After five decades in business, it’s safe to say that Avemco Insurance Company knows a lot about general aviation — and some of it is surprising. Celebrating its golden anniversary this year, Avemco is a direct underwriter of general aviation insurance. While officials say loyal customers are a main factor in the company’s success since […]
NTSB to study homebuilt safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a study of accidents involving Experimental-Amateur-Built aircraft to evaluate the safety of “this growing and innovative segment of general aviation,” according to a statement released today. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will support the project by hosting a web-based survey for owners of homebuilts. Their […]
First flight at Zenith Aircraft
We just received a note from Zenith Aircraft’s Sebastien Heintz: “Yesterday afternoon we had the chance to fly our new Zenith CH650 B kit airplane with the brand new 130-hp ULPower engine. We’re very pleased with the results after just a few hours! Next we’ll be fine tuning the firewall-forward package and the fiberglass cowl, […]
C4 mockup to make U.S. debut at Oshkosh
The full-size mockup of Flight Design’s first-ever four seat aircraft, the C4, will make its U.S. debut later this month at AirVenture in Oshkosh. When the mockup was unveiled at Aero in Friedrichshafen, Germany in mid-April this year, the company logged 30 orders for the C4 in the four-day event, according to officials. As EAA’s […]
Report says LightSquared poses ‘harmful interference’ to GPS
A new report prepared by the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Systems Engineering Forum concludes that the planned deployment of a national broadband service by LightSquared “poses a significant potential for harmful interference” to Global Positioning System (GPS) services, according to a Broadcast Engineering story. The report, submitted to the FCC earlier this month, […]
Dynon Open House to become annual event
Nearly 70 people attended the first Open House at Dynon Avionics. The success of the venture assures that the Open House will become an annual event, company officials said.The Open House was held in conjunction with the Arlington Fly-In and about 90% of the attendees took charter buses or drove their own cars from Arlington […]
Putting it in writing…
When news of Cirrus Aircraft’s sale to a Chinese company broke last winter, its officials said not to worry: The Duluth-based airplane maker’s plant and its jobs would stay in Duluth. According to a story in the Duluth News-Tribune, concerns persisted among employees, as well as in the local community, that a verbal commitment wasn’t […]
Flying Musicians to jam at Oshkosh
The Flying Musicians Association’s first “FMA AirVenture MusicJams” will take place during this year’s Oshkosh, 7-10 p.m. nightly. Each night will open with a scheduled performer, who will be followed by special guests, an Open Mic segment, and an Open Jam. If you have room for your guitar, sax, flute, or other musical instrument in […]
Wings Over Houston takes off Oct. 15-16
The 27th Annual Wings Over Houston Airshow takes flight Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16, at Ellington Airport (EFD), featuring the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Making its first appearance at the Wings Over Houston Airshow will be the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, F-22 Raptor, and the Red Bull Motorsport Teams of Kirby Chambliss, in […]