At the Cecil Field Airshow 2009 in Jacksonville, Fla., a quilt was displayed as an auction item to benefit the Alan Henley Foundation, formed after Henley, the flight leader of the AeroShell Aerobatic Team, was injured in a fall in his home. The April show was organized by his many friends in the air show […]
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Ingersoll Rand donates tools to B-17 rebuild
Ingersoll Rand is donating nearly $15,000 in tools, as well as an air compressor, to support a B-17 rebuild project at the Champaign Air Museum in Urbana, Ohio. The majority of the parts for the rebuild project are being hand-made from original prints secured from the Library of Congress, according to Ingersoll Rand officials. Ingersoll […]
Express Aircraft returns
There are some aircraft designs that are just too good to let disappear, says Darrell Peterson, president of Composite Aircraft Technology LLC, which manufactures the mid-wing kit airplane known as the Express. “People may remember it as the Wheeler Express,” says Peterson, who purchased the company in 2007. He has spent the last two years […]
FAA unveils Hudson River changes
The FAA has moved quickly to announce proposed changes to the Hudson River corridor following the Aug. 8 collision between an aircraft and a tour helicopter, going beyond the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendations. The proposed changes followed a report of the New York Airspace Task Force, chartered Aug. 14. The group’s work was conducted […]
Cirrus jet priced at $1.39 million
The maximum initial price of Cirrus Aircraft’s Vision personal jet has been set at $1.39 million for those who already hold positions. “Cirrus is uniquely positioned to understand materials costs and the costs of manufacturing of the Vision Jet by way of our experience in building and delivering nearly 5,000 SR20 and SR22 aircraft,” said […]
GAN to produce Midwest LSA Expo program
General Aviation News has been selected by the Midwest LSA Expo to produce the official program for its inaugural event. The Expo will be held at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport (MVN), Mt. Vernon, Ill., Oct 1-3, 2009. Midwest LSA Expo. Inc. specifically created the event to educate aviators about all facets related to the LSA […]
Tighter flight patterns recommended for Arizona’s Falcon Field Airport
A task force has recommended that pilots start flying tighter patterns around Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, Ariz. The recommendations are among 20 crafted by the Falcon Field Task Force, a seven-member citizens group appointed by City Manager Chris Brady to seek a community-wide approach to resolving complaints about aircraft noise at the nation’s fourth […]
Aircraft Partnership Association tops 5,000
The Aircraft Partnership Association (APA) has posted its 5,000th member profile on the Dallas-based organization’s website. The association uses web-based programs to match personal partnership preferences that include aircraft type, budget, airport location, flying experience and more. “While aircraft sales have slowed, the passion to keep flying is as powerful as it has always been,” […]
Leading the way to NextGen
Garmin has introduced three new systems designed for the FAA’s new generation air traffic control system, dubbed NextGen. Unveiled at this summer’s AirVenture in Oshkosh were the GTS 800 and GTS 820 traffic advisory systems (TAS), and the GTS 850 traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS I). According to officials with the Olathe, Kan.-based […]