On Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, the Leesburg High School Spark Club visited the Leesburg International Airport in Florida to learn about the opportunities for future employment and economic development at the airport. The Spark Club was started three years ago by the Leesburg Chamber of Commerce as a leadership program for senior students who had good […]
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ADS-B STC for King Airs sold
FreeFlight Systems has agreed to sell its Supplemental Type Certificate for ADS-B compliance on King Air C90 models to Signature TECHNICAir. The transfer of ownership will allow TECHNICAir to modify and enhance the STC to meet the diverse needs of the King Air fleet while also expand the offering to include the light jet market, […]
Daher teams with Jeppesen
Daher, manufacturer of the TBM 900 and TBM 930, and Jeppesen have entered into an agreement to bundle Jeppesen NavData and digital charts with the delivery of new Daher TBM very fast turboprop aircraft. This service eliminates the need for pilots to purchase avionics data packages on their own, as selected navigation data will be onboard and […]
Quest offers free maintenance monitoring
Quest Aircraft Company has partnered with CAMP Systems to offer a free one-year subscription to CAMP’s maintenance tracking service. The program will launch in January 2017, and all new Kodiaks (pictured below) will be eligible for the program, according to company officials. In addition to maintenance tracking, the CAMP package also offers the added benefit […]
Bob Hoover Celebration of Life to be live streamed
The legendary Bob Hoover will be remembered at a Celebration of Life Nov. 18, 2016, at Clay Lacy Aviation in Van Nuys, Calif. The event honoring Hoover, who passed away Oct. 25 at the age of 94, will be livestreamed at LetBobFly.net/Live beginning at 1 p.m. Pacific time (4 p.m. Eastern) and is expected to run […]
Activist says Korea beat the Wright brothers
A Korean activist claims that a military officer built an airplane a full 300 years before the Wright brothers, although none of the ancient plane or its design remains. “Korea is the origin of the flying aircraft. We should perfectly restore the plane to get recognition of it worldwide,” Kim Dong-min, chairman of the Jinju Bicha […]
Museum slates day after Thanksgiving programs
WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. — The New England Air Museum will hold its annual Santa Claus Visit & Behind the Scenes Tours special event on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, the day after Thanksgiving. Santa Claus will meet with children in a Sikorsky helicopter between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Photos are encouraged, and Santa will distribute a […]
Pilot Report: Diamond DA62
Personally speaking, the DA62 would work well for our company and having seven seats available would allow me to carry all six of my grandchildren.
GA shipments, billings continue to decline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Shipments of general aviation aircraft dropped 3.5% worldwide in the third quarter of this year, according to the latest figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). In the first nine months of the year, 1,504 airplanes were shipped, compared to 1,558 in 2015. Rotorcraft shipments declined 16% to 615 compared to 732 […]