Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, is an expert on Light Sport Aircraft. On the aviation calendar, AOPA’s Aviation Summit represents the year’s last national event. Formerly known as Expo or Convention, unlike well-anchored airshows such as Sun ‘n Fun or AirVenture Oshkosh, AOPA’s annual gathering moves around the country, albeit repeating […]
First flight training summit held
More than 100 flight training professionals, from CFIs to educational content providers to flight training device and aircraft manufacturers, gathered in Long Beach, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 10, to attend a daylong Flight Training Summit sponsored by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA’s) Flight Training magazine. During the day, they heard new research into […]
International markets key to recovery
International demand will make an important contribution to the business jet market’s gradual recovery and account for an increased proportion of future sales, according to Trevor Esling, Cessna’s vice president for International Sales. Speaking today at the Future of Business Jets conference in London, Esling said: “Cessna expects that increased customer demand will first become […]
Skycatcher production increases
Cessna Aircraft Co. revealed at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Aviation Summit 2010 that production of the 162 Skycatcher continues to increase, with the 50th aircraft on its way this week to the U.S. reassembly facility and more expected to be shipped by the end of the year. Cessna is on target to […]
Purdue to honor ‘Hero of the Hudson’
Purdue alumnus Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the Hero of the Hudson, will be awarded the university’s Neil Armstrong Medal of Excellence on Friday, Nov. 12, making him only the second person to earn the honor. Armstrong, a former astronaut and Purdue alumnus, will return to present the medal at a dinner that is part of […]
Wipaire celebrates 50 years of Wipline Floats
Wipaire, Inc. is celebrating 50 years of Wipline float design and manufacturing by giving away a commemorative set of Wipline 2100 floats this week at the AOPA Aviation Summit. Bernard “Ben” Wiplinger started design and certification on the Wipline 3700 float for the Cessna 185 in 1960. His son, Bob “Wip,” and his grandchildren, Nancy […]
New ownership for Tanis
Tanis Aircraft Products is now 100% owned by its president Bob Krueger. Serving in this role and as majority shareholder since 2006, Krueger purchased the remaining shares of Tanis Aircraft Products from its former vice president, Linda Cole. A 30-plus-year employee, Cole recently announced her retirement from Tanis. The purchase of Tanis Aircraft Products will […]
The future of general aviation
The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation is sponsoring a special event during the AOPA Aviation Summit 2010 in Long Beach, Calif. The forum, dubbed “Aviation, the Environment and the Future,” will provide attendees a quick look at the leading edge of the future of general aviation, including advances in alternative bio-fuel for use […]
Aerocet gets STC for amphibious floats
Aerocet, Inc. has received STC approval for Cessna model 206 aircraft (G and earlier series) on Aerocet 3400 amphibious aircraft floats. “There has been an overwhelming demand for this approval based on the success of our 3500L straight floats for the Cessna 206 models. I am happy to be able to finally satisfy the demands […]