FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — The AERO will take off with about 600 exhibitors from April 20-23, 2016. The focus of Europe’s largest general aviation trade fair will stretch from light aircraft and helicopters to business jets. At the same time, special focus areas like the e- flight expo, Avionics Avenue, the Aero Conferences, the Engine Area and […]
‘The Way General Aviation Used To Be’
SMOKETOWN, Penn. – Smoketown Airport (S37) is a fine example of a well-preserved and managed GA airport. It is situated in the heart of beautiful Lancaster County, Pa., which is an Amish farming region. S37 is home to vintage aircraft and other classic aviation aircraft plays host to a fly-in every year and is virtually “the way […]
Lancer names Kevin Eldredge director of business development
Kevin Eldredge has been named Director of Business Development for Lancair International. Under a consulting agreement, Eldredge has been engaged to review the current state of business development projects and product opportunities at Lancair International and make recommendations concerning marketing strategies and product development priorities. As an experienced builder, pilot, and aviation entrepreneur, Eldredge brings “a […]
Cessna 210 stalls on takeoff
Prior to takeoff, the pilot performed a run-up of the Cessna 210’s engine and all systems were normal. During the takeoff from the airport in Guymon, Okla., he rotated the plane at 67 knots and retracted the landing gear. Shortly thereafter, the plane began to descend toward the runway. The pilot attempted to apply aft […]
Picture of the day: Continuing the family legacy
Rafael Cortes sent in this photo, which he titled: “That proud moment when your daughter has the controls of the airplane.” He explains: “My daughter was 11 years old on this flight a few months ago. I was about the same age when my elder brother allowed me to take the controls of the Cessna […]
Flying Icon’s A5 LSA seaplane
The Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) sector is aviation’s newest and most prolific with numerous outstanding aircraft available from Europe and the United States. Europeans seemed to own the category at first because regulations on the other side of the Atlantic permitted companies to fully build very similar aircraft. When the FAA caught up by releasing the […]
FAA releases small drone rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA has launched a web-based aircraft registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS) weighing more than 0.55 pounds and less than 55 pounds, including payloads such as on-board cameras. The new rule incorporates many of the recommendations from the Registration Task Force, according to FAA officials. “Make no mistake: Unmanned aircraft […]
Winging over Winter Haven
By JONI M. FISHER It was a quiet Saturday in late November at Gilbert Field in Winter Haven, Florida, when five Air Force ROTC volunteers showed up to help flight instructor and businessman John Collins make good on his offer for free flights to the families of police and firefighters in Winter Haven. The idea started weeks earlier […]
Windecker Eagle flies again
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — More than 30 years after it was damaged and rendered unairworthy, N4198G, a Windecker Eagle, has been repaired, restored, upgraded, returned to active status, and flown. In the hands of test pilot Len Fox, the Eagle was guided onto the active runway Dec. 6. Fox advanced the throttle on the first all-composite aircraft […]