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 […]
Glasair Aviation discontinues Glastar kits
You know you’ve designed a good airplane when your customers flock to that particular model. The downside is that other models may not get many orders. Such is the case at Glasair Aviation. “Since we introduced the Sportsman some four years ago, the orders for the Glastar have fallen off dramatically,” explained company spokesman Alan […]
Mayor Daley can’t touch this one: New Texas airark sports familiar name
When Doug and Vergie Meigs decided to pursue the idea of building an airpark, they knew they’d run into some confusion. That’s because most pilots automatically associate that name with the now-defunct airport in Chicago. “We typed ‘Meigs Field’ into an Internet search engine and up came the other one,” said Doug Meigs, a pilot […]
First customer Eclipse 500 delivered
On Dec. 31, Eclipse Aviation received the FAA certificate of airworthiness for its first customer aircraft, enabling its delivery for customer use, just hours ahead of CEO Vern Raburn’s long-expressed deadline. A few days later, on Jan. 4, Eclipse passed one of its most important milestones when it delivered its first customer aircraft to co-owners […]
The Evektor SportStar now boasts a 55 lbs. weight increase
The Evektor SportStar now boasts a 55 lbs. weight increase. The increased gross weight SportStar is called the “SportStar Plus.” The weight increase will give the SportStar Plus a maximum takeoff weight of 1,268 lbs., up from the original 1,213 lbs. “The increase in gross weight is a great improvement to the SportStar,” said Jeff […]