ASI Jet Center has joined forces with Daniel DeCaro Real Estate Auctions to serve the general aviation industry. DeCaro has been auctioning premier real estate assets of all types, including commercial and residential properties, institutional loans and real estate securities, and ultra-luxury private residences, for more than 30 years. The company recently expanded its services […]
1909 Wright Model B look-alike to fly at EAA AirVenture
The Wright brothers’ first production aircraft helped to start the era of air racing 100 years ago. A replica – more accurately, a look-alike – of a Wright B Flyer is scheduled to make its North American public flying debut during EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, to be held this year from July 27 to August […]
EBAA touts bizav as ‘recession buster’
“With the economy the way it is and with key markets as flat as they are, now is the perfect time to own or use business aircraft.” That statement was made on Jan. 12 by Brian Humphries, president of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), in a strongly-worded letter to European news media which, like […]
User-fee supporter Rockefeller heads Senate Commerce Committee
Sen. John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) is the new chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Long a crusader to force general aviation to pay more into the Airport and Airways Trust Fund, Rockefeller was the author of last year’s failed Senate version of the FAA reauthorization bill, which included user fees for general aviation. […]
Silver Dart replica flies in Canada
A replica of Silver Dart, the first powered, heavier-than-air vehicle to fly in Canada, made its first test flight at the Hamilton, Ontario airport on Feb. 6. With Canadian astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason (a Discovery payload specialist) at the controls, the replica, true to its design by Alexander Graham Bell, appeared stable and controllable during the […]
Sonex stalls during touch and goes
The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the group of trees located near the departure end of the runway.
March symposium addresses safety
The 2009 Air Charter Safety Symposium will take an in-depth look at the safety and security concerns faced by the air charter and shared aircraft ownership industries. Presented by the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF), the annual symposium is March 3-4, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Va. The symposium opens with an in-depth […]
King Schools adds avionics courses
King Schools has added two more Pro Line 21 courses to its lineup of courses for avionics systems ranging from the Universal UNS-1 to the Garmin 430/530. The two recently added Pro Line 21 courses are for the CJ3 and the Falcon 20/50. The courses include built-in procedures trainer “so you can practice what you […]
‘America’s Hangar’ soars onto DVD
Smithsonian Networks takes flight with an intriguing look inside “America’s Hangar” soaring onto DVD March 17 from Infinity Entertainment Group. The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum (established in 1946), also known as “America’s Hangar,” houses more than 300,000-square-feet of aircraft. The world’s most-visited museum, it has preserved and displays many of the world’s […]