By AMELIA REIHELD. “Oh, $%*@# !….” Waking up to the news that he had lost another friend to an aviation accident was not a good way to start the day for Tom Bush (CDR, USN, ret.) This latest tragic mishap claimed pilot number 21 in his own necrology of civilian and military pilots he had […]
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GA shipments continue to fall
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) show that airplane shipments fell 9.1% to 1,015 for the first half of the year, while billings dropped 4.6% to $10.4 billion, compared to the same period a year ago. Rotorcraft shipments also decreased, from 502 to 447, and billings were down an estimated 16.8% to […]
Work continues on Windecker Eagle restoration
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Sporting a new engine, new cowling, new gear, fuel tanks, avionics, and awaiting a new interior and fresh paint, the only Windecker Eagle in the world is headed for airworthy status again — after a half century of neglect. The restoration, a project commissioned by Wei Hang, a Chinese entrepreneur, is bringing back the […]
FreeFlight partners with Blackhawk Modifications
FreeFlight Systems is now providing its ADS-B systems as a part of a bundled package that Blackhawk Modifications is offering to engine upgrade customers. Blackhawk engine upgrade customers will receive the RANGR FDL-1090-TX Mode S extended squitter transponder, 1201 WAAS/GPS sensor and GPS antenna. The package also includes a FreeFlight 978 MHz receiver, the FDL-978-RX. The package […]
Becker Avionics USA names director of sales
Avionics innovator and digital technology provider Becker Avionics USA has appointed David Oglesbee as director of sales. As a former U.S. Army aviator and retired chief pilot of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Oglesbee has over thirty-five years of experience as a dual rated pilot, manager and sales professional. Oglesbee will oversee the sales and […]
Arriving at Oshkosh in style
By AMELIA REIHELD. How do you get to Oshkosh from here? If you’re headed that way for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s famed AirVenture in late July, there’s the Fisk Arrival, which gives new meaning to “line up and wait” — in motion. It’s very exciting, merging all kinds of airplanes, arriving from all points of the compass, […]
Fred Stadler named Phillips 66 Aviation’s Leadership Award Winner
OSHKOSH, Wis. – Phillips 66 Aviation revealed that this year’s Leadership Award winner is Fred Stadler, a year-round volunteer for the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Stadler reached an unprecedented milestone in July when he flew his 6,000th Young Eagle, setting the record for the most volunteer flights by any pilot participant in the program. “Fred’s above-and-beyond […]
FAA: Wildfires and drones don’t mix
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Responding to recent incidents in which remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) — also known as drones and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) — interfered with manned aircraft involved in fighting fires, the FAA is supporting the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service in a simple message to drone operators: If you fly, we can’t. “Flying a drone […]
Drone safety campaign focused on ag flying launched
The National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) has launched a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) safety campaign to raise awareness and prevent accidents between RPA operators and low-altitude manned aircraft. The first public outreach tool in the safety campaign is a “safety stuffer” designed for aerial applicators to share with farmers and other agricultural stakeholders. Sized to fit into a […]