ONE Aviation’s Project Canada evolves the Eclipse with a new wing, larger engines, a fuselage stretch, new avionics, and more. On Aug. 17, 2017, ONE Aviation rolled out N990NE, an experimental prototype, from the hangar. A tweet from @OneAviationAero offers a peak. ONE Aviation has rolled out N990NE, an experimental prototype, which has been fitted with […]
Phillips 66 Aviation names inaugural Flight Training Award winner
“Freedom” and “integrity” are the two words that Ben Van Handel uses to describe what flight means to him. Van Handel is the first recipient of the Phillips 66 Aviation Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Flight Training Award. The award provides $13,200 to help make an individual’s dreams of flight a reality. Van Handel is pursuing a […]
Cost-saving engine overhaul program launches
Go Engine Management Company (Gemco) has introduced a set of cost-savings programs for owners of piston engine aircraft that offer consistent, tax-advantaged monthly payment plans to cover the cost of engine overhauls. These engine programs have been shown to increase the value of aircraft during resale, stabilize the cost of aircraft ownership, provide tax savings, […]
Video: LadiesLoveTaildraggers fly-in at C77
For the first time ever, LadiesLoveTaildraggers will land at the Poplar Grove Airport, C77, Sept. 7-10, 2017, for the group’s annual fly-in. LLT evolved through a shared interest in flying airplanes that have a wheel on the tail instead of on the nose, organizers note. Started eight years ago by Indianapolis native, Judy Birchler, who […]
Tail strike damages Aero Commander
According to the pilot, during the takeoff roll, a vehicle entered the runway at the airport in The Dalles, Oregon, and he immediately pulled back on the yoke in his Aero Commander 500B to climb and avoid the vehicle. As the airplane began to rotate, he simultaneously retracted the landing gear, and he felt a […]
Flying in the B-17
At AirVenture 2017, Glenn Brasch of AirportCourtesyCars.com got the chance to fly in the B-17, Aluminum Overcast. Here are a few photos he captured during the flight:
Pilot Perspectives: Lori MacNichol
By DEREK ROBERTS. With miles of unmanned wilderness, the backcountry of Idaho is an untamed expanse that begs to be explored. A mix of jagged and rolling alpine peaks, vast glacial lakes and canyons as grand as any that claim to be, it’s an aviators paradise, open to all those brave enough to explore it. […]
New report says ATC privatization bill swells deficit by $100 billion
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says the latest Congressional proposal to privatize air traffic control would add to America’s budget deficit by nearly $100 billion. “$100 billion. Really?” asks Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association President Mark Baker. “So here’s how it shapes up: The legislation would hand over the air traffic […]
475,000 hours of flight training
When Mike Jones, Chief Flight Instructor, and his student Kristine Beard taxied onto the runway Aug. 16, 2017, at the Central Flying Service Flight School, they made Arkansas aviation history. That flying lesson marked 475,000 hours of flight training at Arkansas’ oldest and one of the nation’s longest continually operated flight schools. When Claud Holbert, 29, […]