Diamond Aircraft recently unveiled it new DA40XL, designed to compete directly with the Cessna 182 and Cirrus SR20, according to company officials. A higher performance powerplant, Garmin glass cockpit, including the GFC700 autopilot, and a 110-pound gross weight increase (which is pending FAA certification) are features of the upgraded model. Powerflow exhaust, in combination with […]
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New business alliiane formed with Piper Aircraft
Honda added its HondaJet to the very light jet market July 25, making the not-unexpected announcement at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. What was surprising was an announcement by Honda and Piper Aircraft of a new business alliance which will collaborate on sales and service and “explore opportunities in engineering and other areas within general and […]
ECI doubles Titan EXP parts list
In just under a month, Engine Components, Inc. (ECi), has nearly doubled its Titan EXP parts list, with even more parts expected to be added in the coming months. The list was first published June 1, with 60 parts. The parts list was released in response to requests from experimental aircraft owners who already own […]
No crimial charges for teenager who buzzed school
No criminal charges will be filed against Daniel Morrison, the teenager who allegedly buzzed Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., last month in a Piper Cherokee. According to school officials, Morrison circled the campus for about 30 minutes at an altitude of no more than 300 feet above ground. The orbit was captured on videotape and […]
Fastest Time to visit all hard surface public airports in Wisconsin
Two pilots who landed at all 102 public airports in Wisconsin in one day have officially set the record for “Fastest Time to Visit All the Hard Surface Public Airports in Wisconsin.” Matthew McDaniel and Bruce Kaufman set the record June 20. Final calculated time was 16 hours, 42 minutes, 14 seconds. Besides setting the […]
Do you recognize this plane?
Pilots may forget their anniversaries or the birthdays of their children, but there is very little chance they will forget the airplanes they have owned over the years. Ed Cashmere is banking on that as he tries to find the story behind the art on the tail of his 1953 Piper Tripacer. On the tail […]
The Buzzzzzzzzzzzz
“We need to speak with one voice and quit picking on one another, and then maybe we’d get somewhere.” — Alan Klapmeier, co-founder, Cirrus Design Corp. “When you buy a new airplane from a new company, you’re buying a part of the company in some respects.” — Dr. Gerard Kenney, who just bought an Adam […]
Blimp: The next generation
For decades blimps have been used as flying billboards. Now The Lightship Group of Orlando, Fla., has created an airship that is sort of a flying movie screen. The A-170 Video Lightsign measures 170 feet long, 55 feet high and 46 feet wide, and sports a 70 foot-by-30 foot LED screen. The picture streams from […]
The Buzzzzzzz
“There’s a lot of rhetoric about what user fees do or don’t do. In the absence of real information, people will believe anything.” — Ruth Marlin, executive vice president, National Air Traffic Controllers Association “We have reached a crossroads in general aviation and our future is unsure.” — Pete Trabucco, pilot and GA activist “We […]