“We’re making it personal,” stated Cessna Chairman, President and CEO Jack Pelton. The “it” he was referring to is the Cessna 162, also known as the SkyCatcher, the Light Sport Aircraft designed by Cessna. A week before EAA AirVenture, Cessna officially announced it was going to move ahead with development of the LSA. Cessna kicked […]
Take a guided tour of a B-29 — at the bottom of a lake
The National Park Service has awarded two companies limited Commercial Use Authorizations for guided technical scuba diving on a Cold War-era B-29 that rests at the bottom of Lake Mead in Nevada. The two companies are Sin City Scuba, based in Las Vegas, and Scuba Training and Technology Inc., based in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. […]
Kilmer Bortz, World War II Naval Aviator, dies
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Kilmer S. Bortz. He was one of those highly-decorated heroes of World War II who came home to a comparatively prosaic, but apparently satisfying, life. He died June 27 at his home near Lutherville, Maryland. He was 87. Bortz flew with the Navy’s Bomb Squadron 13, itself […]
Fossett earns sailplane speed record
When record-making Steve Fossett sets yet another one, some people shrug. He has set many a record in powered and un-powered aircraft, balloons, sailboats – if it moves, Fossett may have set a record in it. Early last month, he and New Zealand soaring expert Terry Delore set a speed record for sailplanes, gliding over […]
1940 Air Terminal Museum raffles off antique aircraft
How would you like to be the proud owner of a beautifully restored, airworthy antique aircraft — and only pay $50 for it? It could happen, if you hold the winning ticket in the 1940 Air Terminal Museum raffle. The museum, located at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, is raffling off a 1947 Cessna […]
the buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
“Getting into light sport after losing your medical is like rediscovering sex.” — Mike Fletcher, Light Sport Airplanes West “It is clear to us there is a great need for this aircraft as we strive to drive down the cost of flying and learning to fly.” — Jack Pelton, Cessna’s chairman, president and CEO on […]
Flying the B-25
Last summer broken bones grounded me. This summer I am making up for lost time by not only doing as much flying as I can, but also flying as many airplanes from my “wish list” as possible. You already know about one of them – the DC-3 (Living the dream: Our reporter flies a DC-3, […]
KUDOS FOR OUR OIL & ENGINE EXPERTS
Just thought I would drop you a note. I have been reading your articles in Visser’s Voice and Ask Paul and enjoying them. Keep up the good work. Our 41 PA31s are running well at the moment. DOUG CHANDLER Ameriflight
UNLEADED AVGAS: YOU’D HAVE TO BE INSANE TO OPPOSE IT
Your fuel and lubricant expert Ben Visser recently wrote in his column that it would be insane to try and develop an unleaded replacement for 100LL (Unleaded avgas: You’d have to be insane to try to develop it, June 22 issue). What’s to develop? Leave out the lead and 100LL automatically becomes 95UL. Since virtually […]