Sabreliner Corp. plans to expand its operations and create up to 400 new jobs over the next four years. The announcement coincided with the recent groundbreaking of the company’s newest aircraft stripping and painting facility in Perryville, Mo., that will enable Sabreliner to provide services to more and larger aircraft. “Sabreliner specializes in enhancing the […]
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Flying Car company moves into initial production facility
Terrafugia, Inc., developer of the Transition Roadable Aircraft, or “Flying Car,” is setting up for low-volume production in a 19,000-square-foot facility in Woburn, Mass. After considering proposals from locations throughout the world, Terrafugia has moved forward with plans that could allow low volume production to begin as early as late 2011, company officials note. Longer […]
Zenith’s 19th annual Open Hangar Day and Builder Fly-In slated
Zenith Aircraft Co.’s 19th annual Open Hangar Day and Builder Fly-In Gathering at the company’s kit aircraft factory in Mexico, Missouri, is slated for the weekend of Sept. 17-18. Starting on Friday, Sept. 17, the company will offer a variety of seminars, including: Painting Your Homebuilt: Mike Loehle of Loehle Aero Coatings will discuss aircraft […]
New airpark planned
A new airpark is in the works for Bayfield, Wisconsin. The private airport has been proposed at the top of a 380-acre parcel of land in the Town of Russell owned by CFS, LLC, which has submitted an application for the project to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Army Corps of […]
82-year-old breaks distance record
Arnold Ebneter, 82, recently broke a 24-year-old distance record for small planes when he flew non-stop for 18 hours, 25 minutes in a plane he designed and built himself, which he calls the “E-1.” His flight set a distance record for airplanes weighing less than 500 kilograms, breaking the previous record of 2,213 miles set […]
FAA issues alert on Cessna seat stops
The FAA has issued a Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) on missing or improper seat stops in Cessnas. The SAFO, issued Aug. 26, reminds inspectors, operators, owners and maintenance technicians that type design seat stops are required to be installed on all seat rails to meet airworthy requirements. Missing or improper seat stops have been […]
Air Force master sergeant wins Katharine Wright Award
United States Air Force Master Sergeant Kimberly Muhlecke has been named the winner of the Katharine Wright Award by the National Aeronautic Association. The award, which will be presented at the NAA Fall Awards Banquet Nov. 8, is presented annually to a woman who has contributed to the success of others or made a personal […]
Planes on display at GMU
A P-51 Mustang, B-25 Bomber, Stearman Bi-plane, SNJ, a couple of P3 Pilatus trainers and other unique planes will be on display at South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) behind the Runway Cafe on Sunday, Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Finding the grass in Mount Dora
It had to be here somewhere. I was hunting a small grass strip south of pretty Mount Dora, Florida, as my search for a retirement town continued. Aside from its growing reputation as a new Florida “cultural capital” and great weekend outing from Orlando, Mount Dora had two or three grass airstrips on its map. […]