By JOHN CUDAHY After three years of sequestration-induced instability and uncertainty, the North American air show business appears poised to make a full recovery in 2016. Although there have been a number of early shows throughout the U.S. already this year, SUN ’N FUN once again serves as the unofficial kick-off for this year’s air […]
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First Lycoming-powered Lancair Evolution flying
Lancair has sold 76 Evolution kits; 61 are currently flying. So what makes one particular model unique? Its powerplant. Rather than use a Pratt & Whitney PT-6, this Evolution holds a 350-horsepower, electronically controlled Lycoming iE2 engine.“Climb up to 17,500-feet, set the power to burn 12 gph and cruise along at 205 knots in pressurized […]
Flight Design deliveries imminent, adds ADS-B solution
Flight Design USA reported its first shipment of CTLS and CTLSi aircraft from AeroJones Aviation will arrive at Airtime Aviation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, late this week or early next. AeroJones Aviation, from Taichung, Taiwan, will produce and distribute, under license, the CT-series of aircraft for Flight Design of Germany. AeroJones will also manufacture spare parts as […]
Wipaire’s Florida center named Blackhawk Modifications installation center
Blackhawk Modifications of Waco, Texas, has appointed Wipaire’s Leesburg, Florida, facility as an authorized dealer and installation center for Blackhawk’s XP series engine upgrades. The Leesburg facility was recently trained and completed the installation of Blackhawk’s newly FAA certified engine upgrade, the 867 shaft horsepower PT6A-140 engine upgrade for the Cessna Caravan. Don Moore, a […]
STOL CH-750 offered as ready-to-fly LSA
Zenair Ltd. of Midland, Ontario, Canada, and M-Squared Aircraft of Mobile, Alabama, report that production of the ready-to-fly STOL CH 750 Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) will resume. The STOL CH 750 was originally offered as a factory-built S-LSA a number of years ago. Finishing of the STOL airplane will take place at M-Squared facilities in southern […]
Epic Flight Academy launches program to offset pilot shortage
Epic Flight Academy, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, is responding to the national pilot shortage by offering educational sponsorships to U.S. students who aspire to become commercial pilots. It launched Epic Pilot Solutions (EPS) in 2015, providing student pilots with sponsorship funds to complete their flight training in exchange for employment as flight instructors. Soon after […]
Crash into wind turbine proves fatal
During a dark night cross-country flight, the instrument-rated pilot was approaching the intended airport for landing when the Piper PA32R-300 collided with the blades of a wind turbine tower near Highmore, S.D., killing all four aboard. The weather had started to deteriorate and precipitation echoes were observed on radar. Witnesses in the area described low […]
Air Racing from the Cockpit: Start your engines
Dispatch from KOCH, Nacogdoches, Texas: My left hand is wrapped tightly around the yoke, my right hand grasps the windscreen support bar, and I’m holding on for dear life. No, I’m not going that fast. In fact, I’ve had to slow down to keep my race plane out of the yellow arc. I’m getting pounded to […]
Raffle launches to support SUN ‘n FUN’s Aerospace Center for Excellence
On Wednesday at SUN ’n FUN, a new raffle was launched to support SUN ’n FUN’s Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE), the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education facility located on the fly-in’s campus. The winner of the ACEMaker Raffle will receive a prize package that includes premium week-long admission for four and parking […]