Our friends from FunPlacesToFly.com attended the “Wings Over Paris” Airshow at Paris Cox Field in Paris, Texas and sent us this video, along with this message: “What an airshow! Aerobatics by the top performers in the field, plus Warbirds! They even had a flying Mig 17! Kevin Lacey, who stars in the TV Production “Airplane Repo” […]
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P&WC looking for pilots for oil debris monitoring trials
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is looking for aircraft owners and pilots to help refine the technology for the company’s new oil debris monitoring technology, which is in the final stages of development. “We are seeking ‘early adopters’ from among our business aviation customers to participate in the trial to support the final calibration of this technology […]
SUN ’n FUN’s 2016 Top Gun Citation of Merit awarded
LAKELAND, Florida — Greg Holden, a senior at Central Florida Aerospace Academy on the SUN ‘n FUN Campus on Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (KLAL), has been awarded SUN ’n FUN’s 2016 Top Gun Citation of Merit. Greg received a $4,000 SUN ‘n FUN scholarship and a flight bag from SUN ‘n FUN business partner MYGOFLIGHT. He plans to […]
Beechcraft Pro Line Fusion-equipped King Air C90GTx awarded type certifications
Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, has received type certifications from both the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the new Pro Line Fusion-equipped Beechcraft King Air C90GTx turboprop. With this achievement, the company has now completed FAA and EASA certifications to include Pro Line Fusion avionics systems as standard equipment […]
Evening With Eagles Dinner unheralded heroine of Flight 1549
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — AirExpo 2016’s Evening With Eagles Dinner and Symposium on Saturday, July 16, will feature Doreen Welsh as the main speaker. When US Airways Flight 1549 crash-landed into New York’s Hudson River in 2009, Welsh was one of three flight attendants on board. Welsh will take everyone on the emotional journey of that fateful […]
UAS introduces flightevolution flight planning software
UAS International Trip Support has introduced its new online flight planning and weather platform called UAS flightevolution. flightevolution will be available on the web and for the iPhone and iPad. Users will be able to compute and file complex flight plans, visualize worldwide navigation data, view real-time and forecast weather, check fuel prices, find airport information, and […]
Sightseeing flight ends fatally
During a local sightseeing flight in Page, Arizona, the pilot noticed that the Cessna 207’s engine had lost partial power, and he initiated a turn back toward the airport while troubleshooting the loss of power. Despite these attempts, the engine would not regain full power and was surging and sputtering randomly. The pilot entered the […]
Picture of the day: Leaving the Keys behind
Stallion 51‘s KT Budde-Jones sent in this photo, explaining: “Leaving the Keys behind. Seven Mile Bridge from the Florida Keys taken from our T-6 Texan May 21, 2016.”
A 1949 Piper Clipper in the spotlight
There are a couple of good reasons Gilbert and Barbara Pierce’s bright red 1949 Piper PA-16 Clipper occupied Space 1 on Row 1 of the vintage aircraft parking at this year’s SUN ’n FUN. First, they were early arrivals and, more importantly, their aircraft is a past champion and always receives a prime display spot. […]