Although Light Sport Aircraft and Very Light Jets got most of the publicity at EAA’s AirVenture this year, anyone with an interest in engines might have seen it differently. Six engine manufacturers and developers made what they considered to be major announcements at AirVenture, and most others at least held news conferences, if only to […]
Aviat Aircraft adds enhanced vision to Husky
Aviat Aircraft has become the first general aviation manufacturer to offer a low-cost enhanced vision system for light airplanes. Aviat president Stu Horn announced at AirVenture that the low-cost ForwardVision EVS-100 enhanced vision system is available as optional equipment on new Huskys and as a retrofit to existing Huskys. Previously, the only EVS systems offered […]
Inhofe attacks Senate’s FAA reauthorization proposal: Calls it “a sweetheart deal for the airlines”
General aviation user fees are “the most misunderstood issue” currently before Congress, declared Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) during an interview at AirVenture 2007. Inhofe, GA’s greatest friend in the U.S. Senate, also spoke to a large crowd, curious about the status of the user fees debate, at the EAA Member Village. Long a member […]
“Preaching to the choir”: GA advocates and elected officials rally Air Venture crowds against user fees
In the fight for user fees, the airlines are using a time-tested tactic: Divide and conquer. “We’ve been told that the bulk of GA won’t have to worry about user fees,” EAA President Tom Poberezny said during one of several forums on user fees at last month’s AirVenture. “That’s called divide and conquer. We’re all […]
Avemco lowers rates again: Broadens coveragefor homebuilts andlow-time pilots
Avemco Insurance Co. has lowered its rates and broadened its coverage on models ranging from technically advanced aircraft to homebuilts. Rates have been reduced for all Cirrus and Columbia models, as well as Diamond’s DA-42 Twin Star and select homebuilt aircraft, according to Jim Lauerman, Avemco’s chief underwriting officer. “We’ve made several moves to ensure […]
KidVenture prepares the future
“We have discovered over the years that you have to prepare the future,” says Dan Majka, chairman of EAA KidVenture. And prepare them they do — “they” being a small army of volunteers who run KidVenture, a mini-kid-friendly AirVenture held at Pioneer Airport next to the EAA museum during this summer’s AirVenture. Majka notes that […]
Formation fl ight honors Van’s RVs
Every afternoon during last month’s AirVenture, the Showcase featured airplanes of all sorts. On two days, however, the sky was filled with RVs. The flight of 35 RVs flying in formation marked 35 years of participation in AirVenture by Van’s Aircraft. It also was designed to honor Van’s founder, Richard VanGrunsven. According to Stu McCurdy, […]
Able Flight scholarships give wings to disabled pilots
Going to AirVenture is always a special treat for new pilots, but it was even more special for Brad Jones of Georgia and Sean O’Donnell of Pennsylvania. Both are recipients of scholarships made available through Able Flight and received their Sport Pilot wings at a special ceremony held during AirVenture. Jones and O’Donnell are the […]
E-LSA registration deadline looms
Do you fly a “fat” ultralight? The deadline for registering your aircraft as an Experimental Light Sport Aircraft is Jan. 31, 2008. Registration involves more than sending in paperwork. The aircraft have to be inspected for airworthiness, then certified to become E-LSAs. The issue is high profile enough that FAA Administrator Marion Blakey commented on […]