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 and aviation journalist. Despite the EPA’s recent approval of E15 for vehicles built since 2007, numerous roadblocks stand […]
Five to be inducted into EAA Hall of Fame
The Experimental Aircraft Association will recognize the contributions made by five aviators to the world of flight on Friday, Oct. 29, as it inducts them into the EAA Hall of Fame during a banquet at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh, Wis. The five aviators represent the spectrum of aviation within the EAA membership and […]
Carter PAV heads to flight testing
Carter Aerospace Development, LLC has received a Special Airworthiness Certificate from the FAA for its Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) to begin flight-testing. The PAV is Carter’s second generation, proof-of-concept (POC) air vehicle incorporating the company’s slowed-rotor/compound (SR/C) technology. The PAV loaded onto its trailer for the trip to the airport to begin flight testing. “We […]
Quixotical Questions at the Atlanta FSDO
First, a permit is issued and then, as a condition of the permit, the inspection is made and a log book entry completed. Then flight can occur. That’s how it works. Except in Atlanta.
Jeppesen debuts eChart Viewer
Jeppesen has introduced a new digital charting solution for the business aviation community – Jeppesen eChart Viewer. The Web-based digital charting solution provides online chart access worldwide and includes an auto-update service that eliminates the need for manual chart updates. The online capability now allows pilots to print charts on-the-go from any computer. Jeppesen eChart […]
Free tax webinar slated
Wolcott & Associates will host a free aviation tax webinar, “IRS Audit Issues for Aircraft Owners.” The presentation reviews the IRS Code and Regulation Sections most often encountered in aircraft audits and what you can do both before and during an audit to protect your deductions. Highlighted will be Passive Loss Limitations, Ordinary and Necessary […]
Crownair Aviation named Avanti service center
Crownair Aviation in San Diego has been selected by Piaggio Aero to become an Avanti Authorized Service Center. Crownair Aviation, which has locations at Montgomery Airport (MYF) in San Diego and McClelland-Palomar Airport (CRQ) in Carlsbad, has met Piaggio’s authorized service center requirements, which includes factory training, specialized tooling and equipment, and technical data, company […]
World War I aviation art highlights auction
Seldom seen examples of original World War I aviation art come to auction at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco on Monday, Nov. 15, when the international auctioneer presents its Antique Arms & Armor sale. A highlight of the auction is the Ron Farrington Collection of Aviation Art, which features oils and watercolors on canvas […]
Inaugural flight of China Clipper to be re-enacted
On Nov. 22, 1935, more than 25,000 spectators lined the shore of Pan American Airways’ (PAA) base at Alameda, Calif., to watch as the China Clipper took off for its first transpacific flight, delivering mail run, including personal letters to the president of the Philippines from Franklin D. Roosevelt. That first flight, which took 59 […]