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The new Davis Education Center is ready for visitors. “We’ve been planning the center for years and it’s exciting to see it finally come to fruition,” said John Burton, president of Sun ‘n Fun. The center is the focal point of year-round education programs, both for young people and adults, on the Sun ‘n Fun […]

Mooney Airplane Co. will add air bags to all its Bravo and Ovation models. First deliveries of models equipped with the AmSafe Aviation Inflatable Restraints (AAIR) were made earlier this month. The seatbelt airbags are standard equipment for the pilot and copilot seats of all Mooney Bravo and Ovation models (M20K, M20M, M20R, M20S). Rear […]

Now you can fly around the world without leaving your computer, courtesy of NASA. Indeed, you can see Earth from space and zoom all the way down to street level, just by downloading World Wind at Worldwind.arc.nasa.gov. World Wind lets you zoom into space, fly around the globe, dive to the surface, track volcanic plumes, […]

McCauley Propeller Systems and Mooney just inked a three-year deal that makes McCauley the exclusive propeller supplier for all Mooney Bravos, as well as the exclusive governor supplier for all Mooney Ovations and Bravos. McCauley’s high performance, three-blade propeller is offered as standard equipment on the Mooney Bravo. In addition, Mooney offers Ovation customers the […]

Looking for a job? The Lancair Co. wants to hire veterans returning from active duty in Iraq to fill about 100 positions the company is adding as part of a major expansion program. Lancair, which manufactures the Columbia 350 and 400, will provide training for the specialized work of building the company’s all-composite, four-place aircraft. […]

Ron Kaplan has been named executive director of the National Aviation Hall of Fame. He has been with the hall of fame for seven years, holding posts in development and marketing and serving as deputy director. He had been serving as interim executive director since the Dec. 31, 2004, retirement of former executive director, Mike […]

Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc., a whole-airplane parachute company, has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Free Flight Enterprises, a company that makes custom parachutes for commercial and recreational aircraft, including ultralights, hang gliders and parafoils. The acquisition is part of BRS’s strategy to expand it focus and provide products to a much wider […]

The New Piper Aircraft Co. delivered its 200th Malibu Meridian earlier this month to Don and Jane Lockhard of Ontario, Canada. Serial No. 200 is the Lockhard’s second Meridian. They’ve also owned two Piper Mirages and a Piper Malibu. The Meridian, New Piper’s flagship model, was certified in 2000. The single-engine turboprop features a 500 […]

EAA has unveiled a new website for young people, YoungEagles.org. The new site builds on EAA’s successful Young Eagles program, which has flown more than 1.1 million young people since its inception in 1992, making it the world’s largest youth aviation education program.