You have probably seen airplanes painted to look like birds, but how about one painted to look like a butterfly? Don Hathaway of Orlando, Fla., says he is used to people slowing down to take a good look at his Kolb Firestar, which is painted to look like a Monarch butterfly. “The previous owner did […]
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‘Cash for Junkers’ on a new Legend Cub
American Legend Aircraft Co. has unveiled its “Cash For Junkers” rebate program, offering $4,500 back on the purchase of a new Legend Cub. The company will provide a $4,500 rebate to customers who purchase a new LSA and deliver an otherwise out-of-use aircraft, no matter the operating condition. The company will donate aircraft collected under […]
Arnold Palmer to appear at NBAA 2009
Golf legend and pilot Arnold Palmer (pictured) will be among the participants in the opening general session for the National Business Aviation Association’s 62nd Annual Meeting & Convention this October (NBAA2009). “We’re very excited to include Arnold Palmer among the speakers at this year’s convention,” said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. “Arnold is recognized […]
Catalina’s Airport in the Sky celebrates golden anniversary
A 50th anniversary celebration for California’s Catalina Island Airport in the Sky (AVX) is slated for Oct. 18. Up until 1959, the Airport in the Sky was only available to those who leased land and facilities from the Santa Catalina Island Co. But in October 1959, that all changed when 40 privately owned planes were […]
Remos: Changing the way we sell GA
We’ve all seen the ads of a pilot fishing in a pristine river after landing his airplane nearby. The problem is, “very few of us have done that,” said Corvin Huber, CEO of Remos (pictured), which manufactures the Remos GX, currently the top-selling LSA in the U.S. That’s why the company has undertaken a huge […]
Instrument approaches face chopping block
In its latest round of proposals to cancel instrument approaches, the FAA extended its scope from slashing NDB approaches at airports that also had RNAV approaches to also include cutting VOR and GPS approaches, according to a report at AOPA.org. Of the 154 approaches that the FAA is considering canceling, 64 are VOR approaches and […]
MRO economic impact tops $39 billion
A new study by the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) shows the aviation maintenance (MRO) industry’s economic impact tops $39 billion. The report prepared by AeroStrategy, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based management consultancy, determined that spending in the global MRO market exceeded $50 billion in 2008, with North America (the U.S. and Canada) accounting for $19.4 […]
Florida town can’t restrict flight training
The FAA has informed the Grant-Valkaria Town Council in Florida that it cannot restrict flight training operations at Valkaria Airport. The town had asked the FAA if it could pass an ordinance that would prohibit flight training, including recurrent training, at the airport, which is owned by Brevard County, according to a report at AOPA.org. […]
Restoration begins on Lockheed L10-E
On Wednesday Sept. 2, The San Diego Air & Space Museum is scheduled to receive “Muriel,” a sister airplane to the one Amelia Earhart flew on her final flight 72 years ago (pictured below). The museum will assist with assembly and restoration of the Lockheed Electra L10-E for Grace McGuire, an aviator with hopes of […]