Eclipse Aviation officials are crowing that one of the company’s Eclipse 500 VLJs set a New York-Atlanta speed record for its class on Oct. 7 – beating by nearly 28 minutes the record set only two weeks earlier by a Cessna Mustang. Furthermore, the Eclipse did it on 25% less fuel than the Mustang: 987 […]
FAA exceeds its goal for GA safety
The number of fatal general aviation accidents has declined by 5% this fiscal year, according to the FAA. The FAA’s goal was to have no more than 331 fatal general aviation accidents during the 12 months ending Sept. 30. The actual number was 314. Fatalities also declined, from 676 in fiscal 2006 to 564 in […]
Congress demands 90-day reports on FSS
The many problems pilots have had with the new Lockheed Martin Flight Service Stations have led Congress to ask for progress reports. In a letter to Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters, Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.), chairman of the House aviation subcommittee, has asked the Department of Transportation to submit a progress report every 90 days […]
First Angel Flight mission flown in Eclipse 500
The first Angel Flight in an Eclipse 500 was recently completed. Arranged by Angel Flight West, the mission was to fly a patient from El Monte, Calif., back to her home near Chico. Flown in a newly delivered Eclipse 500, the flight was completed in an hour and 20 minutes. The mission was piloted by […]
Evergreen Museum honors five
The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum recently inducted five more honorees into the Oregon Aviation Hall of Honor: General Staryl C. Austin, Jr., Colonel Lawrence E. Campbell. Jr., Colonel James Church, Major General Chester E. McCarty and Nevilles E. “Jim” Walker.
Wings Club donates $50,000 to CAN
The Wings Club recently donated $50,000 to Corporate Angel Network, the national public charity that arranges free flights to treatment for cancer patients by using empty seats on business aircraft. The donation is in recognition of CAN’s 25 years of service, according to John Slattery, president of the Wings Club.
Raisbeck receives Pathfinder Award
Raisbeck Engineering’s founder and CEO, James Raisbeck, recently received the Pathfinder Award from Seattle’s Museum of Flight. The award honors individuals from the Pacific Northwest who have significantly contributed to aeronautics and astronautics. Raisbeck was cited for his numerous contributions to the safety and performance of aircraft and his influence on many business aircraft designs. […]
Hamilton, Fort Benton at DigiWx
Two more airports in Montana have installed the Belfort DigiWx II AWOS automated weather observation system. Both airports, Ravalli County Airport (6S5) at Hamilton and Fort Benton Airport (79S) at Fort Benton, will use the system as the primary weather reporting station. The system reports wind speed, wind direction and wind gusts, temperature, relative humidity, […]
SportairUSA wants your opinions
SportairUSA, LC, the North American distributor of the TL 2000 StingSport S-LSA, has partnered with Persuadable Research Corp. to gather opinions about Light Sport Aviation in an online survey. Pilots can take the survey by going to Sting.aero. Click on the “Take the Survey” button. The survey will close at the end of November. All […]