On opening day of this year’s SUN ’n FUN, Taylor Avery, 18, had the experience of a lifetime: He got the chance to fly the P-51 “Crazy Horse.” The flight started Tuesday morning at Kissimmee Gateway Airport in Florida, where Crazy Horse is based as part of Stallion 51’s fleet, and ended at 9 a.m. […]
Sun Flyer prototype unveiled
DENVER, Colorado – Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC), which is developing the high-tech, solar-electric Sun Flyer general aviation flight trainer, hosted a rollout event of its proof of concept (POC) Sun Flyer May 11 at Centennial Airport. The airplane unveiled publicly for the first time is a two-seat POC prototype version of Sun Flyer. Performance data […]
Guardian Avionics adds to iFDR Panel Mount line
Guardian Avionics has added new flush panel mount models for the Apple iPad Air/iPad Pro model (9.7 inches) and the Apple iPhone 6+ to the new iFDR Panel Mount line unveiled in April. The iFDR line already includes mounts for the Apple iPad Pro (12.9 inches), the Apple iPad Mini, and the Apple iPhone 6. With the addition […]
Wingsuit racing premieres on FS1
Red Bull Aces, the world’s first-ever wingsuit slalom competition, featuring athletes racing four at a time through a mile-long aerial course, airs Saturday night, May 1,4 at 11 pm ET/8 pm PT on FS1. You can see a preview of the action here. Held in Cloverdale, Calif., the best wingsuit athletes in the world from […]
SC CAP squadron plans open house
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville Composite Squadron (CAP), the local unit of the Civil Air Patrol, is hosting an open house on Saturday, May 28, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the squadron headquarters adjacent to the Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) South Ramp, 11 Airport Road Extension in Greenville. According to Major Ron Hardgrave, squadron […]
Elite Aviator Kit now at Aircraft Spruce
Now at Aircraft Spruce is the Elite Aviator Kit by Nflight Technology. The Elite Aviator Kit contains all Nflight products, such as the Case, Exterior Billet Mount, Extreme Suction Cup, Audio and Power Cable for GoPro, Skeleton Case for GoPro, and the Nflightcam 58mm Propeller Filter. The Elite Aviator Kit is currently available at the reduced price […]
Crash kills crop duster
A witness reported observing the Air Tractor AT-602 make a downwind turn that would realign it with the field the pilot was spraying near Gueydan, La. The plane then entered a descent and struck 30-foot power lines before hitting the ground about 30 feet forward of the power lines in a left-wing-low, steep nose-down attitude, […]
Picture of the day: Throwback Thursday
Billyjo Bondurant sent in this classic photo, noting: “This is probably one of my favorites.”
Is this converted engine reliable?
Q: We recently bored a Lycoming 290-D2 engine to accept 320 cylinders (low compression) with 8.5:1 pistons. The engine has all new bearings and valves, and everything has been magnafluxed, balanced, etc. We retained a very good 290 D2 crankshaft. From experience, would you say it could make a reliable engine? Gilles St Pierre, AVIATION BSL (Canada) A: […]