The Aircraft Electronics Association’s recently released second-quarter 2014 Avionics Market Report shows that in the three-month period of April, May and June 2014, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to more than $652 million. That represented a 2.7% increase in sales compared to the second-quarter 2013 amount of more than $635 million […]
Pipistrel’s new electric trainer makes first flight
WATTsUP, Pipistrel’s new two-seat electric trainer took its maiden flight Aug. 22. WATTsUP was developed in partnership with Siemens AG, which provided the electric main propulsion components. According to Pipistrel officials, every element of the aircraft has been refined to be lighter, more efficient and more reliable. The 85 kW electric motor weighs 14kg, while the 17 […]
Wisian to be airshow marshal at Heart of Texas Airshow
WACO, Texas — The Heart Of Texas Airshow will take to the skies Saturday, Sept. 27, at Texas State Technical College airport. Serving as air show marshal will be Major General Kenneth Wisian, the Deputy Adjutant General-Air for Texas and Commander of the Texas Air National Guard. Wisian is the principle advisor to the Adjutant General for […]
CATS Testing Center opens at GMU
A new CATS Testing Center has opened at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in Greenville, S.C. The new testing center, the only one in the Upstate of South Carolina, is located in the Palmetto Pilot Supply store in the Greenville Downtown Airport’s main terminal. GMU has five flight schools and is the busiest general aviation airport […]
Fuel starvation brings down Lancair
Aircraft: Lancair IV. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Winnsboro, La. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The purpose of the flight was to calibrate the fuel system on the homebuilt aircraft. Several witnesses on the ground heard an increase in engine rpm consistent with the pilot adding power to perform a go-around, then heard the engine lose power. The nose pitched […]
Calling all innovators!
The September issues of General Aviation News will spotlight innovators. You know an innovation when you see one. The kind of product or service that makes you think, “Why didn’t I think of that?” Do you know of a product or service that has made a difference in your flying or learning or owning or… […]
Exit ramps, profit, and Yourtown USA
It is well known in most circles that airlines travel on highways in the sky. Admittedly, most folks don’t know those highways are called airways, but the name is logical, whether the general public knows it or not. However, few have made the obvious connection between the highway in the sky concept, and the airport […]
Napa Airport provides staging area for earthquake response
When the largest quake to hit Northern California since 1989 struck just south of Napa in the early morning of Aug. 24, its epicenter was less than 2 miles from Napa County Airport (APC), but the airfield stayed open and provided a critical staging area for disaster response. “It was a busy weekend, and the […]
FAA offers new weather reporting tool for pilots
The FAA is encouraging the use of a new tool for electronic submission of pilot weather reports (PIREPs). The tool is located on the National Weather Service’s (NWS’s) Aviation Weather Center (AWC) Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS) website, and lets pilot enter real time turbulence and icing PIREPs electronically, along with other weather observations, which will then […]