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The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed was the probable cause of the crash of a Piper Cherokee that was taking part in an EAA Young Eagles rally in October 2005. Pilot David Hokanson, Kandyce Cowart, 14, and Brittany Boatright, 15, were killed shortly after takeoff from Snohomish […]

The NTSB has cleared the Sport-Jet prototype, which crashed in June during flight testing in Colorado Springs, Colo. While the accident remains under investigation, the NTSB’s preliminary report shows that the aircraft had no mechanical failures. Officials at Excel-Jet, which is developing the jet, believe the cause of the accident was wake turbulence. A Dash […]

Pilots flying in and out of Arlington Municipal Airport (GKY) in Texas will have someone to talk to starting in August, when the airport’s new control tower goes into operation. The tower, which is 119 feet high, is centrally located on the west side of the airport. The 500-acre airport has been an uncontrolled field […]

Former American Airlines chief Robert Crandall, now CEO of nascent air taxi firm Pogo, recently offered a very different solution to the aviation user fee controversy. Speaking to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce gathering in Washington, D.C., he said that the general public should pick up more of the airways system tab. “The big problem […]

The Javelin, the two-place jet designed and manufactured by Aviation Technology Group Inc., eventually will be one of the fastest, most technologically advanced aircraft on the market – but the distance between the drawing board and the assembly line is taking time to cover. “We have an extremely conservative program because this is a high […]

The Sport Cub, CubCrafters’ entry into the realm of Light Sport Aircraft, has received its airworthiness certificate. The Yakima, Wash.-based company has been in the Cub rebuilding and modification business for some 26 years. The high-wing design has the classic lines and style of its legacy namesake, but is built with modern materials. The cockpit […]

Is a technologically advanced aircraft with a G1000 in your future? If so, you’re going to spend a lot of time learning how to use it. Wouldn’t you rather do it in the comfort of your own home where you don’t have to pay for Hobbs time? You can, with “The Complete G1000 Course” available […]

Roy Hines of Raleigh collapsed June 6 while having dinner with his family, celebrating his 60th birthday. He could not be revived. Hines had hoped to become a pilot when he was young but after being diagnosed with diabetes he hit the toolbox instead. After working for other FBOs, he opened his own shop at […]

For Dr. Gerard Kenney of Franklin, Pa., flying to Sun ‘n Fun this year in his new Adam A500 wasn’t just fun — it was part of his required training. The gastroenterologist is one of the first customers to take delivery of the A500. A former Saratoga driver, Kenney uses the plane for both business […]