EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — Dierks Bentley headlines the opening night concert at this year’s AirVenture. The 63rd annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The concert, presented by Ford Motor Company with additional support from Cirrus Aircraft, is free to all AirVenture attendees that day. The […]
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Avidyne introduces new transceivers
Avidyne has expanded its ADS-B 978 Series of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) solutions, adding the MLX200 and MLX210 transceivers. Both are designed for Avidyne customers flying below 18,000 feet in airspace in the Continental United States who want to meet the upcoming mandate for ADS-B Out, and also to receive Flight Information System Broadcast weather and Traffic […]
Ercoupe loses propeller in flight
Approximately 40 hours before the accident the airplane had gone in for maintenance. The owner stated that the crankshaft oil seal was replaced due to an oil leak. He did not recall seeing a cotter pin ever installed on the hub nut, noting instead the use of a cadmium plated bolt and “Nyloc” nut. The […]
Picture of the day: The old and new
Al Brancifort sent in this photo from the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends in 2007 in Columbus, Ohio, noting, “the old and new passing in review.”
Meet Juliette, a beloved seaplane
Her name is Tanille Elaine DeLair, a very appropriate name for someone with a passion for flight. She named her light kit seaplane “Juliette.” With an FAA registration of N2269J, this may seem logical, but it’s something most men don’t do, or at least they rarely admit naming their favorite flying machine. But DeLair is […]
Courtesy Aircraft creates non-warbird sellers program
Long known as a warbird and classic aircraft broker, Courtesy Aircraft has added a second product line for anyone wanting to advertise the sale of their own aircraft. “We often get calls from individuals asking us to list their aircraft and we end up turning them down simply because our knowledge of that type of aircraft […]
WingX Pro7 for Android released
Hilton Software has released WingX Pro7 for Android. Features include VFR Sectionals, IFR High and Low Enroutes, planned route, weather, TFRs, and Special Use Airspace overlays. WingX Pro7 for Android adds integration with Lockheed Martin’s Flight Services system, Geo-Referenced Approach Charts and will continue to be enhanced with the features already on WingX Pro7 for […]
Biggest Little Airshow returns to Hawaii in August
HONOLULU — Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s Remote-Control Biggest Little Airshow in Hawaii is back for its seventh year Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15- 16, 10 am to 4 pm. Guests will be able to drive on to Ford Island for this event, or take the free shuttle from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. There will […]
Continental sponsors 39th Air Race Classic terminus
H.L. “Sonny” Callahan Airport (KCQF), 99s Emerald Angels of the Gulf Coast Chapter, and Continental Motors Group will welcome the all-women Air Race Classic to Fairhope, Alabama, June 24-27, for the annual transcontinental race. There are 54 teams with 118 female pilots registered to compete for this year’s championship. The H.L. “Sonny” Callahan Airport will be the final stop and finishing […]