Quest Aircraft Company reported at AirVenture 2016 that it has recently completed Phase I of its facility expansion. The new building addition was officially dedicated in a ceremony held at the company’s headquarters in June. In fall 2015, Quest began the initial construction of an expansion at its Sandpoint, Idaho, headquarters, which when complete will nearly double […]
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Garmin introduces G5 electronic flight instrument for certificated aircraft
Garmin has received FAA approval of the G5 electronic flight instrument in type-certificated fixed-wing general aviation aircraft. The new STC approved model list (AML) includes 562 aircraft models. The compact G5 serves as a standalone primary source for aircraft attitude or turn coordination information while also displaying secondary information, such as airspeed, altitude and more. “The FAA’s Safer Skies […]
New Aircraft Spruce catalog released
Aircraft Spruce will begin distributing printed copies and CD versions of its new 2016-2017 catalog at this week’s AirVenture in Oshkosh. According to company officials, there are hundreds of new products in the catalog. Aircraft Spruce currently offers more than 100,000 different items relating to aviation. The 2016-2017 catalog cover is a Britt Dietz original photo […]
Unintentional gear extension proves fatal for three
A video made by a witness located in a restaurant parking lot near the top of a ridge near Lake Elsinore, Calif., initially shows the Piper PA 28R’s wings level at a low altitude with a steady engine rpm and the landing gear in the retracted position. The airplane then makes about a 45° left turn. It subsequently levels […]
Picture of the day: A great vacation
What a great vacation! Fly a floatplane and then head to Oshkosh… Glenn Brasch, developer of the Airport Courtesy Cars app, sent in this photo, taken during his vacation in Montana on the Flathead River near Bigfork after a flight in this floatplane. Glenn’s now in Oshkosh, preparing for AirVenture, which kicks off Monday, July […]
RAF pilots head to Washington Island fish boil
By MIKE PURPURA On July 16, at 6 a.m., the earth was cloaked in cotton candy clouds as 200 airplanes converged on Washington Island in Wisconsin for the annual fish boil. Some slipped unnoticed across the Cheddar Curtain and into Wisconsin from Northern Illinois. Others flew east out of the North Woods and across Green Bay. […]
General Aviation News adds job search database to website
JSfirm.com‘s database of thousands of aviation industry jobs can now be search at the General Aviation News website. The search functionality on General Aviation News is unique and allows job seekers to narrow results by category, key word, location or company name – all from the website’s search form. “Since 1949, General Aviation News has been delivering […]
New Eclipse model unveiled
ONE Aviation has unveiled a new Eclipse model, currently known as “Project Canada.” The new aircraft is all about offering more, according to company officials. In this case, “more” means an aircraft that is: Shorter: Canada requires 24% less runway at sea level, ISA+25°C Quicker: Canada takes 47% less time to climb to FL400 at ISA+10°C Farther: Canada will fly […]
Yingling Aviation debuts enhanced Ascend 172
OSHKOSH — After unveiling the remanufactured Ascend 172 light single engine aircraft at AirVenture 2015, Yingling Aviation has taken another step in narrowing the gap between new and renovated airplanes by incorporating a number of customer-inspired enhancements into the 2016 version of the airplane on display at AirVenture 2016. N26FP, outfitted with a Lycoming 180 horsepower O-360-A4M engine with 0 hours TSOH […]