Years ago, B-17s, B-25s, B-24s and P-51 Mustangs (pictured) existed in abundance. Today just a handful of these warbirds remain airworthy — and very few offer rides to the public. The Collings Foundation, a private group out of Stow, Mass., is one of the few organizations that provides these historical aviation experiences but, according to […]
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Preparing for the end of 100LL
Here’s the bottom line: 100LL is going away. “Don’t fool yourself,” warned Alan Klapmeier, co-founder of Cirrus Aircraft. “The industry hoped 100LL would survive, but it is going away.” What does that mean for you? That’s what the industry and federal agencies are trying to figure out now. The demise of 100LL was a hot […]
Slidell Airport gets $675,000 upgrade
The Slidell Municipal Airport (ASD) in Louisiana recently completed several projects totaling $675,000. In October, work began on resurfacing the airport’s four old and deteriorating aprons, including the Fuel Pump Apron, North and South Terminal Aprons and the South Apron. Known as the Itinerant Apron Pavement Rehabilitation project, it consisted of patching, crack sealing and […]
Cessna chief: Realistic environmental solutions needed or GA may be stifled
The natural growth of the world’s general aviation industry may be stifled if industry and government fail to collaborate on environmental innovation, or arrive at solutions that ignore the global interoperability of the world’s transportation systems, according to Cessna Aircraft Company Chairman, President and CEO Jack Pelton. Pelton made his remarks at Les Respirations annual […]
Solar Impulse ready to soar
Reader Cody Jordan sent us an e-mail about the Solar Impulse project — a solar-powered jet that its designers hope will circumnavigate the globe in 2012. The story at Engadget.com, notes the Solar Impulse is captained by Bertrand Piccard — a real person, for all you Star Trek fans — and has “the wingspan of […]
Iowa seeks public input for aviation planning
The Iowa Department Of Transportation’s Office of Aviation will host a public input meeting for an update of the Iowa Aviation System Plan from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the Ankeny Regional Airport. Previous input meetings were held in Carroll and Cedar Rapids in October. The 20-year system plan sets the […]
EVS STC’d on Cessna 206
Max-Viz has received FAA STC approval for the installation of the EVS-1500 Enhanced Vision System on Cessna 206 aircraft associated with the One Sky Aviation STC# SR02332AK. Cary Foster, co-owner of One Sky Aviation based in Anchorage, Alaska, states, “This first EVS-1500 certification on the Cessna single-engine product line adds to the 159 existing EVS […]
Happy Thanksgiving
The offices of General Aviation News will be closed this weekend in observance of Thanksgiving. The Pulse will return Monday to your e-mail boxes. Enjoy the holiday!
Airparks target of TTF crackdown
FAA officials are clarifying a recent guidance letter on Through The Fence operations, according to a post at the Airport Business blog, which notes that the primary focus of the crackdown is resident developments. The blog quotes Randall Fiertz, director of airport compliance and field operations at the FAA, as saying: “There are a couple […]