The suite includes the T3000 skyNav navigation sensor and instruments, the T3000 skyWave Nav Comms, and the T3000 skyLink Mode S and ADS-B transponder.
Experimental Aircraft
Dream Take Flight
Building her airplane was a total labor of love, says Lisa Turner, who adds: “I knew I loved aviation when I got started, but building that plane was also a process I fell in love with.”
Pictures of the Day: Winging its way westward
Chris Gardiner submitted thes photos and note: “A 2/3 replica Ferguson Spitfire winging its way westward to its new owner in Red Deer, Alberta, courtesy of Simon Hitchen, pilot in command.”
Problems with fuel pump contributes to homebuilt’s crash
A total loss of engine power due to intermittent operation of both the engine-driven fuel pump and the electric boost pump. Contributing was the pilot’s delay in rejecting the takeoff, after the initial loss of engine power, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
Progress at Van’s Aircraft
Bankruptcy is tough. I’m glad to see Van’s is making progress.
New video updates what’s going on with Van’s Aircraft
In a video posted to YouTube April 12, 2024, Clyde Hamstreet, whose firm, Hamstreet & Associates, works with companies in distress, gave an update on the reorganization of Van’s Aircraft during it bankruptcy.
Picture of the Day: Cockpit panel in the setting sun
John Schmidt submitted this photo and note: “Pietenpol builder/pilot Greg Cardinal noticed the sun coming through his hangar windows at just the right time to illuminate the wood instrument panel of his airplane and caught this view. The panel, fabricated with the help of Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame inductee Dale Johnson, was purposely cut for the wood grain symmetry, and finished with a minimum of instruments.”
Hiperbipe nut
Texas pilot David Godwin confesses he’s a “Hiperbipe nut.” He’s owned three so far and enjoyed every minute.
New owner for Bearhawk Aircraft
The company, now based in Fairview, Oklahoma, was bought by a customer.