The Seawind 300C, an amphibious four-place airplane, will be powered by the Continental IO-550N 310-hp engine. FADEC (Fully Automated Digital Electronic Control) will be offered as an option. Seawind officials also tapped Sagem to supply a glass cockpit for the airplane, which is expected to obtain certification in both Canada and the U.S. by January. […]
FAA wants to study pilot satisfaction
The FAA wants to spend $289,000 to study pilot satisfaction with its aeromedical certification services. Critics claim the study is a waste of money, noting that those funds would be better spent on manpower to take care of the backlog in Oklahoma City. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must approve the […]
NBAA moves convention 2005 to Orlando
The National Business Aviation Association convention, one of the industry’s largest, has been relocated to Orlando. The show, originally slated for New Orleans, also has been moved up a week. It will be held Nov. 9-11.
GAMA reports increased deliveries
Deliveries of new turbine business airplanes shot up more than 31% in this year’s first half, compared to last year’s, according to a report from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Exactly 100 more business jets and turboprops were delivered in the first six months of 2005 than during the same time period last year. […]
FAA fines Chicago for Meigs destruction
The FAA is demanding the city of Chicago pay a $33,000 civil penalty for the destruction of Merrill C. Meigs Field (CGX). The waterfront airport was destroyed two years ago when Mayor Richard Daley ordered heavy equipment to carve large Xs into the runway under the cover of night, rendering the airport useless and stranding […]
RV-6 project spawns a new tool for builders
When Paul Besing was building an RV-6A in the 1990s, disaster struck. “I had my builder log on a spread sheet and when I reformatted my computer, I forgot to save it,” he said. “I lost everything.” In the process of recreating the logs, an idea – and a company – was born. “I started […]
New electronic flight bag brings the paperless cockpit to GA
How would you like to have the exact same Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) in your Mooney or Cessna that’s installed in the heavy iron? You can, with NavAero’s t-BagC22. The new EFB gives GA pilots a paperless cockpit, bringing today’s sophisticated technology to the masses. Besides flight planning and weight and balance, the EFB can […]
History comes alive
Do you have a family member who served in World War II? Did you ever dress up in his or her uniform and ask about the war? There are some people who don’t outgrow the urge to try on uniforms – except now they are the ones telling the stories. They call themselves living historians […]
‘Memphis Belle’ finds new home in Dayton
After 59 years in her namesake city, the B-17 “Memphis Belle” is on the move again. In spring of this year the Memphis Belle Memorial Association made the decision to give the airplane to the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Strictly speaking, the airplane […]