EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Fantasy Flight Camp returns Sept. 11-13, giving aviation enthusiasts the opportunity to discover more about and fly aboard two of EAA’s military AAC trainers — the Consolidated PT-3 (the only flying PT-3 in the world) and the North American T-6, also known as the “pilot-maker.” During […]
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Picture of the day: Give Flight
The Give Flight project at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 welcomed volunteers and attendees to build five sets of aircraft wings that will go to five EAA chapters to complete the aircraft and return them to Oshkosh by 2017. According to EAA officials, more than 2,000 people worked on the wings during the week-long show.
Are you NextGen ready?
As the deadline for equipping for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) nears, GA pilots are scrambling to find out everything they need to know. What is certain is that by Jan. 1, 2020, aircraft operating in most US controlled airspace must be equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out avionics. The folks […]
Ulane tapped to head Colorado Division of Aeronautics
The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Division of Aeronautics has named David Ulane as the new Aeronautics Director. Ulane is a Metropolitan State University of Denver Aviation and Aerospace Science Program graduate and a licensed general aviation pilot, bringing with him more than 25 years of professional aviation knowledge and experience. He began his career at Denver’s […]
KJYO first in nation to get remote control tower
Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO) is the first airport in the nation to test a new remote air-traffic control system that eventually could be used at airports all over the country. According to a report at LeesburgToday, air traffic controllers from across the country began participating this week in mock trials to see how well they work with […]
New hangars planned for Stinson Municipal Airport
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Western LLC has been granted a ground lease for a new corporate and executive hangar development at Stinson Municipal Airport (KSSF).Western intends to develop six corporate and executive hangars in its first phase. The six units total more than 63,000 square feet of hangar space. Four of the six hangars will have attached offices. Stinson Municipal Airport […]
NextGen finding program bundles Aspen and L-3 equipment
Aspen Avionics reports it is now included in the NextGen GA Fund’s new Jumpstart GA-IN program. The program is the second in a series of efforts to ease the financial burden of ADS-B compliance for general aviation. Aircraft owners can achieve compliance and get subscription-free ADS-B traffic and weather using Aspen displays, coupled with L-3’s Lynx NGT-2500 […]
Pictures of the day: Making its AirVenture debut…
Goodyear brought its new “Wingfoot One” to AirVenture for the first time. Not technically a blimp, the semi-rigid airship was built in Akron with help from Germany’s Zeppelin company, according to regular General Aviation News contributor Tom Snow, who snapped these photos.
Work on Pilot’s Bill of Rights to continue through August recess
Officials with the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) report they are continuing to push hard to bring the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBOR2) to a successful outcome in Congress. Thanks to the flood of calls from EAA members to their senators in support of PBOR2, the number of co-sponsors on the bill increased from 33 […]