GippsAero has extended its warranty on the GA8 Airvan to five years or 2,000 hours for all new aircraft. This five-year warranty is a three-year extension on top of the standard GippsAero two-year warranty that’s offered on the GA8 Airvan, and it will operate under identical terms and conditions, company officials said. GippsAero is not […]
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President of Glasair Aviation resigns
Just a few weeks after announcing the sale of the company to a Chinese firm, Mikael Via, president and CEO of Glasair Aviation, has resigned from the Washington-based general aircraft company that he has led for over 11 years. Via, who said “it’s time” to “move on to other challenges in a prepared statement, was […]
Banyan appointed Florida Kodiak dealer
Banyan Air Service based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) has been appointed as a Quest Authorized Sales Center for the Kodiak. “Banyan is thrilled to be appointed as the Kodiak dealer for the Florida region,” said Michael O’Keeffe, Banyan’s senior vice president of aircraft sales. “This is a natural complement to our existing maintenance service […]
A fast forward build
Zenith’s Sebastien Heintz sent along this link to a very cool time-lapse photo of kids building a Zenith STOL CH 750 at this year’s AirVenture. Check it out here.
Icon Aircraft teams with Cirrus on production of A5
Cirrus Aircraft will become “one of the key strategic supplier partners” for the Icon A5 amphibious Light Sport Aircraft, according to officials with the two companies, who have inked a deal for Cirrus, the manufacturer of the SR20 and SR22 lines of high-performance single-engine aircraft, to produce a significant portion of the composite airframe components […]
More veterans launch skyward
Ageless Aviation Dreams continues its tour of the Pacific Northwest taking veterans and seniors for a ride in its Boeing Stearman. The barnstorming tour also attracts “good news” stories on local news channels. See the KVAL.com story here.
What role does radio-controlled flying have in GA?
At the Arlington Fly-In in July I bought a Blade Scout radio-controlled (RC) helicopter. It’s a beginner-level RC. It’s also an absolute blast to fly. Horizon Hobby was the exhibitor. “We are trying to reach new markets, that’s why we are here in Arlington,” said Kim Payne from Horizon Hobby. “We’ll be at AirVenture as well.” Both displays were packed with people every […]
CPS to host Rotax classes
California Power Systems will host three Rotax classes in in August. 912 Service Training Level 1 (August 11-12), $500 912 Maintenance Training Level 2 (August 13-14), $500 2 Stroke/4 Stroke Renewal Course (August 10), $250
Quest unveils new interiors for Kodiak
Quest Aircraft Co. unveiled new interiors — Tundra and Timberline — for the Kodiak at last week’s AirVenture. The interiors will be available on 2013 models. Development work has also progressed on the Summit executive interior, which will be available in mid-2013, company officials said. “We have replaced the current Kydex panels with composite panels, […]