OSHKOSH, Wis. – Only one other person has flown more kids for EAA’s Young Eagles program than volunteer pilot Larry Durst. Since 1994, 5,000 children have taken flight with Durst. Working as a team — he flies, and his wife, Maxine, recruits — the Dursts’ relentless devotion to inspiring kids with aviation has earned the […]
General Aviation
Winners announced for AirVenture Cup
OSHKOSH — The winners have been announced for the 16th Annual EAA AirVenture Cup cross-country air race. The fastest aircraft of the day was a Turbine Legend, flown by Marty Abbott who came in at a time of 1:17:55 and an average speed of 354.30 mph. The race started at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, departing from […]
Flight Design selects Garmin for new C4
OSHKOSH — Flight Design announced at AirVenture that it has chosen Garmin avionics for its new C4 all-carbon composite four-seat light aircraft. “Garmin’s innovative glass cockpit avionics will enhance the capabilities and safety of the C4,” said Matthias Betsch, President and CEO of Flight Design. “The ability to offer our customers features like Angle of […]
House members protest FAA’s AirVenture ATC fees
A bipartisan group of 30 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, denouncing the agency’s assessment of fees on aviation events nationwide, including EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. The House letter follows a bipartisan letter from 28 U.S. senators last month that also criticized the assessments. The senators […]
Dual fuel aircraft to be unveiled at Oshkosh
OSHKOSH – Airplane manufacturer Aviat Aircraft and Minneapolis-based Aviation Foundation of America will unveil the first dual fuel, piston powered aircraft to operate on both compressed natural gas (CNG) and aviation gasoline at this year’s AirVenture. The Aviat Husky CNG will be on display outside the Innovations Pavilion throughout AirVenture 2013, which takes place in […]
ICON releases production details on AoA system
LOS ANGELES – ICON Aircraft has released details about its Angle of Attack (AoA) system, a safety feature that will be standard on the company’s A5 Light Sport Aircraft. ICON has completed the design, development, and testing of its AoA system. It also released a video demonstrating the safety benefits and real-world implications of flying […]
Testing completed for Super Legend
American Legend Aircraft Co. has completed structural testing of the Super Legend, a Lycoming-powered version of the Legend Cub. The airframe was successfully tested to load limits and will meet S-LSA certification, company officials report. In development since 2011, the Super Legend airframe was designed to match to the higher performing Lycoming IO-233 engine, company […]
Flight Training Cockpit launched for flight sim panels
OSHKOSH — Newly launched is Flight Training Cockpit, a new business line tasked with continuing development of the flight sim instrument panel from PilotMall.com announced at SUN ‘n FUN in April. The new business launches with lower pricing, new retailers and a flat screen version of the original Flight Training Cockpit Advanced Panel. The Flight […]
Electronics International introduces primary replacement engine monitor
OSHKOSH — Electronics International has unveiled its newest Primary Certified, TSO’d engine monitor, the CGR-30P, which stands for Cluster Gauge Replacement. As the name suggests, the monitor was designed to replace several certified, primary aircraft instruments in one standard 3-1/8” instrument. Because of the standard size, the CGR can replace any aircraft’s tachometer, according to […]