Hoping to battle what he says has been damaging rhetoric against general aviation from President Barack Obama, U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kansas) has launched the America Flies campaign, which features a website where aviation advocates can sign a petition promoting the industry and share their stories of how general aviation has benefited them. According to […]
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Aerobatic pilots develop safety solution to reduce risk of fire
Aerobatic pilots Buck Roetman of Wild Horse Aviation, and Mike Stewart, Flight Lead for Team RV, have unveiled a new safety solution for professional air show pilots to reduce the risk of a post-impact fire: An inertia activated shut-off switch installed in the ground wire to fuel and smoke oil pumps. Roetman said the installation […]
Cirrus debuts five seating capacity
Cirrus Aircraft has introduced expanded seating capacity in its SR20, SR22 and SR22T general aviation aircraft models, available for 2012. The new 60/40 FlexSeating features a wider back seat, highlighted by a 60/40 fold-down split in the rear seat for five-person maximum aircraft occupancy, company officials said. The folding versatility of the new seat, coupled […]
WASP honored in new novel
In 2010 Congress awarded the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal. KJ Tillinghast combined this recent event and his parents’ activity in the war to write a new aviation-themed novel “Kittyhawks.” United States Army special investigator Captain John Cutter meets 90-year-old Kirby Stevens, a WASP, after she […]
Hot air balloon ground school set for general aviation pilots
Palmetto Sun Balloons, a family run hot air balloon company in South Carolina, will be conducting a Hot Air Balloon Ground School for general aviation private and commercial pilots the weekend of Feb. 25-26. The school will be held at the Runway Café at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) beginning at 8 a.m. each day. The […]
Pilots band together on hangar leases at SLE
A new job always comes with a learning curve. You need to learn procedures and ways of doing business, as well as determining the needs of your clients. The clients, meanwhile, hopefully will be patient with you. Without proper communication, things can get muddled and tensions rise. This is particularly true of airport management. At […]
Pipistrel Taurus G4 nominated for Design of the Year
A general aviation aircraft, Pipistrel‘s Taurus G4 — winner of the NASA Green Flight Challenge — has been chosen by the Design Museum in London as a nominee for the Designs of the Year 2012. The general aviation aircraft joins a long list of nominees in categories ranging from fashion to furniture to transport. Other […]
Decision time 2012 for general aviation
In a special report in AOPA’s Aviation eBrief, AOPA President Craig Fuller urges general aviation pilots to get involved in this year’s elections, saying “With a presidential election on the horizon, this is a big year for every American, but perhaps even more so for members of the general aviation community.” “The public servants we […]
New chairman of Sun ’n Fun named
Following the retirement of long-time Sun ’n Fun chairman Bill Eickhoff, the Sun ’n Fun board of directors has elected Bob Knight, president of Knight Industrial Equipment of Lakeland, Fla., as the new chairman. Eickhoff served as chairman for the past 28 years at Sun ’n Fun. Knight assumes the chairmanship after serving on the […]