Flight Design recently rolled out its new Flight Design Pilot Center concept to meet the needs of training institutions. “We were pleased at the response of flight school owners and saw that during an economic downturn, schools were searching for more cost-efficient trainers,” said Matthias Betsch, CEO of Flight Design GmbH, the German supplier of […]
ASA helps Young Eagles soar
Customers making purchases from the ASA website at have the opportunity to help ASA help general aviation grow. ASA is donating 5% of individual total order amounts to either the EAA Young Eagles or the AOPA Air Safety Foundation when customers choose which organization to donate to. During checkout, shoppers will be prompted to select […]
Will new security rules leave GA with clipped wings?
A pending security directive affecting the people who fly private planes is, itself, so secret that the people who stand to be most affected have never even seen it, wrote reporter Gary Harmon in the May 23 issue of The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel in Colorado. A Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman told him that “some” […]
Congressman object to ‘self-serving’ aviation projects
Texas Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Austin) has successfully passed an amendment banning federal funding of future aviation projects named for members of Congress. McCaul’s amendment was attached to the Federal Aviation Administration’s funding reauthorization bill, which passed the House of Representatives May 21. McCaul said the amendment is aimed at halting glaring uses of taxpayer dollars […]
Plane lands safely in Seattle park
In an unintended Memorial Day surprise, the pilot of a single-engine plane with three people and a dog on board landed safely in a south Seattle park after losing power, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. No injuries were reported as the single-engine plane landed in the playfield at Genesee Park, near […]
Landing gear mishap leads to crash
The improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Be part of the solution
Guest Editorial By JACK PELTON Even without the global economic and credit crisis challenging the world and the public relations turbulence hitting business aviation, I anticipated 2009 would be a weighty year for general aviation. We have a new administration in the White House, new leadership for the Department of Transportation, a new chief at […]
California park lands vintage aircraft
The future Great Park Aviation Heritage Museum in Orange County, California, will become the owner of two rare and historically significant aircraft: an N3N-3 Canary and an SNJ-5 Texan, thanks to a May 21 vote by the Great Park Board Corporation. The N3N-3 is a 1942 biplane used by the Navy and Marine Corps to […]
GAMA praises House FAA reauthorization, with reservations
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association praised passage of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill but, at the same time, expressed concern over a provision that would invalidate a bilateral aviation safety agreement with the European Union, threatening safety cooperation with Europe and potentially jeopardizing thousands of U.S. jobs across the country. “It is absolutely critical […]