YAKIMA, Wash. – CubCrafters delivered 63 new airplanes during 2013, a 9% increase over 2012, and a new record for the company. The 63 deliveries included CubCrafters’ Carbon Cub SS, Sport Cub S2, and Top Cub models. CubCrafters also increased shipments of its Carbon Cub EX kits by 50% over last year, marking a record for the company’s EAB Kit Program as well.
Blind man to drive motorcycle at Thunder in the Valley Air Show
COLUMBUS, Ga. — The National Federation of the Blind today announced that one of its members, Dan Parker, an experienced race car builder and driver who lost his sight as the result of a racing accident in 2012, will again independently operate a three-wheeled motorcycle with the help of a GPS system that gives him […]
IsisCopter taps Robotic Skies for maintenance Services
IsisCopter, a custom manufacturer of multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) airframes, has selected the Robotic Skies Service Center network for ongoing inspections and field maintenance for its commercial line of products. IsisCopter customers will receive customized maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of their rotor platforms, provided by local aircraft electronics experts, according to company officials. The […]
Breitling Jet Team to fly for first time in U.S. next year
The Breitling Jet Team will perform in the U.S. for the first time ever in 2015. The aerobatic display team is comprised of seven L-39 C Albatros jets that can reach speeds of up to 565 mph, and have flown across 36 countries all over the world. “I am very excited that the Breitling Jet […]
SCOUT Ultralight aircraft now for sale on Amazon.com
REDMOND, Ore. — SCOUT Paramotors, which makes a carbon fiber built backpack aircraft, has teamed up with the largest online retailer to become the first ever powered aircraft to be sold on Amazon.com. SCOUT Paramotors, manufactured in Slovakia, are built from aluminum and carbon fiber. SCOUT is imported in the USA by Team Fly Halo, […]
Poor planning results in poor performance
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: Mexico, Mo. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot and his wife were departing from a 2,600-foot grass runway with a quartering right tailwind. The grass on the runway was between 6 and 10 inches high. The airplane took off about 1,900 feet down the runway, veered to […]
FAA forecast shows growth in turbine planes and sport pilots
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The long-term outlook for general aviation is favorable, even though the slow growth of the U.S. economy has affected near-term growth, according to the FAA, which released its forecasts for the years 2014 to 2034 today. According to the forecast, the growth in numbers of aircraft and hours flown will be primarily […]
What we can learn from funny looking birds
Over the holidays, we took our family on a cruise to the Galapagos Islands. It was one of the greatest trips that I have had. On one of the islands, we were waiting to be ferried back to the ship, and I observed a bird flying a few hundred feet above the water and then […]
Déjà vu in president’s latest budget proposal
WASHINGTON. D.C. — Anti-general aviation measures in President Obama’s proposed budget for 2015 will keep GA’s alphabet groups busy working Congress to once again defeat the same issue they have fought in past years. The main proposals affecting aviation are: A $100 fee for some GA flights; a reduction in time for business to take […]