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Toxo test flights begin . Test flights towards certification for the Toxo have begun in Cincinnati, Ohio. The LSA, manufactured in Spain by Composite Aeronautic Group, S.L. (CAG), arrived by air cargo earlier this month according to Amy Christian of Toxo Aircraft North America LLC, based at Cincinnati-Blue Ash Airport (KISZ). The test flight team […]

Pilots will be able to receive new local NOTAMs on their computers, beginning Jan. 28. That’s when all new local (L-designated) NOTAMs will be reclassified and published on the national NOTAM system. This means pilots won’t have to call FSS to get local NOTAMs. However, FAA officials advise continuing to make the calls until the […]

Owen Gassaway Sr.’s name is synonymous with aviation in Palm Beach County, Fla. In fact, the Lantana Airport Terminal where he plied his trade since 1942 bears his name: the Owen H. Gassaway Aviation Center. Gassaway died Dec. 29. He was 83. His love of aviation started when, as a child, he flew model airplanes […]

General Aviation News is planning a special report on avionics for the Feb. 22 issue and would like some input from our readers. Are you in the market for avionics? What are you looking for and what do you need from us to help you make an informed decision? Have you recently upgraded your avionics? […]

An eight-acre piece of land on Keuka Lake, in upstate New York, is being turned into a park honoring Glenn H. Curtiss. The land has been in dispute for the past several years. That dispute ended recently when Curtiss’ hometown of Hammondsport bought the land from a real estate developer for $900,000. The funds came […]

Museums aren’t the only place to find great airplane collections. In an upcoming issue we peer behind closed hangar doors into the largely-unknown world of private airplane collections, ranging from a few examples in small hangars on obscure airports to vast collections brought together by billionaires. Most of these collections are hard to find but […]

Ask any pilot and he will have his own list of favorite museums. A recent informal poll by General Aviation News asked our columnists and the industry’s movers and shakers to list the “must see” museums for anyone interested in aviation. These five topped the poll. NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM, STEVEN F. UDVAR-HAZY CENTER […]

The Western Museum of Flight recently moved to the Torrance Municipal Airport (TOA), also known as Louis Zamperini Field, in California. The museum specializes in the history of aerospace technology development, with particular emphasis on the origins and growth of the industry in southern California. Aircraft displays, photographs and other historical documents and materials are […]

The No. 1 AirCam has been accepted into the permanent collection of the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh. Designed by Phil Lockwood, the AirCam is a twin-engine, light aircraft originally commissioned by The National Geographic Society for aerial photography missions. In mid-2006 Lockwood regained ownership of the Air-Cam design, which had been held by Leza […]