Light-sport aircraft manufacturer Flight Design has a new owner: German investment group LIFT Holding. The company, which will now be called Flight Design General Aviation GmbH, will be based at a new facility near the historic town of Eisenach in the Thuringia region of Germany. The Flight Design EASA Design Organization, the production site in […]
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Trump’s ATC overhaul struggles to takeoff
The Hill is reporting that President Trump’s plan to privatize air traffic control is struggling to get off the ground. The post notes that House lawmakers left town for the August recess without voting on the proposal, which is included in legislation to reauthorize the FAA. The plan would transfer the country’s air navigation system […]
Ben Ryan flies West
Ben William Ryan, the creator of Ryan Field in Montana, passed away July 26, 2017, at the Montana Veteran’s Home in Columbia Falls. He was 94. In 2005 Ryan and his wife, Agnes “Butchie” Ryan, donated the field to the Recreational Aviation Foundation. “Ryan Field is for everyone to enjoy,” he said. Ryan was born […]
Sporty’s Vision Jet auction raises $687,000 for charity
With a winning bid of $2.615 million, an anonymous, pre-qualified bidder won the Sporty’s auction for a Cirrus Vision Jet. The auction took place all week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, ending July 28, 2017. Sporty’s auctioned its early delivery position for a Cirrus Vision Jet, pledging that any money bid over the aircraft list price, including […]
MGF rolls out the Ultimate Flight Sim Immersion Cockpit
MGF, formerly MYGOFLIGHT, introduced its Ultimate Flight Sim Immersion Cockpit during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. The Ultimate Flight Sim Immersion Cockpit is powered by Laminar Research’s X-Plane flight simulator and FlyThisSim’ panel software. “There is a space between a desktop flight simulator and a full-blown flight simulator,” said Charles Schneider, CEO. “Our Flight Sim Immersion Cockpit fills that void.” According […]
Fuel exhaustion brings down C182
The Cessna 182 pilot was on a personal sightseeing flight when she realized she was low on fuel, and immediately diverted to an alternate airport. While enroute to the alternate airport she determined that enough fuel remained by consulting her onboard fuel computer, and elected to continue to her destination. As she approached her destination […]
The sun sets at OSH
Glenn Brasch of AirportCourtesyCars.com, who volunteered at EAA AirVenture 2017, sent us this photo of a sunset at the world’s largest aviation gathering, which wrapped up Sunday, July 30, after a week of excitement. Here’s looking forward to next year’s show, which is slated for July 23-29, 2018.
A clan gathering
Dispatch from M02, Dickson Municipal Airport, Dickson Tennessee: What has 26 propellers and 52 tails? A fleet of Ercoupes! This summer marked the 41st annual gathering of the twin-tailed birds of the Ercoupe Owners Club (EOC). Its fly-in convention, which is hosted in a different location each year, touched down this year in central Tennessee west […]
Lancair MAKO introduced at AirVenture 2017
The first new product since the relocation of experimental aircraft company Lancair International to Texas is the four-place MAKO. First flown on July 18, 2017, the MAKO flew for more than 40 hours before making its public debut at EAA AirVenture 2017 at Oshkosh. According to company officials, the new aircraft “performed admirably, meeting or […]