If you want to draw a big crowd at an aviation event, you need to have a vintage design, a red airplane, or a one-of-a-kind airframe. If you happen to own a Stinson Model “O”, also known as a Senior Trainer, you have all three. The Stinson, a replica of the 1930s-era design, made its […]
Prediction 2011 – Funding, NextGen
2011 will be an amazing year for General Aviation. The following is one of a series of absurd (unless they come to fruition) predictions. The quotes are manufactured (by me) and the only thing standing in the way of making these a reality is the cajones to make it so. Congress grows a pair In […]
Diamond Aircraft survives tough times
To say it has been a challenging few years for Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. would be an understatement, begins a feature story on the company in The Montreal Gazette. It continues: Since the market for piston-propelled aircraft went into a freefall, the small, London, Ont.,-based plane maker has witnessed its engine supplier go belly up, […]
Tips to maintain your aircraft’s value
Maintaining your aircraft is a process, not an event, says David Wyndham of Conklin & De Decker, in a blog post at GlobalAir.com. “A well-maintained aircraft will always have a higher residual value than one that is not,” he states, noting that, “Well-maintained in this case refers to an aircraft that is maintained beyond what […]
1,000 RV-7s
Terry Small, of Prescott, Ariz., has become the 1,000th customer to complete and fly an RV-7. His first flight brought the total number of RVs complete and flown to 7,088. About 10 years of off/on construction were interrupted by a year in Afghanistan and five moves. But Small stuck with it and on Dec. 5 […]
Anderson, Speigel chosen to lead CAP’s board
One of the Civil Air Patrol’s long-serving and most active members, former CAP National Commander Brig. Gen. Richard L. Anderson of Woodbridge, Va., has been elected chairman of the nonprofit, all-volunteer organization’s Board of Governors. Anderson was elected chairman at the Board of Governors’ fall meeting at CAP National Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base, […]
South Carolina Safety Council slates fly-in
The South Carolina Aviation Safety Council will hold its inaugural Safety Council Saturday, March 26, at Rock Hill Airport (UZA). The event will feature a briefing by National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Robert Sumwalt. For more information: SCAviationSafety.org
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Aviation Insurance Holdings
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Aviation Insurance Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1977, Aviation Insurance Holdings, trading as Aviation Insurance Services (AIS), is a retail insurance broker offering aviation and aerospace insurance and related risk management services for their clients around the […]
Soret named president of King Aerospace
King Aerospace Commercial Corp. (KACC), an aircraft services provider, has named aviation veteran Ron Soret as president. He will be responsible for directing King’s large aircraft completions and modifications efforts as well as KACC’s overall MRO and depot facilities and programs. Soret, who was most recently Chief Operating Officer for Gore Design Completions in San […]