Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, is an expert on Light Sport Aircraft. “Too much fun!” was a common exclamation of my Alaska ultralight friend Mike Jacober. His signature phrase ran through my head as 18 airplanes, mostly LSA, arrived at the Freeport, Bahamas, airport for the first International Sport Pilot Fly-in […]
Hawker Beechcraft to stay in Kansas
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. has reached an agreement with the State of Kansas that “significantly incentivizes the company to maintain its presence in Wichita over the next 10 years,” according to company officials. The state’s incentive package requires Hawker Beechcraft to maintain its current product lines in Wichita and retain at least 4,000 jobs over the […]
First Flight of FAA-conforming HondaJet
Honda Aircraft Co. has successfully completed the first flight of its FAA-conforming HondaJet light business jet. The first conforming HondaJet lifted off yesterday, Dec. 20, at 15:31 EST from Honda Aircraft Co.’s world headquarters facility at the Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, North Carolina. The HondaJet remained aloft for 51 minutes, during which […]
Sporty’s spots top trends for 2010
Sporty’s has issued a Trends Report for 2010, highlighting the top trends of the year. Topping the list: the iPad. Pilots were early adopters of the Internet, laptops and GPS so it makes sense that they feel totally comfortable with technology, Sporty’s President Michael Wolf notes. Lightweight and compact, the iPad was built for cockpit […]
Congress approves yet another FAA reauthorization extension
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA stays in business with another three-month authorization extension after the Senate passed the bill during its weekend session. The House had passed the extension Dec. 2. This is the 17th extension for the FAA, a record number for any government agency. The agency has not had full reauthorization since 2007. […]
GA terminal opens at DFW in time for Super Bowl
With about seven weeks before the Super Bowl is played here, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW) took the wraps off of its new corporate aviation terminal, according to a story in the Fort Worth Star Telegram. The airport spent $3 million renovating an old American Eagle terminal closed in 2005, according to the story, which notes […]
Fantasy of Flight launches essay contest
Fantasy of Flight, Central Florida’s aviation attraction, is launching a student essay contest as part of its 2011 Legends & Legacies: A Symposium Series, which brings together legendary World War II heroes to share their firsthand accounts of flying during the war. The 2011 “Legends & Legacies” series will combine World War II aviation heroes, […]
Demystify turbocharging
The Cessna Pilots Association (CPA) will hold a one-day seminar on turbocharging at its headquarters in Santa Maria, California, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. CPA Executive Director John Frank says this seminar will educate the aircraft owner on the components and detailed workings of Teledyne Continental turbocharging systems, specifically those used on the Turbocharged 210 Centurion, […]
Wicks offers updated AvMap
The AvMap EKP-IV is now available at Wicks Aircraft Supply. Following 15 years of refinements, the portable moving map/GPS is now thinner, lighter, and has a larger brilliant color, sunlight viewable LCD display. The AvMap will display full or split HSI screens with colored moving maps, data fields or nav data. The unit will store […]