Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, will host the first annual aviation Camporee for hundreds of Boy Scouts March 13-15. The weekend presents an opportunity for Scouts to earn their aviation merit badges amidst one of the world’s largest private aircraft collections, including 40 rare and vintage models, many of which have been restored […]
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Craddock sets world record in Mooney
Dr. Dave Craddock has set a world speed record on a trip from Minneapolis, Minnesota to New Orleans, Louisiana, in the first production Mooney Acclaim Type S. Flying at an average speed of 333 knots with a max ground speed of 357 knots, Craddock traveled 904 nautical miles in 2 hours and 43 minutes. The […]
Eurocopter plans diesel helo
Europe’s Clean Sky research program has given birth to a Green Rotorcraft initiative which may yield diesel-powered helicopters from Agusta Westland and Eurocopter. The latter’s CEO, Lutz Bertling, revealed on Feb. 23 that the company is working on bringing diesel power to a light helicopter, following a story in the Feb. 16 edition of Aviation […]
Robinson’s future lies with turbine R66
The second turbine-powered Robinson R66 made its first flight on February 18. It was an important milestone for a firm dealing with the affects of the economic downturn, said company president and founder Frank Robinson. Robinson, like nearly all other aircraft manufacturers, is feeling the effects of the current economic decline. Its production has fallen […]
AOPA plans new format for annual gathering
Delivering the keynote address at the Northwest Aviation Conference on Feb. 21, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association president Craig L. Fuller announced an ambitious plan and a new name for the association’s annual meeting, to be held this November in Tampa. “I am excited to announce the AOPA Aviation Summit, a completely new take on […]
Rudinger named assistant to AOPA president
Melissa Rudinger has been named vice president and assistant to Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association President Craig Fuller. Rudinger has worked for AOPA for more than 18 years, spending most of that time in the Government Affairs Division, where she was most recently the vice president of regulatory affairs, overseeing a staff that dealt with […]
Fuselage donated to Broward College
CRS Jet Spares has donated a Raytheon Premier fuselage to the Broward College Aviation Maintenance Technology program in Florida. The fuselage is a composite structure with a honeycomb core made from such materials as fiberglass, Kevlar and carbon fibers. Repairs require special expertise to isolate damage, remove the damage properly and use different techniques for […]
Eclipse furloughs employees pending financing
Although a bankruptcy court approved the sale of Eclipse Aviation to EclipseJet International on January 20, the financing to complete the sale has yet to be finalized, reported the Aviation International News on-line newsletter on Feb. 19. The Eclipse Aviation board of directors voted to furlough most of the remaining 800 employees “to make the […]
Last Dealer-Sold Bonanza goes to Cutter Aviation
Marking the end of a 63-year relationship as a leading Beechcraft dealer, Cutter Aviation at Phoenix accepted delivery of the last dealer-sold Beechcraft G36 Bonanza from the Hawker Beechcraft Company on Feb. 3. The delivery heralded the end of the Hawker Beechcraft dealer network era, which was dissolved in January when Hawker Beechcraft decided to […]