There are a number of media reports, websites and blogs here and there about the transition process to an unleaded 100 octane avgas, which illustrate two serious misconceptions of the aircraft owners who must have 100 octane avgas. Until these misconceptions are addressed honestly, GA is going to tear itself apart. Misconception 1: The amount […]
Poker Run raises funds for special needs kids
More than $1,550 was raised during a recent WHAS Crusade for Children Aviation Poker Run, sponsored by GlobalAir.com and Eagle Aviation. Planes flew out of Bowman Field (LOU) in Louisville, Kentucky, making stops throughout north-central Kentucky at airports in Frankfort (FFT), Lebanon (6I2), Bardstown (BRY) and Elizabethtown (EKX) before returning to Louisville. At each stop, […]
Five things we must to do to recover
If ever there was a friend to the aerospace industry on Capitol Hill, it is Representative Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), a Republican leader on the powerful House Appropriations Committee and a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2010 elections, according to a report in the July newsletter of the National Aeronautic Association. Tiahrt, who worked […]
Ohio GA rally draws crowds
More than 500 general aviation employees, 50 state and local officials and many industry leaders gathered at Lunken Airport (LUK) near Cincinnati today for the Ohio General Aviation Forum. The event, held at the Air10 Jet Center, was organized by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) in partnership with GE Aviation and Hartzell Propeller. Senator […]
WACO debuts Barnstormer Edition
WACO Classic Aircraft has introduced the 2010 WACO YMF-5C Barnstormer Edition. Certified for commercial activities, the new model features: Dual magneto R755 B2 (275 hp) engine featuring a 1,400 hour TBO; vinyl interior and rubber floor covering; basic VFR instrumentation, including Garmin avionics; traditional analog engine instrumentation; Goodyear 8.5 x 10 flight custom tires; hold […]
Final Red Bull Air Race cancelled
The final round of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship, which was to be held in Portugal Sept. 4-5, has been cancelled due to the unexpected delays in reaching a revised host city agreement, according to race officials, who note negotiations with Tourism Portugal and the cities of Lisbon, Porto and Gaia was […]
Arlington Fly-In kicks off
The Arlington Fly-In began today, July 7, and runs through Sunday, July 11, at the Arlington Municipal Airport (AWO), Washington. The five-day event will feature everything from hot-air balloons and RC aircraft to the most modern naval jets. “If it flies, we’re interested,” Executive Director Barbra Tolbert was quoted in a report at EAA.org. Find […]
Iconic fighter planes participate in ‘Fly Day’
On Saturday, July 10, at 12 p.m., two iconic World War II fighter planes from Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection — the P-51D Mustang and the Hawker Hurricane — will return to the sky for a “Fly Day” at Paine Field (PAE) in Everett, Wash. This free, public event provides a rare experience to see […]
FAA awards final set of NextGen engineering contracts
Metron Aviation, Inc., of Dulles, Va., and Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., of McLean, Va., have received contracts from the FAA as the final part of a set of landmark awards to perform engineering work that will help transform and modernize the nation’s airspace into the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). The $1.15 billion contract […]