Quest Aircraft Co. has received full unrestricted production certification for the Kodiak. The FAA presented Quest with the certificate Sept. 15, in a brief ceremony at the company’s Sandpoint, Idaho, headquarters. “Achieving this final step in the process of designing, producing, and delivering a brand new aircraft is an important milestone for Quest,” said Paul […]
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Has the recession landed at airparks?
What affect has the economic slowdown had on airpark properties? Over the years, we’ve found that the general aviation industry usually goes into recession a little later than other businesses and takes longer to recover. But what about the residential airpark movement? Our past surveys revealed a profile of airpark residents as being between 45-60 […]
An oh-so-rare CallAir
It’s hard to say what first attracts you to Pepe Anderas’s CallAir A-1. Is it the bright, international orange paint scheme? The design of the cowboy on a bronco on the tail? The fact that it looks like a cross between a Piper-esque crop duster and a Bellanca? Perhaps it was all of the above […]
Air traffic controllers like Hudson River plan
Newark air traffic controller Edward Kragh, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association’s representative to the FAA’s New York Visual Flight Rules Airspace Task Force that examined the airspace above the Hudson River after the Aug. 8 mid-air collision, told the Senate Aviation Subcommittee yesterday that NATCA supports the task force’s recommendations of changes to training, […]
Forbes recognizes Avemco’s parent company
Forbes magazine recently named HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (HCC) as a global high performer for 2009, an honor bestowed to 130 companies in 26 different industries and only five from the insurance industry. These companies are expected to “survive today, thrive tomorrow.” HCC Insurance Holdings is the parent company of general aviation insurance company, Avemco […]
Washington state officials seek public input on airports handbook
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation will host a series of public meetings to receive input on the State-Managed Airports Handbook. The handbook, which is currently being developed, will document policies, performance measures, and guidelines for the maintenance and operation of the 17 state-managed airports. The public meetings will be held Sept. 22 […]
TravelAir Fly-In slated
Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif., will host the annual TravelAir Fly-In on Oct. 2-3. Mark Lightsey, organizer for the event, indicated that many aircraft are expected to arrive on Thursday, Oct. 1, and be on the airport until Sunday morning. The group will attend Flabob’s weekly “Flabob Flicks” on Friday night. They plan a fly-out […]
Proposed Hudson River changes might be used in other places
Pending changes in flight operations in the Hudson River airspace — where a collision between an airplane and a helicopter took place last month — might have national applications, according to the FAA’s senior vice president for operations, air traffic organization. Testifying to a Senate committee, Rick Day said the agency will analyze the effectiveness […]
A full plate for Congress
Back at work after spending August hearing from constituents in so-called town hall meetings, Congress returned to Washington to find it has much to do. Health care issues, with several bills — each more than 1,000 pages long — will hold the primary focus. However, other issues need action. As of the day after Labor […]