After blazing a trail of new records in 2008, the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University jet drag racing team is preparing for an even bigger racing season this year, with 24 major racing venues scheduled as of Feb. 2. In 2008, the team set records for the highest speed and lowest elapsed time for the event in […]
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Tutor.com to help students interested in aviation
Tutor.com, an online homework help and tutoring service, has partnered with Careers in Aviation and Jamail Larkins’ nationwide DreamLaunch Tour to help educate students about career opportunities in aviation. Sponsored by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the DreamLaunch Tour opens students’ eyes to the myriad opportunities in aviation. To help students realize their aviation dreams, Tutor.com is […]
‘While You Were Out’ Star Evan Farmer completes Sportsman
Evan Farmer, star of MTV’s “2GE+HER” as well as The Learning Channel’s series “While Your Were Out,” recently built his own Sportsman 2+2 as part of Glasair’s Two Weeks to Taxi program. Farmer documented the process on video and recently posted it on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmPZbfYWNT0). “When I was ready to buy a plane, I looked […]
Avjet hires market analyst
Avjet Corp. has hired Jon Conlon as a market analyst, with special emphasis on Gulfstream and Global Express aircraft. Avjet, which is involved in large-cabin aircraft sales and acquisitions, also operates one of the largest Gulfstream charter fleets in the world. Conlon had been managing partner and senior equity strategist of a Washington D.C.-based hedge […]
Assisted living for retired pilots available
Eagles Nest at Platte Valley, Colorado’s first aviation-themed assisted living home, has officially opened. Located in Weld County between Fort Lupton and Hudson, Eagles Nest is adjacent to Platte Valley Airport and the Vintage Aero Flying Museum. The new assisted living home is an addition to the neighboring aviation community, according to officials at Eagles […]
Fund established for family of Steve Fletcher
A fund has been established for the wife and two young children of well-known British aviation photographer Steve Fletcher, who was killed in the crash of a Remos GX Light Sport Aircraft at the LSA Expo in Sebring, Florida, on Jan. 25. As reported here on Jan. 26, “On Sunday, January 25th, at 7:35 a.m. […]
Cessna modifies the SkyCatcher
Cessna Aircraft Co. has modified the tail on its Light Sport Aircraft. According to Cessna Manager of Communications Angela Landwher, the vertical tail was made larger and given less sweep in response to a stall-spin accident during flight testing last year. During a test flight, the LSA entered a spin from which the pilot could […]
Gulfstream and Jet Aviation buck business trend
Gulfstream Aerospace and Jet Aviation, both owned by General Dynamics, posted strong revenues and profits for 2008 on Jan. 29, according to reports in the financial press. General Dynamics posted $29.3 billion in revenues and $2.48 billion in profits last year, up from $27.2 billion and $2.1 billion in the respective previous periods, but it […]
Grob Aerospace deal could save SPn jet project
An agreement for German investors to take over the trainer aircraft activities of the insolvent Grob Aerospace group may clear the way for a separate deal to resurrect Grob’s SPn light business jet program, according to the on-line newsletter AINalerts. Grob’s insolvency administrator, Dr. Michael Jaffe, announced on Jan. 29 a deal under which the […]