Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) manufacturer ICON Aircraft completed Phase I flight testing of its amphibious ICON A5 on Feb. 6. A series of 27 flights were made and data gathered across a wide range of speeds, gross weights, centers of gravity (CG), flap settings, altitudes and sea states, the company has reported. “The A5 prototype […]
Personal cooler introduced
CoolSpace has developed the new “Wave” personal work space cooler. The “Wave” is built with the same features found in the larger CoolSpace units. It is built of corrosion-proof polyethylene, and has thick edge coated pads and large wheels for increased mobility, according to company officials. The “Wave” also includes a matted top for placement […]
‘Fiberglass From Start to Finish’
Synergy Air of Eugene, Oregon, a training center offering assistance to homebuilders, is taking the show on the road, offering a weekend workshop, “Fiberglass From Start to Finish” in Wickenburg, Arizona, March 10-11. The two-day course is designed to give participants a thorough grounding in the materials and techniques needed to finish a canopy, cowling, […]
Air 10 Jet Center forms new company
Air 10 Jet Center at Cincinnati Municipal Airport/Lunken Field Airport (LUK) in Ohio recently formed a sister company, Reynolds Jet Management, to take over charter and jet management operations. The new company takes its name from owner J. Mercer Reynolds, who acquired the management company in 2008. The Reynolds Jet Management fleet that includes a […]
Camouflage helmet debuts
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has introduced a camouflage design for its Performance Series line of Arc Armor welding helmets. The new Realtree All Purpose High Definition camouflage design was made available to Miller through an exclusive license. The helmets feature three arc sensors, a quick-release front cover lens holder with a rubber spatter gasket and […]
Auction off your plane
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. […]