DAYTONA BEACH – Power Flow, a supplier of aircraft tuned exhaust systems, has shipped its 1,500th Skyhawk kit. The Skyhawk systems represent about a third of the total number of kits Power Flow has shipped over the past 16 years of developing STCs and manufacturing them, according to company officials. According to company officials, Skyhawks with a tuned […]
Super Legend HP gets 180-hp boost with Titan engine
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS — American Legend Aircraft Co. reports that the 180-hp Titan O-340 engine is now available on its Super Legend HP. The new Super Legend HP light-sport aircraft made its first public appearance at this year’s SUN ‘n FUN. Adding to the company’s offerings of 100-plus-horsepower Continental and Lycoming engines, the availability of the Titan O-340 expands the Legend […]
AV8 MRO expands to new facility
HOUSTON, Texas — AV8 MRO recently moved into a new facility featuring 20,000 square feet of office and warehouse space. With 10,000 square feet of dedicated shop space, the new facility increases AV8 MRO’s ability to offer additional in-house capabilities, as the previous facility had only 2,000 square feet of shop space, company officials noted. Specializing […]
Forced landing for Pawnee pilot
The pilot of the Piper Pawnee took off from Baxter Springs, Kan., then noticed a decrease in the engine’s oil pressure, followed by a loss of engine power. The pilot was slightly injured in the forced landing. An examination of the engine revealed that the No. 2 piston had failed. In addition, each of the […]
Pictures of the day: Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show
By HAYMAN TAM Close to 20,000 folks tied up traffic on the coastal highway just south of San Francisco all day April 26 to attend the 25th Pacific Coast Dream Machines show held at Half Moon Bay Airport (KHAF). Under gorgeous clear skies and windy spring temperatures, this one-day event typically signals the start of the […]
GA airplane shipments and billings fall in first quarter
WASHINGTON, D.C. — New numbers released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) show that airplane shipments and billings were down in the first quarter of 2015. Total airplane shipments declined from 520 during the first quarter of 2014 to 441 in the first quarter of 2015. Airplane billings were down 12.6% from last year to $4.5 billion. […]
Airlines expect ADS-B Out ‘grace period’
Aviation Week is reporting, “U.S. airlines expect that FAA will allow a five-year “grace period” for full compliance with the agency’s 2010 mandate that carriers’ aircraft be Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out capable by Jan. 1, 2020.” Airlines for America filed a “grace period” petition, but it isn’t just the industry begging for more time. Technical […]
NAHA calls on Connecticut lawmakers to drop Whitehead claim to first flight
DAYTON, Ohio — The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) is calling on Connecticut lawmakers to restore their support for the Wright brothers after a major publisher backed off its claim that Connecticut resident Gustave Whitehead flew first. In a New York Times article published Friday, April 17, the publisher of Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft […]
Second annual Learn to Fly Day slated by Continental Motors
FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Zulu Flight Training and Continental Motors Services will hold their second annual “Learn to Fly” day Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at H. L. Sonny Callahan Airport. Admission is free. Events and activities will include Discovery Flights, Young Eagles flights, aircraft displays, flight simulators, educational seminars, children’s activities, […]