Just introduced to the U.S. is the Merlin PSA, a single-seat Personal Sport Aircraft. The all-aluminum aircraft features a cantilevered wing and a 120 mph cruise speed. Price is under $35,000, which includes the builders’ assistance program in Florida, according to company officials. The Merlin PSA is available now as a quick-build Experimental Amateur-Built aircraft. The design was created on 3D CAD/CAM […]
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FAA Small Unmanned Aircraft registration begins Dec. 21
The FAA’s Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) registry has gone live online. In preparation for registering online, each owner must provide his or her name, home address and email address. Upon completion of registration, the web application will generate a Certificate of Aircraft Registration/Proof of Ownership that will include a unique identification number for the UAS […]
First flight: Aerolab from a kit
LONE ROCK, Wis. and MILAN, Italy — Francesco Rizzi, founder of Aerolab Manufacturing, and designer of the Sport Camp series of Experimental/Amateur-built kit aircraft, and Ed Leineweber, managing member of Golden Age Aeroworks, distributor of Aerolab products in the United States, recently conducted the first flights of the first Aerolab aircraft built from a production kit. LoCamp […]
Speakers for Women in Aviation conference revealed
Speakers at the 27th annual International Women in Aviation Conference, which will be held March 10-12, 2016, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, have been revealed. “With conference attendees from all segments of the aviation industry, and phases of life and career, we are challenged each year to develop a […]
Survey finds airshows a great way to attract next generation of pilots
Nearly 10% of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people who attend airshows each year have a pilot’s license. Another 39.5% say they are considering taking flying lessons, according to the most recent airshow spectator survey from the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS). “Airshows and the experiences young people have at airshows are a driving […]
‘Considerable accomplishments’ at KJKA recognized
GULF SHORES, Alabama — Mayor Robert Craft and the City Council of Gulf Shores recently recognized the Gulf Shores Airport Authority for “considerable accomplishments“ at Jack Edwards National Airport (KJKA). Craft cited “reaching its goal of self-sufficiency, new private developments, resolving land use issues” as “ some of the reasons this board needs to be […]
Pearl Harbor survivors join Triple Ace Bud Anderson at Pacific Aviation Museum gala
HONOLULU — More than a dozen Pearl Harbor and World War II survivors joined 750 guests, and Triple Ace Fighter Pilot and Congressional Gold Medal recipient Col. Clarence “Bud” Anderson at this year’s ninth annual Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Anniversary Gala, Dec. 5. Themed, “For Love of Country — Pass It On,” the evening “remembered the past, […]
New hangar development moves ahead at KSSF
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The San Antonio City Council recently approved a long-term ground lease between Western LLC and the City of San Antonio on an aviation parcel at Stinson Municipal Airport (KSSF). The second oldest general aviation airport in continuous operation in the United States, Stinson is the designated FAA reliever airport for San Antonio […]
Diamond DA40 Tundra introduced
Diamond Aircraft has introduced the jet-fuel-powered DA40 Tundra designed for backcountry flying. The four-seat cabin with folding rear seat backs, large forward opening canopy and rear door means plenty of room for fly fishing rods, guns, tents, skis, snowshoes, and even mountain bikes, according to company officials. The all-composite airframe offers resistance to bumps and scrapes and […]