Although Meigs Field is gone, at least part of the property will be returned to aviation use. The city of Chicago plans to open a heliport for emergency services on the site of the former lakeside airport. The heliport will not be open to the public, but intended for use by private contractors only. The […]
Embry-Riddle to host training aircraft symposium
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will host the 2006 National Training Aircraft Symposium March 22-24. The meeting will spotlight new training equipment, the impact of VLJs, sport aircraft and new training methods for technically advanced aircraft.
Eclipse wins Collier Trophy
Eclipse Aviation Corp. has won the National Aeronautic Association’s 2005 Robert J. Collier Trophy. One of aviation’s most prestigious awards, the trophy will be presented “for leadership, innovation, and the advancement of general aviation” in the production of Very Light Jets (VLJs), specifically, the Eclipse 500.
Farnborough, Epic lawsuit settled
A court case between Farnborough Aircraft and Aircraft Investor Resources, parent company of Epic Aircraft, ended last month with Farnborough gaining possession of its F.1 – or Kestrel JP100, depending on who’s talking – prototype, which AIR was building for Farnborough. Farnborough employees moved the prototype from Epic’s Bend, Ore., plant to another hangar, where […]
Wings for Children looking for pilots
Wings for Children, a non-profit organization headquartered near Pittsburgh, is on the hunt for pilots — especially those who own their own planes. The 12-year-old organization flies sick children to medical treatment within 500 nm of Pittsburgh. 412-401-4529 or 800-743-5527.
Mermaid earns S-LSA certificate
The FAA has certified the factory-built Mermaid as a Special Light Sport Aircraft. The amphibious aircraft is built in the Czech Republic by Czech Aircraft Works of Stare Mesto, and distributed in the United States by Sport Aircraft Works of Palm City, Fla. Deliveries are slated to begin this month.
2005 a record year for Columbia
2005 was a record-breaking year for Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corp., with deliveries of its 350 and 400 aircraft up 68%. Columbia delivered 115 planes in 2005, a year that officials are calling a “turning point” in the company’s history.
T211, T11 add BRS chutes
Indus Aviation Inc. of Dallas, which produces the T211 Thorpedo and T11 Sky Skooter, has added parachute recovery systems from Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) to its models. Indus also will act as a dealer for BRS in India, supplying parachute systems for other aircraft in that country, where GA is on the fast track.
Major improvements planned for California’s Flabob AIrport
A multi-million-dollar project at Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif., will add new educational facilities, an aviation business park and a residential airpark to the historic airport. Undertaken by the Thomas Wathen Foundation, the project starts with new facilities for the aeronautical department of San Bernardino Valley College, which plans to move to Flabob in the […]