Since the end of April 2023, the first DV20 — also known as the DA20 and manufactured at Diamond Aircraft Canada — has been suspended from the ceiling about 16 feet above a premium spot inside the mall, according to company officials.
Aircraft
Picture of the Day: Landing on Big Wood Pond
James Schoenmann submitted this photo and note: “A Cessna 172N looking good while landing on Big Wood Pond near Jackman, Maine.”
The pilots air traffic controllers love
A veteran air traffic controller identifies the three types of pilots controllers love and another three they don’t. Which type of pilot are you?
Could your airport be the new home of the Reno Air Races?
The Reno Air Racing Association is officially seeking bids from interested airports that want to be the new home for the National Championship Air Races.
Teen pianist wins Flying Musicians scholarship
Justin Duval will begin flight training at AeroDynamic Aviation in San Jose at the Reid-Hillview Airport (KRHV).
Picture of the Day: Starbird
Ron Jones submitted this photo and note: “The Velocity V-Twin, ‘Starbird,’ built by Ron Jones, tooling around the coastal foothills north of San Diego. The Starbird website, Legacy-Innovations.com, is all about building and flying this V-Twin.”
Buying with cash for the win/win
Buying an aircraft is closer to buying a house than buying a car. Everything is negotiable, including the purchase price. A lower selling price and a quicker sale can be perfectly acceptable to the seller — a result that becomes attractive to both sides of the equation when offering cash.
Celebrating Memorial Day
The Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho, hosted a four-ship warbird fly-over in observance of Memorial Day on May 29, 2023.
A different kind of flying with the need for speed
A new study claims that humans may soon be able to speed skydive at speeds topping 600 km/h or 372 miles per hour.