Today’s search for an unleaded avgas is so different from similar searches in the past, which was a very large cooperative effort to find an answer — and they were looking for one fuel that could be produced by any oil company.
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Questions from the Cockpit: Got you covered — maybe
James, a private pilot and airplane owner in South Carolina, writes: What happens if someone wrecks your plane while they are considering buying it?
Notes from SUN ‘n FUN 2025
Attending SUN ‘n FUN for the first time since 2019, Publisher Ben Sclair filled his reporter’s notebooks with news from the show.
Advanced Air Mobility Innovation Center in the works for KCMA and KOXR
The planned Innovation Center will feature a 500-square-mile testing range for Advanced Air Mobility at Camarillo and Oxnard airports in Ventura County, California. It will offer research facilities, business resources, and workforce training.
Blue Angels headline sold-out California Capital Airshow
From the sleek U2 “Dragon Lady” spy plane to a cadre of vintage warbirds and the Blue Angels, air show fans had no shortage of excitement at the 2025 California Capital Airshow at Mather Airport (KMHR).
Living History flights commemorate anniversary of end of WWII
“Our flights are an excellent way to teach present day Americans what it was like to participate in an actual combat mission during World War II,” museum officials said.
Premier Aircraft opens new flight school
Along with providing familiarity training, the Premier Aircraft Flight Training will offer private through advanced instrument and commercial training programs, which, like the Diamond aircraft familiarity program, will be individually tailored to each student’s goals.
Applications to enter AirVenture Cup open
The 27th annual race begins at 9 a.m. CDT July 20, 2025, when more than 80 aircraft are expected to travel the a 400-nm course that starts and ends in Wausau, Wisconsin.
STC approved for 7-blade propeller for King Airs
MT-Propeller has received an FAA and EASA STC for the installation of its 7-blade Silent Seven Propeller on Beech King Air 300, 300LW, B300, and B300C series aircraft powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A propeller turbines.