The $6.2 million project was funded via a capital campaign separate from EAA member dues.
Daher expands in North American
With the Stuart facility, North America has now become Daher’s second largest region after its home country of France.
CFI doesn’t listen when student says engine doesn’t sound right
I think that it is important to heed the alerts from all of those on board. I could have paid more attention to my student mentioning the noise from the engine. I might have been able to detect an issue before we were en route.
Picture of the Day: First flight
Will Luggar submitted this photo and note: “First flight after an eight-month build of a Carbon Cub EX3! It’s at home flying off a private 1,600-foot grass runway in northern Minnesota. It took around 700 hours to build the EX3, which features a Garmin G3X and autopilot. It is powered by an experimental 363i Lycoming engine, which produces 186 hp.”
That’s one way to get to OSH22
Dave is planning to touch down in all 48 contiguous states in the U.S. along the way to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
Six new pilots to receive their wings at Oshkosh
All six new pilots use wheelchairs, and include a veteran wounded in combat and another veteran who became disabled through an accident.
LightHawk names new director of conservation
Lighthawk is a non-profit organization that has a network of 300 volunteer general aviation pilots who donate their time and airplanes to fly researchers, policy makers, elected officials, and others on conservation and environmental missions.
Garmin GI 275 certified for Robinson helicopters
The FAA awarded an STC for R22 and R44 installations in early July 2022.
Plane crashes after CFI takes controls without telling student
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane following an unannounced transfer of flight control during takeoff.