The Kitfox Special-Light Sport Aircraft, a ready-to-fly model, was unveiled at Sun ‘n Fun. “It is a refinement of our series seven design,” explained John McBean, Kitfox president. “We were able to make changes to lighten the design and meet the ASTM standards for Light Sport Aircraft.” Kitfox has been making kit aircraft since the […]
Bolen takes GA message to Fox News
In the most recent of his television interviews supporting business aviation, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen last week explained to FOX News viewers the importance of business aviation to citizens, companies and communities across the country. “This is an important business tool,” Bolen stated, “and whether a company is large or small, we want […]
Wichita machine shop invests in future
Not all is doom and gloom in Wichita’s aviation industry, according to a May 5 report by Chris Frank on the city’s ABC television station, KAKE. At least one supplier to Wichita’s aircraft industry, Cox Machine Inc., although dealing with the business cycle problems with which the entire industry is coping, is working toward future […]
Vermont aviation center gets NASA grant
A Vermont aviation center just got $1 million richer, according to a May 5 Burlington Free Press report. The Burlington Technical Aviation Technology Center is to receive a NASA grant to expand its curriculum, faculty, training equipment and facilities. Sen. Patrick Leahy announced the grant at the center, which is at Burlington International Airport. The […]
Fuel exhaustion leads to street landing
Fuel starvation due to the pilot’s inadequate fuel system management.
Piper’s new owner sees ‘significant potential’
Piper Aircraft‘s most recent owner, American Capital, has sold its entire stake in the iconic, 72-year old company to Imprimis, a corporate finance and investment management firm operating from offices in Bangkok, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam, Piper announced on May 1. The new owners have pledged to keep Piper’s headquarters, production and product development facilities […]
WASP seek support for Congressional Gold Medal
The Women Airforce Service Pilots, the legendary WASP, are the subject of a Senate bill that would award them a Congressional Gold Medal for their service during World War II. The surviving WASP, now in their 80s, are asking for support from the public to get the bill passed. The intent of the WASP program […]
Aviation industry suffering in Kansas
The aviation manufacturing industry in Kansas has been hit hard by the recession but, at least so far, employment hasn’t fallen to the levels it reached after the 2001 terrorist attacks, according to a May 3 Forbes.com report. Aviation manufacturing employment has declined by about 20% since November of 2008, the report said, while in […]
Portable toilets help pilot survive crash
A Cessna 182 crashed shortly after taking off from Thun Field, in Washington State, but the pilot’s life was saved when he landed in a field full of portable toilets, which cushioned the impact. Fortunately for all concerned, the potties were not in use but merely were being stored in the field. Apparently the Cessna […]