Leading Edge Aviation at Rutherfordton County Airport in North Carolina, has signed with Sportsplanes.com to serve as a Sport Aircraft Regional Center (SARC). The FBO, just established last March by Greg Turner, moves into aircraft sales and sport pilot flight training with the new agreement. The FBO already offers maintenance. Turner has ordered a Skylark […]
G1000 in King Airs from Elliott
Elliott Aviation has been selected by Garmin to perform aftermarket installation of its G1000 in King Air C90 series aircraft. Elliott Aviation is one of a group of distributors selected to install the retrofit package, which is expected to earn certification in the King Air C90 in the second half of 2007. For more information: […]
Bonanzas get a power boost
A new STC that offers Bonanza pilots more punch for their IO-550 powered aircraft was recently awarded to Western Skyways. The turbonormalizing STC authorizes the facility to upgrade IO-550 powered aircraft to achieve increased performance. The company also can convert the IO-520 to an IO-550. The system optimizes engine performance by compressing and regulating incoming […]
Falcon Aviation adds Diamond Twin Stars to its training fleet
Falcon Aviation Services at Peachtree City Airport-Falcon Field (KFFC) in Georgia, has added two Diamond Twin Stars to its fleet. The flight school, which specializes in professional pilot training programs, also has facilities at Peachtree-DeKalb Airport (KPDK) and Ben Epps Field in Athens, Ga. For more information: 770-486-5561
Transition to electronic charts at Jepp’s FlyElectronic.net
Jeppesen recently launched a new website, FlyElectronic.net, dedicated solely to the transition from paper to electronic charts. The website includes a wealth of information on cost, the legality of flying with electronic charts, hardware and software, as well as answers to frequently asked questions about a paperless cockpit, according to Jeppesen officials. Pilots also can […]
FlightSafety offers online Garmin training
FlightSafety International has become a preferred online training provider for Garmin panel mount avionics products. FlightSafety’s first Garmin G1000 online training course will feature the Cessna Citation Mustang. It is scheduled to be available early in 2007 and will provide customers with familiarization training for the G1000 in advance of their initial training. Future plans […]
Georgia celebrates aviation centenary
In 1907, Ben Epps designed, built and flew the first airplane ever seen in Georgia. This year, Georgia is celebrating the 100th anniversary of that pioneering flight and honoring the Epps family, which remains a major influence on aviation in the state. Of Ben Epps’s nine children, only one did not learn to fly. Pat […]
Fore! Future of Arkansas airport includes golf
The future of Fayetteville Municipal Airport-Drake Field (KFYA) in Fayetteville, Ark., may include golf. According to Ray Boudreaux, director of aviation and economic development for the city of Fayetteville, the idea of creating a golf course on part of the airport property came out of a study done to update the airport’s 20-year Master Plan. […]
Time machine: Canadian pilots show off their deHavilland Chipmunk
We were prowling the rows of vintage aircraft at EAA AirVenture where, amid the rows of high-wing tube and fabric machines, we spotted a low-wing job that had a decidedly military look to it. “That kind of looks like a warbird,” I remarked to photographer Justin Moore as we looked at a polished metal low-wing […]