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When an astronaut takes over as director of an aviation museum, you can pretty much be assured that space exhibits will get more attention. That’s exactly what has happened at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. “The expanded space exhibit is something the staff really wanted to do for a long time,” says Seth! Leary, […]

You know you’re hard core into aviation when you send pictures of your wife and the new engine for your homebuilt aircraft to your friends. Marty Bryant of Covington, Wash., (left) hugs the LOM M462-RF that she and husband Neil intend to hang on the front of their Comp Air, which they are building as […]

When the Cessna 190 series was introduced in the late 1940s, it was known as the Businessliner. Magazine advertisements for the four- to five-place airplane featured smiling, suit-clad men with chiseled features using the airplanes to travel across country to business meetings. The big Cessna quickly earned a reputation as a comfortable cross-country airplane. In […]

“These massive tax increases are not only a serious threat to the future of general aviation in this country, but to the businesses and commerce generated by non-commercial aviation that is the lifeblood of the economy of smaller cities such as ours.” — Andy Spinks, airport director, City of New Braunfels, Texas “Instructors have more […]

There’s something about a vintage airplane that just draws people to it at air shows and fly-ins. But if you want your winged beauty to take home awards, you have to make sure the airplane is more than clean – you have to make a good impression. For Les Whittlesey, a pilot and real estate […]

Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corp. officials say the company is back in full force, producing three new aircraft a week. “We made a lot of dramatic moves earlier this year with the objective of increasing our efficiency and strengthening Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corp.,” said President Wan Majid. “Over the past eight to 12 weeks, we’ve made […]

The Northwest EAA Fly-in is approaching faster than a heavily laden C-206 on short final. The fly-in is slated for July 11-15 in Arlington, Wash., north of Seattle. This year, getting to the event by ground might be more challenging, notes Executive Director Barbara Tolbert, due to roadwork in the area. “Because of this we […]

Comp Air Aviation of Merritt Island, Florida, and Downing Aviation Associates of Phoenix, joined forces last month to secure funding, engineering and operational resources for Comp Air’s new, 310-knot, single engine Model 12 turboprop aircraft. The Model 12, the latest Comp Air design, had its first flight in March. It is currently in flight testing […]

It will be a busy summer maintenance season for members of the Gulf Coast Wing of the Commemorative Air Force. The group is the proud owner of a B-17G, “Texas Raider,” which it has spent the past several years restoring with the intent of getting it back into the air. The work was interrupted last […]