YUKON, Okla. — Legacy Aviation Services has increased its FBO ramp area in an effort to accommodate mid- and large-sized fueling and transient customers at its Clarence E. Page (KRCE) airport location. This area expands Legacy’s ramp capacity significantly and creates space that accommodates several mid to large sized business jets simultaneously, according to FBO […]
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KBTF hosts annual aviation festival and expo this weekend
WOODS CROSS, Utah – Skypark Airport (KBTF) is gearing up to welcome thousands of visitors to its airport for the Sixth Annual Skypark Aviation Festival and Expo on Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4. As the largest annual aviation event in Utah, the festival brings in numerous aircraft manufacturers, flight schools, aviation organizations, vendors, food and […]
Pristine Waco 10 stuns SUN ‘n FUN crowds
In the beginning, Waco 10 owners Dave and Jeanne Allen had a 1930 Waco 10 data plate, some paperwork and a mountain of dreams. Now, 28 years later, they fly NC662Y, a pristine, vintage flyer that draws a crowd at nearly every airport they land. Dave, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot who later flew […]
First flight: REMOS GXiS
The REMOS GXiS made its maiden flight May 26 after ground tests were successfully completed and the required permissions were issued by German aviation authorities. “First we did some taxi tests with increasing speed until the nose wheel came up,” company officials reported in a prepared release. “At 11:20 UTC pilot and engineer Christian Majunke took off […]
First Bearhawk LSA deliveries made to South Africa and New Zealand
AUSTIN, Texas – Bearhawk Aircraft has completed the delivery of two Bearhawk LSA aircraft kits to South Africa and New Zealand. The Bearhawk LSA, available as a Quick-Build kit, is a two-place tandem seated aircraft resembling the Piper Super Cub and other high-wing aircraft used for sport, recreation and utility. It differs by its single-strut-braced, all aluminum wings […]
Fly into Summer at Aerospace Discovery
LAKELAND, Florida — Aerospace Center for Excellence will host “Fly Into Summer” on Saturday, June 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Aerospace Discovery at the Florida Air Museum, located on the SUN ‘n FUN Expo Campus on the Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (KLAL). The family friendly event includes free admission to Aerospace Discovery at the Florida […]
NextGen Straight Talk Book released
Duncan Aviation has released its most recent version of the NextGen Straight Talk book. The book, updated in May 2016 by a team of avionics experts at Duncan Aviation, clarifies the FAA’s avionics upgrades known as the Next Generation (NextGen) initiatives. To find out what you need to know to make sure your aircraft is in […]
National Warplane Museum Airshow slated for July 8-10
The National Warplane Museum’s 36th annual airshow, “The Greatest Show on Turf,” will be held July 8-10 at the museum in Geneseo, N.Y. Performing acts include: Focke Wulf FW-190; MIG 17 jet; Class of ’45, featuring the P-51 Mustang Quicksilver and the F4U Corsair; B-25 Panchito. The airshow will once again feature a World War […]
Flying a Fairchild
Fun and history wrapped in a classic design Florida architect Ed Hoffman acquired his love of aviation quite traditionally: He grew up around aircraft, many of them designed by his father. Today he flies a Fairchild 24W, a classic that endures from the time of the Great Depression. “My dad, Edward Hoffman the second, designed and […]