In the first three months of the year, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to more than $724 million, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association’s first-quarter 2019 Avionics Market Report. That represents a 13.2% increase in total sales compared to first-quarter 2018 sales of more than $639 million. The dollar amount reported […]
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AirVenture NOTAM released
This year’s Oshkosh NOTAM includes several changes.
New name for Breezy Point Airport
The airport is now officially named Breezy Point Airport at Muller Field in honor of Vietnam Veteran and two decade airport manager Cliff Muller.
Bowerman Airport to close for two months this summer
The project cost is $2,412,623.67, which will be shared by the FAA, Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation, and the Port of Grays Harbor.
$200,000 in prizes offered to those who can help save the Bonanza fleet
The American Bonanza Society Air Safety Foundation is offering cash prizes to those who can come up with a solution to the Beechcraft V-Tail Bonanza’s ruddervator problem. The problem According to society officials, the grade of magnesium used for ruddervator (pitch/yaw) flight control skinning in Beech Model 35 (V-tail) Bonanzas is very costly and difficult […]
Garmin autopilot approved for Mooneys and Bonanzas
Garmin has received an STC for the GFC 500 autopilot in the Mooney M20 and 36/A36 Bonanza.
71% of business aircraft already equipped with ADS-B
71% of turbine-powered aircraft are equipped with ADS-B ahead of the Jan. 1, 2020, mandate.
The impossible turn
A turn back to the airport after an engine failure is risky, but sometimes it’s the best option.
Insurance broker offers scholarship to help pilots get in the air
Deadline is June 15 for the aviation scholarship.