ONTARIO, Calif. — Yuneec International is collaboratimg with Ocean Alliance. Ocean Alliance will use Yuneec’s Typhoon and Tornado drones to collect data from whales in a non-invasive way, making the collaboration an important breakthrough in whale research, according to Yuneec officials.To conduct the research, a petri dish will be attached to Yuneec multicopters flown into the cloud […]
Hangarswap tops $1 million in inventory
ORLANDO, Fla. — Hangarswap.com, an online aviation parts marketplace, has topped $1 million in inventory. It’s a central location where anyone from average avgeeks to major salvage companies can sell airplane parts. “The vision of hangarswap.com is to create an aviator-focused community where pilots, mechanics, and hobbyists come to find and discover anything you could imagine buying in general aviation,” says founder Rachel Payne. “I […]
Duncan Aviation gears up to celebrate 60th anniversary in 2016
LINCOLN, Neb. — In 1956, Duncan Aviation founder Donald Duncan bought into a Beechcraft distributorship in Omaha, Nebraska. As a pilot and businessman, Duncan had many relationships with aviators who used their aircraft for business purposes. He saw the natural alignment of business and quick travel and positioned his company to help others successfully meet […]
Garmin expands aircraft list for ADS-B solutions
OLATHE, Kan. — Garmin reports the addition of several business aircraft to an aircraft model list that are eligible for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) solutions through the Garmin Authorized Dealer Network. Garmin ADS-B solutions are certified and currently available for the following aircraft through its partners: Learjet 60, Butler Avionics; Cessna Citation 550/560, Columbia Avionics & JetTech LLC; […]
ForeFlight Briefing added to namesake app
HOUSTON – ForeFlight Briefing, recently debuted, is ForeFlight Mobile’s next generation mobile preflight briefing. ForeFlight Briefing transforms the coded text briefing into a full-color graphical, interactive presentation. “ForeFlight Briefing changes the paradigm by delivering required elements of a standard flight briefing in a modern, aesthetically pleasing, and graphical design that helps pilots visualize weather and related […]
Prop pin failure leads to forced landing
The RV-8 pilot reported that, during cruise flight, he felt a sustained vibration, which he thought was from the engine or propeller, and that the airplane then started to slow down. He made a forced landing to the desert near Wickenburg, Ariz., and the plane came to rest on its nose, which caused substantial damage. […]
The Year in Pictures
Aircraft have to be the most picture-worthy mode of transportation (an objective opinion if I’ve ever read one). And we’d like to see your best shots of 2015. These should be your photos you’ve taken in 2015. We’d like to share them in our two December print issues. Email your photo (be sure to include […]
Pictures of the day: Planes, boats and cars…
Hardath Laloo sent in those photos taken during preparations for the kick-off party for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show at Banyan Air Services at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.
Around the world in a KR2
“My plan is not to plan.” These are the words and advice that Colin Hales offers to would-be adventurers who are toying with the idea of flying their airplane around the world. “Just get in your airplane and go — figure it out along the way,” he adds. Hales, 45, who hails from Oxfordshire, England, may sound like […]