Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, is an expert on Light Sport Aircraft. Question: What looks like two motorgliders flying in really tight formation sharing an engine… er, a motor, literally between them? Can this Burt Rutan-looking aircraft (pictured) win the big dough? And I mean seriously big money with a purse […]
Vermont company offers autogas to New England airports
D&C Transportation, a fuel supplier based in Orleans, Vermont, now has supplies of 91+ octane ethanol-free autogas that it will deliver to any airport in Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine. Two airports in Maine that once again carry the fuel as a result are Central Maine (OWK) in Norridgewock and Sanford Regional (SFM) in Sanford, […]
Can autogas cause ‘varnish’ in carburetors?
The GAfuels Blog is written by two private pilots: Dean Billing, Sisters, Ore., an expert on autogas and ethanol, and Kent Misegades, Cary, N.C., an aerospace engineer, aviation sales rep for U-Fuel, and president of EAA1114. Recently, the owner of a 1936 Boeing Stearman PT-13 with a 300-hp Lycoming radial engine contacted us regarding the […]
CAP wins World Peace Prize
Civil Air Patrol will be awarded a World Peace Prize during a June 14 ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. Chief Judge of the World Peace Prize and retired U.S. Rep. Lester Wolff announced CAP will be honored as the World Peace Corps Mission’s “Roving Ambassador for Peace” at the ceremony in Washington, D.C., which will […]
Cessna honors 100th anniversary of Clyde Cessna’s pursuit of flight
Cessna Aircraft Co. is commemorating the 100th anniversary of its company founder learning to fly and building his first airplane. “It’s a source of pride for all Cessnans to know we are carrying the torch for a company started by a man with such a pioneering and tenacious spirit. One hundred years ago, Clyde Cessna […]
Carter moves to new facility
Carter Aviation Technologies has completed a long-awaited move to a new facility in Wichita Falls, Texas. Since 1994 Carter has been housed in two small industrial buildings that accommodated their machine and composite shops and a small fabrication area. Both buildings encompassed less than 3,000 square feet of work area and for most of the […]
Live video of Paris Air Show to be broadcast online
Flightglobal and FLIR Systems will be broadcasting live from the heart of the 2011 Paris Air Show. The live broadcast will start at 12 p.m., Monday-Thursday, starting June 20. The program for each day will include a behind-the-scenes look at the all-digital FLIR Systems Star SAFIRE HD sensor powering the video images of the aircraft, […]
SAFE growth panel now online
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) has uploaded the high definition video of the Growth Panel at the recent Training Reform Symposium. Moderated by Cessna Pilot Center Manager Julie Filucci, the hour-long presentation includes remarks by AOPA Director of Flight Training Initiatives Jennifer Storm; Sporty’s Academy President Eric Radtke; Redbird Flight Simulations Founder […]
AOPA launches partnership program
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched a new Aircraft Partnership Program. The program helps pilots identify, match and connect with other pilots interested in reducing the cost of aircraft acquisition and ownership. “As the world’s largest association for aircraft owners and pilots, AOPA is always looking for ways to reduce the cost […]