Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) is accelerating the Hawker 400XPR development program by adding a second aircraft to the test program. This aircraft will be used primarily to develop and certify various avionics upgrade options, company officials said. “This additional aircraft allows us to engineer the program’s optional avionics upgrade concurrently with the Williams […]
Sport Air Racing League kicks off season
The Sport Air Racing League has kicked off its 2011 season with the Taylor 150 at the Taylor, Texas, airport (T74), when 20 racers gathered under low clouds and stout winds to begin accumulating points toward a season championship. LiveAirShowTV was on hand for this first race, and has now posted a complete preview of […]
Missouri governor declares ‘GA Appreciation Month’
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared March “General Aviation Appreciation Month” during Missouri’s “State Aviation Day” in Jefferson City, Mo. General aviation in Missouri alone generates $2.4 billion in economic impact to the state’s economy each year. “With 131 airports and over 15,000 pilots, Missouri has strong ties with the aviation community,” said Craig Fuller, President […]
Duncan Aviation opens two satellite avionics shops
Duncan Aviation has partnered with Signature Flight Support Corporation’s Signature TECHNICAir in the opening of two new satellite avionics shops in Missouri: one in Kansas City and the other in St. Louis. The Kansas City avionics shop is located at Kansas City’s Downtown Airport (MKC) and the St. Louis avionics shop is located at the […]
Keeping history alive
The Gathering Foundation is helping to keep aviation history alive and accessible for the next generation by donating 500 copies of the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends collector’s edition program to The EAA Air Academy Campers and local EAA Chapter Young Eagle programs. “It is a wonderful book full of rich history and fantastic pictures […]
Centennial of Naval Aviation exhibit at Glenn Curtiss Museum
A special exhibit honoring the Centennial of Naval Aviation will open at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, N.Y., on Saturday, April 30. The exhibit features the museum’s reproduction of the 1911 Curtiss A-1 Triad, the U.S. Navy’s first aircraft. Seated in this seaplane are realistic figures of aviation pioneer and Hammondsport native, Glenn […]
Crosswind catches Remos
This April 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Remos. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Jefferson, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: A witness reported observing the airplane on approach to runway 9. […]
Sporty’s celebrates its 50th
As Hal Shevers prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sporty’s, he shakes his head in disbelief that so much time has passed. “I can’t believe it’s been 50 years,” he says. “But when you are able to pursue your passion, time goes quickly.” What is also hard to believe is that Shevers, one of […]
Autogas for everyone: Part II
The GAfuels Blog is written by two private pilots concerned about the future availability of fuels for piston-engine aircraft: 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. In Part I of this series, we reviewed the […]