British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious is to visit London to mark the Centenary Year of Naval Aviation during the first week of May, in case you’re a Naval Aviation enthusiast headed that way. It was on May 7, 1909, that the Admiralty set aside £35,000 for the development of an “airship,” which soon led to […]
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FAA emissions proposal worries some
A recently-released FAA proposal would amend FAR Part 34 fuel venting and exhaust emission requirements for turbine-powered airplanes, including new, tighter emission standards for engines manufactured after Dec. 31, 2003. Engines that entered production before that date will be grandfathered and exempt from the new standards. The complex and confusing proposal has some operators concerned […]
Alan Bristow of Bristow Helicopters dies
Alan Edgar Bristow died on April 26 at the age of 85. A former chief executive of British United Airways, he was best known as the founder of Bristow Helicopters, one of the world’s largest helicopter companies, where he served as managing director and then chairman from 1954 to 1985. An astute businessman, test pilot […]
CubCrafters debuts Super Sport Cub
CubCrafters brought its new Super Sport Cub, the company’s most powerful aircraft, to Sun ‘n Fun. Available immediately, the LSA is a stronger and more powerful version of CubCrafters’ Sport Cub S2, according to Jim Richmond, CEO and founder of the Yakima, Wash.-based company. According to Richmond, the two-place Super Sport Cub boasts the largest […]
Cessna’s Mustang gets SVT
Cessna Aircraft Co. has received FAA certification for Garmin’s Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) for the Citation Mustang. Besides the Mustang, SVT is now an FAA-certified option for all G1000-equipped 172 Skyhawks, 182 Skylanes, 206 Stationairs and the Caravan product line. The Garmin G1000 SVT gives a simulated 3D graphical representation of the surrounding terrain and […]
Avidyne launches Piper upgrade, unveils autopilot
Avidyne Corp.’s new Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck (IFD) will soon be available as a retrofit upgrade for Piper PA-46 4Meridian, Mirage, and Matrix aircraft. “Entegra Release 9 is ideally suited as a next-generation flight deck upgrade to meet the mission profiles of the high-performance Piper PA-46 aircraft,” said Patrick Herguth, Avidyne’s chief operating […]
Avemco lowers rates on LSAs
Avemco Insurance Co. has recognized another 13 Special-Light Sport Aircraft (S-LSA) to offer its most favorable rates. Avemco has insured LSAs since they were first introduced four years ago. At the time all LSAs were rated the same. “In the beginning, the results weren’t particularly good,” said Jim Lauerman. “But we got into the business, […]
A Youth Aviation Day in rural Louisiana
The Southwest Center for Rural Initiatives is taking applications for a one-day class about aviation as a career and how pilots get certified, said an April 29 report from WXVT-TV in Opelousas, Louisiana. The clinic, co-sponsored by the St. Landry Parish Airport, is for young people aged 12 to 17. It is scheduled for May […]
Eclipse owner asks court for avionics code
As Eclipse owners wait for the Chapter 7 liquidation of the company to go to court, a Louisiana firm that owns two Eclipse 500s has filed a motion that could “turn the whole process upside down,” according to the AVweb newsletter. Gray Oil and Gas Company and Gray and Company Inc. have filed a motion […]