If you’re looking for good news about general aviation amid the economic doom and gloom, the Federal Aviation Administration and the UBS Business Jet Market Index are offering some. The FAA predicted that GA growth will resume in 2010, in the annual forecast it released March 31. The report was headlined: “Aviation Activity to Resume […]
Lancair’s first flight ends fatally
A loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff for undetermined reasons.
What’s your big idea?
It’s no secret that pilots are an innovative group. Stop in at any FBO and you’ll no doubt hear solutions not only on how to fix your flying or your airplane, but also the world. That’s why we’re turning to the readers of General Aviation News, asking you to share your “big ideas.” Those ideas […]
Extreme training at 30,000 feet
Caroline Brozovich’s fingers and lips have turned blue-grey, her movements are sluggish, and her eyes half-shut, as though she’s peering through a fog. The oxygen around her is now as thin as the air at 30,000 feet, the cruising altitude for jet aircraft. If Brozovich were piloting an airliner, she and her passengers would be […]
Laid-off workers turn to aviation for new careers
Penny Glasscox could be the poster person for what laid-off workers in the United States should be doing. When Glasscox found herself unemployed in November from her job as office manager for the collision center at a local automobile dealership, she immediately began looking for work. She also looked to the future, remembering that schooling […]
Continental Motors flies on unleaded AvGas
Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc. announced the first test flight of a certificated aircraft using unleaded aviation fuel, on March 31. TCM worked with Hawker Beechcraft Corporation on the project. “This is an accomplishment that adds to TCM’s catalog of aviation firsts, such as the introduction of a horizontally opposed cylinder configuration, fuel injection, turbo charging, […]
ORL project gets nod
A Fort Lauderdale aviation firm wants to build a 74-room hotel, a new terminal, three new hangars and some office space at Orlando Executive Airport (ORL). The Orlando Municipal Planning Board recently recommended approval of SheltAir Orlando Air Center Inc.’s master plan for the proposed $10 million, four-phase project, according to a report in the […]
No money to burn: Fire safety conference cancelled
In the aftermath of the the worst wildfire season in California in decades, the California Department of Forestry and Fire has been forced to pull the plug on a popular annual event for its statewide aviation firefighting team. According to a report in The State Worker, the 2009 aviation safety conference – held each spring […]
Virginia Air & Space Center honors volunteers
The Virginia Air & Space Center, a museum at Hampton, Virginia, honored its 174 volunteers and docents at a March 24 Volunteer Recognition Celebration. Included in the ceremony was the Volunteer of the Year award, which went to Herb Johnston, as well as recognition of other volunteers for their 2008 contributions. Johnston joined the Volunteer […]