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Tiger Aircraft now sport AmSafe Aviation’s inflatable restraints as standard equipment. The airbags will be fitted on all pilot and copilot seats and will be available as options on rear seats.

If luxury cars can have set-and-forget climate control, why not far more expensive airplanes? That question was raised by the people at The Lancair Co., whose answer was along the lines of “Why, indeed?” As a result, new Columbia 350 and 400 certified Lancairs now can be delivered with that option, a $22,500 add-on. It […]

If you have been following this series about the creation of a Sam Lyons painting, you have seen his latest work progress from its earliest sketches to a full, 24-inch x 30-inch canvas featuring a Spitfire flown by Bob Hoover during World War II. As we rejoin Sam Lyons, the airplanes are complete in every […]

Champion aerobatic pilot Mike Goulian has a new job: Selling the Extra 300L. He was just named northeast-area Extra 300L sales representative for Southeast Aero, Eastern U.S. dealer for Extra Aircraft. Ranked as one of the top aerobatic pilots in the world, Goulian “is an accomplished professional and a true ambassador for sport aviation,” said […]

The Unlimited class has made a final commitment to the Tunica Air Races, slated for Tunica, Miss., June 2-5. Racers in the T-6 and Formula One classes also will compete. Expected to race are: Michael Brown, Grumann Tigercat “Big Bossman”; Dennis Sanders, Hawker Sea Fury “Argonaut”; Brian Sanders, Hawker Sea Fury “Dreadnaught”; Dan Vance, flying […]

This year Sun ‘n Fun paid special tribute to veterans, especially those who served in World War II. But sometimes people forget that a few scant years after the end of the war, the Allies were flying into Germany again, this time bringing food, medical supplies and coal to the people of Germany who were […]

Is an airport the best use of state-owned land? It depends on who you ask – especially in Arizona. In the Grand Canyon State, the State Lands Department is mandated to use land held in the public trust in “a manner that generates the most revenue for the state.” The revenue is used for education. […]

Coming soon to an airport near you (maybe): the Automated Weather Sensor System. “It’s the next generation in FAA-approved automated weather systems,” explains Ralph Petragnani, director of marketing and sales for All Weather, Inc., the Sacramento, Calif.-based company that makes the unit, which was designed in conjunction with the FAA. “Think of it like a […]

The average high school textbook gives the impression that Amelia Earhart was the only female pilot during the 1920s and 1930s. Rarely do you read about Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie. Born in 1902, she was one of the first women to become a licensed pilot in the United States and the first to receive an aircraft […]