With the recent announcements from both Lycoming and Continental of new engines capable of running on 94UL and autogas, we wondered why, in both cases, a minimum octane was specified that was significantly higher than that required from autogas STCs for very similar engines that have been used safely by thousands of pilots since the […]
LEAP awards first Lindbergh Prize for Quietest Aircraft to e-Genius
At the NASA Green Flight Challenge, Erik Lindbergh, founder of LEAP, announced the first winner of the Lindbergh Prize for Quietest Aircraft. The prize was awarded to e-Genius, a two-seat electric airplane piloted by team leader Eric Raymond and Klaus Ohlmann. The plane was designed and built by University of Stuttgart Institute of Aircraft Design […]
Furloughed FAA workers will receive back pay
The nearly 4,000 FAA employees who were furloughed for two weeks this summer will receive back pay in October. According to a report at Government Executive, Transportation Department lawyers determined that additional congressional action is not necessary to provide retroactive pay to the furloughed workers. The back pay will be included in affected employees’ Oct. […]
All flights not created equal
An editorial in the News Virginia notes that President Obama’s recent rhetoric characterizing general aviation airport users as fat cats may be good politics but not good policy. The proposed $100 per flight air traffic control fee could further hurt the economy and local airports, the editorial notes, quoting Eagle Nest Airport manager John Trissel: […]
Conklin & de Decker to hold Aircraft Acquisition Seminar
Conklin & de Decker will host the 12th Annual Aircraft Acquisition and Planning Seminar in Scottsdale, Ariz., Dec. 6-7, 2011 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. The seminar is designed to help the aircraft buyer, owner or aviation professional understand how to make an informed decision when buying and owning an aircraft. It will focus on […]
Second annual Grass Strip Foundation Fly-In slated
The second annual Grass Strip Foundation Fly-In/Open House will be held Saturday Oct. 22 at Berg Park Aerodrome (9GA2) in Midway, Georgia. The Grass Strip Foundation is an educational and preservation foundation dedicated to vintage, experimental and general aviation aircraft, educating the “uninformed about the joys, practicalities and necessities of aircraft in our modern society […]
Bombers take to the skies at AIRSHO
The 2011 Commemorative Air Force (CAF) AIRSHO is this weekend in Midland, Texas, and this year, the CAF will be darkening the skies with the massive bombers of World War II and today. “This year is all about the bombers,” said CAF Colonel/Volunteer AIRSHO Chairman Gena Linebarger. “No other show in the country can feature […]
Airwolf Aviation lands at GMU
Airwolf Aviation has opened a new flight training location in South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) main terminal building. Airwolf Aviation was founded four years ago by Michele Rash, with Cyndy Hollman as chief flight instructor, and one airplane. Currently, Airwolf has a fleet of eight aircraft, five flight instructors and an aircraft sales/purchase assistance […]
Dreamliner on display at Museum of Flight
Boeing’s first 787 Dreamliner will be on public display at Seattle’s The Museum of Flight’s parking lot Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A pilot who flew the plane on its historic first flight, Boeing Chief Pilot Randy Neville, will talk about the Dreamliner program during a 1:30 p.m. presentation at the museum. […]