When pilots in Washington State learned of legislation to require all automobile gas sold in the Evergreen State to contain ethanol, they went off like a stall warning horn. The problem is that many aircraft have been modified through a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to run on auto gas. Operating an airplane engine with auto […]
Expansion continues at Kissimmee Gateway Airport
Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) is soaring to new heights with recent developments. Ranger Aviation, an FBO at ISM, is in the process of building a 60,000-square-foot executive terminal. This facility will house corporate offices, tenants, conference rooms, pilot facilities and a full-service restaurant. Meanwhile, another FBO, Marathon Flight Services, is nearing completion of a […]
eXtreme Airhsow Challenge: NASCAR of the air
The Association of Competition Airshow Pilots (ACAP) launches its “eXtreme Airshow Challenge” next month. “Fans and sponsors can expect all the fun and excitement of a traditional air show, plus much, much more, including performances by some of the best air show pilots in the world,” says Rick Rushing, founder of the ACAP series. Competitions […]
NORAD tells FAA to pull public transcript of ADIZ meeting
The FAA has yanked the transcript of a Washington, D.C., Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) public meeting from the Web, after being ordered to do so by the Department of Defense and security officials. AOPA promptly filed a Freedom of Information Act request to get the information back in public view. “These were public meetings […]
Tuskegee Airmen honored by Congress
A unanimous vote in the House and a 99-1 vote in the Senate assure that a Congressional Gold Medal will be awarded, collectively, to the Tuskegee Airmen. The award recognizes the illustrious military record set by the black airmen during World War II, and their inspiration for the post-war end to racial discrimination in the […]
Hurricane won’t keep ’em down
Warbird Adventures, of Kissimmee, Fla., is thriving again. Although currently operating out of tent-like temporary shelters, a new, 10,000-square-foot hangar soon will replace the one destroyed by last year’s hurricanes. Warbird Adventures offers hands-on flights and sightseeing rides in North American AT-6 and SNJ advanced trainers and in Bell 47 helicopters, familiar to M*A*S*H watchers. […]
Sport Pilot TV to expand coverage area
Your chances of watching Sport Pilot TV have increased. Producers of the weekly program about the sport of flying all kinds of aircraft, have inked a deal with Time Warner Cable, which will bring the show to 14 million more subscribers. This puts Sport Pilot TV into nearly 40 million homes. Don’t have it yet? […]
Mooney delivers No. 11,000
Mooney Airplane Co. recently delivered its 11,000th production aircraft, an Ovation2 GX. The milestone airplane, handed over to Dennis Strigl at the company’s Kerrville, Texas, delivery center, is equipped with the Garmin G1000. Mooney delivered its first airplane in 1948, from its initial location in Wichita, Kansas. A total of 66 were delivered during the […]
Javelin sucks up gear
The Javelin Jet prototype jet recently made its first gear-up test flight. The flight took place out of Javelin’s factory at Centennial Airport (APA) in Englewood, Colo. The Javelin is a two-place model designed as executive transport and a military trainer. Initial customer deliveries are slated for 2008.