Sporty’s has launched its new Cessna 172LITE project, acquiring Cessna 172s and equipping them with basic flight instruments. In fact, the only avionics are a communications radio and a transponder. A factor not usually considered in attracting new pilot starts is today’s trainers overwhelm beginning students as they stare at dozens of switches, buttons and […]
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Nominations open for Lightspeed Aviation Foundation grants
Nominations and applications for Lightspeed Aviation Foundation’s 2015 grant program are now open. The deadline to receive nominations is Jan. 31, 2015, midnight PST. Applications will be accepted until Feb. 6, 2015, at midnight PST. Each year, the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation recognizes a select group of aviation nonprofit organizations that are actively promoting growth in aviation or […]
National Aviation Hall of Fame reveals Class of 2015
DAYTON, Ohio — The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has revealed the names of four individuals who have been elected for enshrinement at its annual formal ceremony, Oct. 2, 2015 in Dayton. On that night they will officially join the roster of 225 men and women air and space pioneers who have been inducted by the […]
Picture of the day: Swapping rides with Burt Rutan
Mike Kincaid from Idaho sent in this photo from a ride swap he did with famed airplane designer Burt Rutan:
Settlement reached in California avgas lawsuit
The Center for Environmental Health, an Oakland, California-based nonprofit, has settled a 2011 lawsuit it brought against numerous aviation fuel suppliers in the state, according to a report at AOPA.org. Under the settlement, 30 fuel distributors have agreed to warn residents living within one kilometer of those airports of the potential risks by posting warning signs […]
Merrill Aviation receives airworthiness certificate
Officials from the UAS Integration Office of the FAA, the Grand Rapids Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) and the Detroit Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Offices (MISO) recently met in Saginaw, Michigan, to oversee final requirements before issuing Merrill Aviation & Defense (Merrill) a special Experimental Airworthiness Certification for its remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) named The Torrent. The Torrent […]
700th TBM delivered
Tarbes, France – DAHER-SOCATA has delivered its 700th series production TBM turboprop aircraft. The milestone airplane, a TBM 900, was provided to a private customer in Illinois, through a sale organized by Muncie Aviation, the authorized TBM distributor based at Muncie Municipal Airport in Indiana. “This 700th TBM delivery demonstrates the full acceptance of the single-engine turboprop […]
Flight School of Greenville opens
A new flight school, Flight School of Greenville, has opened at Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) in South Carolina. In one of two 1999 Cessna 172s with an autopilot and a GPS or in a six-seat Piper Lance aircraft, Flight School of Greenville can train private, instrument rated, commercial and certified flight instructor pilots. It specializes in […]
Picture of the day: Sunset at KIMT
Carrie Bartel submitted this photo of sunset at Kubick Aviation Services at Ford Airport (KIMT) at Iron Mountain/Kingsford in Michigan.