2007. Read the full report […]