Approximately 590,000 people attended EAA AirVenture 2017, an increase of 5% over 2016. “What an incredible year it was at Oshkosh,” said Jack Pelton, chairman and CEO of the Experimental Aircraft Association. “From the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and Apollo reunion, to new aviation innovations on display and two B-29s flying formation as part of […]
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Lone Star Flight Museum cleared for grand opening Labor Day weekend
HOUSTON, Texas — The Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) will open the doors of its new $38 million, 130,000-square-foot aviation history and STEM facility, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. Breaking ground almost a year and a half ago at Ellington Airport, the new facility will share the story of flight in the Lone Star State and […]
FAA selects vendor for Colorado Remote Air Traffic Control Tower project
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 […]
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 […]