The Southwest Center for Rural Initiatives is taking applications for a one-day class about aviation as a career and how pilots get certified, said an April 29 report from WXVT-TV in Opelousas, Louisiana. The clinic, co-sponsored by the St. Landry Parish Airport, is for young people aged 12 to 17. It is scheduled for May […]
Eclipse owner asks court for avionics code
As Eclipse owners wait for the Chapter 7 liquidation of the company to go to court, a Louisiana firm that owns two Eclipse 500s has filed a motion that could “turn the whole process upside down,” according to the AVweb newsletter. Gray Oil and Gas Company and Gray and Company Inc. have filed a motion […]
Innovation will lead aviation out of doldrums says Blakey
The global aviation industry must rely on technological advances to address three of its most pressing challenges; the worldwide economy, the environment and global air transportation system modernization; Marion Blakey told her audience at the Royal Aeronautical Society‘s Lindbergh Lecture in London, April 21. The industry should “tap into the innovative strength shown by early […]
Angel 7 gives final performance
Sun ‘n Fun 2009 was especially poignant for air show performer Peter Jacobs. After 12 years on the circuit, the 72-year-old Daytona Beach resident said it’s time to retire. “You can’t keep doing everything,” he said with a laugh as he wiped down the skin of his Czech-built L-39, dubbed “Angel 7.” The airplane bears […]
AOPA battles threats to general aviation
Many of the current threats to general aviation stem from misperceptions of the industry, so AOPA is responding with its educational initiative, GA Serves America, said AOPA Executive Vice President for Government Affairs Andy Cebula on April 27. GA pumps $150 billion into the U.S. economy each year and creates 1.2 million jobs, Cebula pointed […]
Tecnam donates plane to Embry-Riddle flight team
Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam Srl. and Michael and Lynne Birmingham, U.S. distributors for Tecnam, donated a 2009 Tecnam P-92 Echo Classic at Sun ‘n Fun to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach flight team. The plane is a Light Sport Aircraft valued at $125,000. The flight team will be the first in the nation to fly a […]
The Flying Car makes its Sun ‘n Fun premiere
Timing is everything, especially when you are introducing a new flying machine. Anna Dietrich, chief operating officer of Terrafugia, the makers of the Transition, a roadable aircraft, note that interest in the so-called “flying car” is at an all-time high after a successful test flight a few weeks ago. The actual flying prototype was on […]
Win a chance to fly in the ‘Spirit of St. Louis’
The Lindbergh Foundation’s third annual online auction includes only one item – a ride in the EAA Spirit of St. Louis replica – for just 12 winners. The replica, which hasn’t flown for a number of years, will make a rare appearance during the Lindbergh Foundation’s 2009 Award Celebration May 15-17 at the EAA AirVenture […]
FAA recommends better ice training
The FAA has issued Information for Operators (InFO) 09005, urging more and better pilot training for operating de-icing boots and for maintaining airspeed in airplanes equipped with de-icing boots. The recommendation came about following analysis of the 2005 Circuit City Citation 560 crash in Pueblo, Colorado, the InFO document says. It recommends that training and […]