The $26 million project took approximately 18 months to build four hangars with attached office space and covered parking, according to company officials. The new complex adds 77,000 square feet of hangar space and 32,000 square feet of office space to the FBO.
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Distracted pilot fails to extend landing gear
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to utilize the aircraft checklist.
Picture of the Day: Ready
Jimmy Rollison submitted this photo and note: “Crew Chief Jim Rollison waiting for Pilot Joel Swager to push the go button on Dreadnought at the 2023 Reno Air races.”
Maybe we should follow in this teen’s footsteps
If a 16-year-old kid can plan out the basics of an Aero Club, seek out the professional assistance necessary to confidently set it up in a way that will pass muster with the authorities he’ll have to deal with, and build a membership that actively wants to help pull the wagon — well, the rest of us can probably do it too.
Grant funds improvements at 95IL
The improvements come just in time for the annual stargazing party at Henderson Field (95IL), near Golconda, Illinois.
ICON reaches milestone
The company started delivering to customers in earnest in early 2018, officials said, noting A5 owners are located in 30 states and 13 countries across five continents.
Cirrus opens Innovation Center
Cirrus Aircraft has transformed a 189,000-square-foot building on 39 acres into the new Innovation Center, which includes a larger and more capable Material and Processes Lab, a new Integration Test Lab, an upgraded Advanced Design & Development Lab, and new environmental equipment and testing capabilities, as well as more space for development and testing, according to company officials.
Poor radio coverage a problem at KBAZ
Everyone, including Approach, is well aware of this and they are forced to hand off in-bound traffic to New Braunfels Tower way too early and Tower, being non-radar, is blind to that traffic until acquiring them visually.
Picture of the Day: Fireworks
Miguel Nelson submitted this photo and note: “My 1943 Howard DGA-15P at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023, during the Wednesday night fireworks.”