Eclipse has made the official delivery of the first Eclipse 550 jet. “With the Eclipse 550, we’ve built a high performance light jet that includes advanced technologies and safety features that have traditionally been found only on much larger commercial aircraft,” says Mason Holland, Eclipse CEO. “Our customers wanted the latest technologies such as auto […]
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Aspen offers free trial of synthetic vision
Aspen Avionics, manufacturer of the Evolution Flight Display system, is offering a free trial of its Evolution Synthetic Vision (ESV) to all new Aspen EFD1000 PFD purchasers during their first 10-inflight PFD hours. “We think aircraft owners will appreciate test flying Aspen’s Evolution ESV prior to purchasing it,” said Mark Ferrari, vice president sales and […]
Mechanical malfunction brings down Debonair
Aircraft: Beechcraft Debonair. Injuries: None. Location: St. George, Utah. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, during cruise flight, the engine’s exhaust gas temperature was hotter than normal and the fuel flow was lower than normal. The engine lost power and multiple attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The pilot made a gear-up forced […]
Light at the end of a long tunnel of decline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — General aviation might be seeing some light at the end of the long tunnel of decline, according to comments from officials from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) at their annual “state of the industry” press conference. GAMA, which now reports world-wide data, shows that 50% of GA deliveries last year were […]
Dynon unveils The New SkyView
Dynon Avionics has unveiled The New SkyView integrated avionics system. The latest edition of Dynon’s flagship product includes SkyView Touch, two new control panels, and dozens of new features in SkyView 10.0 software. Dynon’s pilot-engineers designed SkyView to have a clean and intuitive interface so pilots can focus on the flying, not the technology, said […]
Ohio budget includes funds for Wright brothers factory
DAYTON, Ohio — Efforts to restore the historic Wright brothers’ airplane factory have taken a step forward with the inclusion of funding in Ohio’s capital budget bill. The budget bill for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 includes $250,000 to acquire and secure the two Wright Company buildings for eventual use by the National Park Service. […]
LiveAirShow TV profiles Jerry ‘Jive’ Kerby
Every wonder why a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who’s flown some of the most powerful jets around would want to get into an RV-8 for an airshow act? The folks at LiveAirShow TV wondered that very thing, and caught up with Jerry “Jive” Kerby at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show last fall to ask […]
Five Washington airports to receive new layout plans
Five state-managed airports in Washington state — Woodland, Lower Granite, Stehekin, Easton and Sullivan Lake — are slated to receive a new airport layout plan (ALP) during the next two years. This is the first step toward making five, 10 and 20-year plans for improvement projects at these airports. To develop the ALPs and narrative reports, […]
Free pilot refresher course offered at GMU March 29
Has it been a long time since the last time you’ve flown? Would you love to regain your knowledge and get ready for summer? Stratos Aviation will be conduct a pilot refresher course on Saturday, March 29, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm in the Greenville Downtown Airport’s main terminal building’s first floor conference room. […]