Sonaca Aircraft unveiled the Sonaca 200, its new two-seat single-engined aircraft, at Aero Friedrichshafen, the European general aviation show, April 18-21, 2018. The Sonaca 200 has completed its flight test program and is about to be EASA certified in the CS-VLA category, according to company officials. The certification program began in 2015, company officials note. […]
Briefings
Piper unveils Jet-A powered Seminole
Piper Aircraft has selected the Continental Motors Group new CD-170 compression ignition engine fueled with Jet-A to power the Piper PA-44 Seminole. The multi-engine training aircraft will also feature counter-rotating engines, giving flight schools and training organizations a single lever, FADEC training system, Piper officials said. After selecting the CD-155 Jet-A engine to power the […]
Clay Lacy opens maintenance facility at KOXC
Clay Lacy Aviation has officially opened its 65,000-square-foot aircraft maintenance facility at Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) in Oxford, Connecticut. Staffed by factory trained technicians on Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dassault, Cessna, and Hawker airframes, the facility offers light line maintenance for engine and airframe, avionics troubleshooting and repairs, and minor interior updates and reconditioning. The process for FAA Part 145 […]
First Flight: Sun Flyer 2
DENVER, Colorado – The prototype Sun Flyer 2 aircraft had its first flight April 10, 2018. The prototype aircraft flight test program, which began in late March, is being conducted at Centennial Airport (KAPA), south of Denver, Colorado, and is now progressing to increased speed, altitude and endurance capabilities, according to officials with Bye Aerospace, […]
Aviat’s Husky rolls out with more than a dozen new enhancements
Aviat Aircraft landed at SUN ‘n FUN with more than a dozen enhancements to the venerable Husky. “The Husky has a proud heritage; it’s reliable, safe and built with quality craftsmanship,” said Stuart Horn, president, Aviat Aircraft. “We listened to our customers and have been working hard to make enhancements that we know pilots and […]
Long-term FAA reauthorization bill introduced in the House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have introduced the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 4), a five-year bill to reauthorize the FAA. H.R. 4 was introduced in the House by the entire bipartisan leadership of the Committee and its six subcommittees, including Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill […]
PAPR Chase
By JOHN CROFT, FAA NextGen Outreach and Reporting Pilots accustomed to receiving live ADS-B traffic updates from FAA radar through the Traffic Information Service-Broadcast (TIS-B)will feel blind — and less safe — if that service gets shut off. But that is exactly what might happen if their ADS-B equipment is transmitting hazardous information or performing incorrectly […]
Searey donated to Seaplane Pilots Association
Progressive Aerodyne revealed on opening day of SUN ’n FUN that it is providing a Searey Adventure SLSA for the next year to the Seaplane Pilots Association. The donation is designed to “expand the goodwill and public outreach that the Seaplane Pilots Association provides to the general public on behalf of the general aviation and […]
ForeFlight demonstrates upcoming enhancements at SUN ‘n FUN
ForeFlight demonstrated a slate of upcoming enhancements at this year’s SUN ‘n FUN. “Over the last 10 years, ForeFlight has been focused on giving pilots the most elegant and capable integrated application to make flying safer and more enjoyable,” said Tyson Weihs, ForeFlight co-founder and CEO. “ForeFlight 10 builds upon our decade of innovation, delivering […]