Hilton Software introduced at SUN ‘n FUN its patent-pending WingX Non-Linear Warping Technology. This new technology enables its flagship product WingX Pro7 to geo-reference Departure Procedures (DPs) and Standard Terminal Arrival Procedures (STARs).Airport Diagrams and Instrument Approach Procedures are geo-referenced due to their linear nature, which means they are drawn to scale. However, due to the distances […]
Total loss of engine power brings down 172
According to the pilot, before departure, the Cessna 172 contained about 24 to 26 gallons of fuel, and a pre-takeoff engine run-up detected no anomalies. Shortly after takeoff, when the airplane was about 100 to 200 feet above ground level, the engine sputtered and experienced a total loss of power.The pilot attempted to land on […]
Picture of the day: Sunrise camping at #SnF16
Photographer Jason McLemore captured this shot one morning at SUN ‘n FUN .
AOPA gets serious about flying clubs
Believing in a concept can be a noble thing. Seeing the benefits, sharing ideas, and gathering information to prove your point are all valuable steps that most of us take at one time or another, on some topic. Actually doing something is an altogether different thing. The point at which a belief transitions from a […]
Air show season by the numbers
By JOHN CUDAHY After three years of sequestration-induced instability and uncertainty, the North American air show business appears poised to make a full recovery in 2016. Although there have been a number of early shows throughout the U.S. already this year, SUN ’N FUN once again serves as the unofficial kick-off for this year’s air […]
First Lycoming-powered Lancair Evolution flying
Lancair has sold 76 Evolution kits; 61 are currently flying. So what makes one particular model unique? Its powerplant. Rather than use a Pratt & Whitney PT-6, this Evolution holds a 350-horsepower, electronically controlled Lycoming iE2 engine.“Climb up to 17,500-feet, set the power to burn 12 gph and cruise along at 205 knots in pressurized […]
Flight Design deliveries imminent, adds ADS-B solution
Flight Design USA reported its first shipment of CTLS and CTLSi aircraft from AeroJones Aviation will arrive at Airtime Aviation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, late this week or early next. AeroJones Aviation, from Taichung, Taiwan, will produce and distribute, under license, the CT-series of aircraft for Flight Design of Germany. AeroJones will also manufacture spare parts as […]
Wipaire’s Florida center named Blackhawk Modifications installation center
Blackhawk Modifications of Waco, Texas, has appointed Wipaire’s Leesburg, Florida, facility as an authorized dealer and installation center for Blackhawk’s XP series engine upgrades. The Leesburg facility was recently trained and completed the installation of Blackhawk’s newly FAA certified engine upgrade, the 867 shaft horsepower PT6A-140 engine upgrade for the Cessna Caravan. Don Moore, a […]
STOL CH-750 offered as ready-to-fly LSA
Zenair Ltd. of Midland, Ontario, Canada, and M-Squared Aircraft of Mobile, Alabama, report that production of the ready-to-fly STOL CH 750 Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) will resume. The STOL CH 750 was originally offered as a factory-built S-LSA a number of years ago. Finishing of the STOL airplane will take place at M-Squared facilities in southern […]