Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University said on April 21 that Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam Srl. and Michael and Lynne Birmingham, U.S. distributors for the Tecnam line of aircraft, have donated a new Tecnam P-92 Echo Classic, a light sport aircraft (S-LSA) valued at $125,000, to Embry-Riddle’s nationally ranked Daytona Beach flight team. The school’s Daytona Beach flight team […]
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Salvaged Dauntless returns to Navy April 24
A World War II-era Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber that has been on the bottom of Lake Michigan for 60 years has been brought to the surface by salvagers. The National Naval Aviation Museum, Naval History Heritage Command and the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency expect to take custody of it on Friday, April 24, at […]
Evergreen air museum plans lodge, water park
Plans are in motion for an 80- to 90-room resort lodge and separate indoor water park at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum near McMinnville, Oregon, according to an April 21 piece in the Portland Oregonian newspaper. Brian Bauer, a museum board member and president of Evergreen International Aviation, said the lodge and 50,000-square-foot water […]
American Legend to offer O-200-D engine for Legend Cub
American Legend Aircraft Company said on April 22 that it has selected the O-200-D engine from Teledyne-Continental Motors to power future models of its Legend Cub light sport aircraft. The O-200-D is a lighter engine than the similar one used since the Legend Cub was introduced in March 2005. It will give the airplane a […]
Sun ‘n Fun Today digital edition online
Find out the latest news from Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, by reading our digital edition of Sun ‘n Fun Today at GeneralAviationNews.com/snf. Sun ‘n Fun Today is the official daily newspaper of Sun ‘n Fun. It is produced by the staff of General Aviation News, in partnership with Sun ‘n Fun.
Sporty’s, EAA working on ‘What’s Next’
At an EAA chapter leadership ice cream social at the end of the first day of the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In, EAA‘s Tom Poberenzy and Sporty’s Hal Shever’s informally introduced a joint effort to help Young Eagle‘s flight recipient’s take a next step. Details will be provided at a Thursday press conference, but in general, […]
Civil Air Patrol: Serving, mentoring the local community
While most local teenagers are enjoying a relaxing spring break, Charlie Wolff and Zack Legate are hard at work at the regional airport. Cadet 2nd Lt. Wolff and Cadet Airman Legate are members of the Civil Air Patrol‘s Jackson County Composite Squadron, wrote Kevin Chandler, public affairs officer for the 97th Air Mobility Wing at […]
NTSB wants tighter standards for light sport aircraft
The National Transportation Safety Board says that ASTM design standards used by the Federal Aviation Administration as the basis for certificating its light sport aircraft are “deficient,” according to a report by John Croft in Flight International magazine. Along with asking the FAA to ground one particular LSA model, Zenith’s Zodiac CH-601XL, the NTSB is […]
Aviation cap-and-trade debate takes off
The movement to cap emissions of “greenhouse gases” is well under way in Europe, but the debate now is shifting to Washington, where two powerful lawmakers are aiming to fast-track legislation that could have a costly price tag for aviation, according to a report in Aviation Week and Space Technology. Reps. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), […]