Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, will bring back its Living History Series for 2010. Kicking off the series are the Tuskegee Airmen Feb. 18-20, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) March 25-27, and the American Fighter Aces later in the Spring. “Each year, it is our extreme privilege and honor to welcome the […]
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Lancair simplifies Evolution pricing
Pricing of the 2010 Lancair Evolution has been simplified into one base price for the airframe from the firewall aft. The 2010 base kit includes the airframe and systems, as well as a Lancair-engineered Garmin G900x panel, including Synthetic Vision, engine monitoring, XM Weather, Tru Track autopilot, secondary electrical and environmental Control touch screen, TCAD, […]
Avidyne MFD gets FAA nod for 650+ aircraft
Avidyne Corp. has received FAA Approved Model List-Supplemental Type Certification (AML-STC) approval for the recently-introduced EX600 Multi-Function Display (MFD). This AML-STC, which comes on the heels of the Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval granted at the end of December, authorizes installation of the EX600 MFD in more than 650 Part 23 Class I, II, and […]
Fly-In Theater returns to Oshkosh
For the fifth straight year, Ford Motor Co. will host the Fly-In Theater on the AirVenture grounds, with additional support from Hamilton Watches. The 58th annual EAA fly-in convention is July 26-Aug. 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The outdoor theater, located adjacent to EAA’s Camp Scholler camping area, will be open each evening […]
Power Flow offers rebate
Power Flow Systems, Inc. has initiated a special three-month rebate offer. Anyone ordering a tuned exhaust system before March 31 will receive a $400 rebate. Power Flow tuned exhaust systems make engines run more efficiently, allowing the engine to develop more power for an increase in cruise speed by as much as 7 knots, or […]
Glacier Jet Center joins Phillips 66 network
Glacier Jet Center at Glacier Park International Airport (GPI) in Montana has joined Phillips 66 Aviation as a branded dealer. Headquartered in Kalispell, the FBO offers National Air Transportation Association (NATA) certified line service professionals, charter, flight training and a customer service team available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The FBO’s concierge […]
Flight Design adds four schools to its roster
Flight Design USA has added four new flight schools to its roster of Flight Design Pilot Centers (FDPC). Flight Design now boasts a network of 21 pilot centers using Flight Design Light Sport Aircraft. The new schools are: Iowa Air in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, operated by Tim Busch; Paragon Flight Training in Fort Myers, Florida, […]
Brokers Association slates sales course
It’s not too late to register for the next Aircraft Broker 101 Certification Course offered through the Aircraft Brokers Association International (ABAi). Slated for Feb. 19-20 in Houston, the 16-hour course is designed to provide the information and resources necessary to become a Certified Aircraft Broker. Best business practices will be presented along with basic […]
Lighter than air
In a special evening program on Jan. 28 at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Dr. Tom D. Crouch, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum Senior Curator of the Division of Aeronautics, will discuss his 2009 book, “Lighter Than Air-An Illustrated History of Airships and Balloons.” The 7 p.m. presentation chronicles lighter-than-air flight […]