The FAA has selected Searidge Technologies to install, test and certify a Remote Tower System (RTS) at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL) in Loveland, Colorado. This is one of the initial steps toward the implementation of a test site for NextGen air traffic control technology to increase the efficiency and safety at one of […]
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The eye-catching Lightning taildragger
Homebuilders of aircraft are surely a breed apart. Many pilots use a licensed mechanic to maintain our flying machines. We would never think of modifying structural aspects of the design. We wouldn’t even ask our mechanic to do it for us. Mike Lotz was willing and able. He built his Arion Aircraft Lightning from a […]
German investment group buys Flight Design
Light-sport aircraft manufacturer Flight Design has a new owner: German investment group LIFT Holding. The company, which will now be called Flight Design General Aviation GmbH, will be based at a new facility near the historic town of Eisenach in the Thuringia region of Germany. The Flight Design EASA Design Organization, the production site in […]
Trump’s ATC overhaul struggles to takeoff
The Hill is reporting that President Trump’s plan to privatize air traffic control is struggling to get off the ground. The post notes that House lawmakers left town for the August recess without voting on the proposal, which is included in legislation to reauthorize the FAA. The plan would transfer the country’s air navigation system […]
Ben Ryan flies West
Ben William Ryan, the creator of Ryan Field in Montana, passed away July 26, 2017, at the Montana Veteran’s Home in Columbia Falls. He was 94. In 2005 Ryan and his wife, Agnes “Butchie” Ryan, donated the field to the Recreational Aviation Foundation. “Ryan Field is for everyone to enjoy,” he said. Ryan was born […]
Sporty’s Vision Jet auction raises $687,000 for charity
With a winning bid of $2.615 million, an anonymous, pre-qualified bidder won the Sporty’s auction for a Cirrus Vision Jet. The auction took place all week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, ending July 28, 2017. Sporty’s auctioned its early delivery position for a Cirrus Vision Jet, pledging that any money bid over the aircraft list price, including […]
A clan gathering
Dispatch from M02, Dickson Municipal Airport, Dickson Tennessee: What has 26 propellers and 52 tails? A fleet of Ercoupes! This summer marked the 41st annual gathering of the twin-tailed birds of the Ercoupe Owners Club (EOC). Its fly-in convention, which is hosted in a different location each year, touched down this year in central Tennessee west […]
Lancair MAKO introduced at AirVenture 2017
The first new product since the relocation of experimental aircraft company Lancair International to Texas is the four-place MAKO. First flown on July 18, 2017, the MAKO flew for more than 40 hours before making its public debut at EAA AirVenture 2017 at Oshkosh. According to company officials, the new aircraft “performed admirably, meeting or […]
Sun Flyer 4 unveiled
Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC) revealed plans for a four-place airplane, “Sun Flyer 4,” the next addition to the Sun Flyer family of aircraft at EAA AirVenture 2017. Company officials noted that Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is the first flight school to hold a deposit for a Sun Flyer 4. The two-seat Sun […]