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Remos: Changing the way we sell GA
We’ve all seen the ads of a pilot fishing in a pristine river after landing his airplane nearby. The problem is, “very few of us have done that,” said Corvin Huber, CEO of Remos (pictured), which manufactures the Remos GX, currently the top-selling LSA in the U.S. That’s why the company has undertaken a huge […]
Instrument approaches face chopping block
In its latest round of proposals to cancel instrument approaches, the FAA extended its scope from slashing NDB approaches at airports that also had RNAV approaches to also include cutting VOR and GPS approaches, according to a report at AOPA.org. Of the 154 approaches that the FAA is considering canceling, 64 are VOR approaches and […]
MRO economic impact tops $39 billion
A new study by the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) shows the aviation maintenance (MRO) industry’s economic impact tops $39 billion. The report prepared by AeroStrategy, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based management consultancy, determined that spending in the global MRO market exceeded $50 billion in 2008, with North America (the U.S. and Canada) accounting for $19.4 […]
Florida town can’t restrict flight training
The FAA has informed the Grant-Valkaria Town Council in Florida that it cannot restrict flight training operations at Valkaria Airport. The town had asked the FAA if it could pass an ordinance that would prohibit flight training, including recurrent training, at the airport, which is owned by Brevard County, according to a report at AOPA.org. […]
Restoration begins on Lockheed L10-E
On Wednesday Sept. 2, The San Diego Air & Space Museum is scheduled to receive “Muriel,” a sister airplane to the one Amelia Earhart flew on her final flight 72 years ago (pictured below). The museum will assist with assembly and restoration of the Lockheed Electra L10-E for Grace McGuire, an aviator with hopes of […]
August Master Instructors accredited
Master Instructors LLC and its board of review have accredited several CFIs as Master Instructors. Of the approximately 93,000 CFIs in the United States, fewer than 700 of them have earned Master accreditation, according to Master Instructors officials. The FAA has approved the accreditation as an alternate means for CFIs to renew their flight instructor […]
Cessna delivers first Citation X with winglets
Cessna Aircraft Co. has delivered the first Cessna Citation X fitted with Elliptical Winglets. The winglets were installed at the Wichita Cessna Service Center under Winglet Technology’s FAA-approved Supplemental Type Certificate. Cessna and Winglet Technology collaborated to develop the patented Elliptical Winglet for retrofit on Cessna’s Citation X business jet. The elliptical winglet shape ensures […]
The News Tribune: DC-3 nearly ready to fly again
Subscribers to the Tacoma, Washington-based The News Tribune enjoyed a feature on a DC-3 restored at Pierce County’s Thun Field. From the story: “Its classic tail-dragger lines – cockpit and wings higher in the air than the tail that rests on a single tire – evoke another era. Two 1,200-horsepower engines power the three-bladed props […]