American Legend Aircraft Company now offers the 100-hp Gemini Diesel engine as a factory option on its line of Legend Cub light-sport aircraft. “We are really excited about offering the Gemini Diesel engine on our Legend Cub,” said Darin Hart, president, during AirVenture 2015 in Oshkosh. “With its high torque, very efficient fuel burn and the ability to […]
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Air Orlando Maintenance appointed Beechcraft Authorized Service Center
Air Orlando Maintenance, a Cessna Authorized Service Representative at Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) in Florida, has been appointed a Beechcraft Authorized Service Center. Mike Long, president of Air Orlando, says the company can now perform a full range of warranty and non-warranty work for Baron and Bonanza aircraft. “Our mechanics are well experienced with Beechcraft piston […]
New financing launched to equip for ADS-B
National Aircraft Finance Company (NAFCO) and Pilot Bank have launched a new financing offering to provide unsecured loans up to $35,000 for general aviation pilots to upgrade their avionics to meet the ADS-B mandate. NAFCO and Pilot Bank partnered with the NextGen GA Fund to support pilots who are facing upgrades required by FAA mandates that will […]
Pictures of the day: Backcountry flying
Bill Whitney sent in a series of photos of his backcountry flying:
CubCrafters strikes deal with Chinese firm for Top Cub
CubCrafters has inked a deal with the Liaoning Cub Aircraft Corporation (LCA) of China that includes the sale of the CC18 Top Cub Type Certificate, as well as a corresponding license agreement for CubCrafters to continue manufacturing and marketing the aircraft for non‐Chinese markets. Four years in the making, the agreement includes validation of the CC18 Type Certificate by the Chinese aviation […]
New SkyVector flight plan filing capability launched
SkyVector officially launched its flight plan filing capability at AirVenture 2015 in Oshkosh. Debuted in its beta form at SUN ‘n FUN in April, the latest flight planning development from SkyVector puts filing at the fingertips of its more than 400,000 monthly users. Based on a new advanced flight planning engine, pilots can utilize the familiar drag-and-drop route builder to […]
Zenith puts out call for volunteers at Oshkosh
Zenith Aircraft Company President Sebastien Heintz asks, “Since last year’s highly successful One Week Wonder project, how do we top it this year at AirVenture?” Spread the joy. “EAA has announced their ‘Give Flight’ project where five complete sets of wings will be started during the week at Oshkosh AirVenture, to be donated to EAA […]
Flying Musicians Association to jam at Oshkosh
The Flying Musicians Association will once again unite pilots who are musicians at the Big Dance in Oshkosh for the annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the biggest fly-in in the world. Free musical events are scheduled through the week, with a chance to jam with other flying musicians: Monday, 6-11p.m. at the Red Barn – Acoustic […]
Assembly begins on prototype Sun Flyer
EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH – Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC) reports that assembly has begun on the two-seat prototype “Sun Flyer” solar-electric training aircraft. The company has contracted with Arion Aircraft to help build the initial prototype trainer. “After extensive analysis of the options available for this critical phase of the development process, we have selected a company […]