Eagle Tugs is introducing the next generation of its Eagle TT series of aircraft tractors. The eTT-12 Electric Tow Tractor not only shares the same features of the TT series – including all-wheel drive, an ergonomic operator compartment, and direct hitch visibility – it is also equipped with all-wheel steering for better maneuverability, and is […]
Cessna kicks off show season with strong sales
Cessna opened Sun ‘n Fun with strong sales. Company officials reported that the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) ordered 19 Cessna 182T Skylanes. CAP has the largest fleet of Cessna single-engine aircraft in the world, with more than 500 used for missions in its disaster relief, cadet programs, aerospace education and search and rescue operations. The […]
Flight Design’s ‘fun’ factor
Tom Peghiny of Flight Design USA sells the No. 1 LSA in the country, the Flight Design CTLS. But he’s also selling fun. “We need to convince people not only that LSA is a good investment in their lives, but it’s a lot of fun,” he says. He’s obviously having some success with that sales […]
Looking ahead to Oshkosh
The search has begun for a new president of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Tom Poberezny, who now holds the twin hats of chairman and president, said during Sun ‘n Fun that the association has retained a search firm and is in the process of finding a new president. “The process is underway,” he said, noting […]
Approach by student pilot goes bad
The student pilot’s failure to maintain a climb during a go-around resulting in collision with an embankment.
Sen. Bennett joins concern over LASP
Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) has joined lawmakers who have voiced concerns about the Transportation Security Administration‘s proposed Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP). “These measures would be very costly, yet stakeholders have not been sufficiently engaged in the process,” wrote Sen. Bennet in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. To read Bennet’s […]
Lycoming offers zero-time engines at overhaul price
Lycoming Engines is offering zero-time, factory-rebuilt Lycoming engines to select pilots and owners at the price of a Lycoming factory overhaul until August 31. Lycoming’s factory-rebuilt engines are built to the same limits as a new engine, said Todd Stoner, Lycoming vice president of marketing and sales. “They come with a zero-time logbook, just as […]
Longtime CAF member to be Director of Maintenance
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) said on May 8 that 27-year CAF member James C. “Woody” Woodford will become the organization’s Director of Maintenance, reporting to Bob Stenevik, VP of Operations and Maintenance. “We are excited that a long-term member, who knows the CAF aircraft and the CAF members, will be joining the Headquarters team,” […]
$25,000 donation to create women in aviation exhibit
A $25,000 donation will enable Kalamazoo’s Air Zoo to create an exhibit about women in aviation and will fund scholarships for girls who attend a new summer camp, Air Zoo officials said on May 8. The money is coming from the Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Fund, a trust fund created in the early 1900s by Jacob […]