AVWeb is reporting that Lancair International has a new owner, along with a new infusion of operating capital. The story, which you can read here, says that Gene Wolstenholme is now majority owner and chairman, and Robert Wolstenholme, who built and flies his own Lancair IVP, was named president and CEO. The company will focus […]
Rocky Mountain Fly-In takes off Aug. 28
The 31st annual Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In (RMRFI) will take place Aug. 28-29 at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) in Denver. “The wide range of pilot-related activities at the 2010 event represents Colorado Sport Aviation’s continuing dedication to the flying community,” says Jim Cimiluca, president of CSA, which hosts the event. Event volunteers will greet […]
‘Barefoot Bandit’ charges unsealed
A federal judge in Seattle has unsealed the charges against “Barefoot Bandit” Colton Harris-Moore, according to a blog at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website. The teen, who has made his way to national notoriety through a string of burglaries and thefts, stands accused of stealing a plane in Idaho and crash landing it near Granite Falls. […]
Dynon upgrades SkyView
Dynon Avionics has released SkyView software versions 2.0 and 2.5 for its glass panel flight system. Owners of a SkyView system can download the software free at DynonAvionics.com. Included among the many new features in the two updates are free trial previews of an upcoming optional Navigation Mapping Software. This feature allows pilots to navigate […]
Osprey returns to Oshkosh
For the second time in three years, the CV-22 “Osprey” — one of the most unique aircraft flown by the U.S. military — is scheduled to appear at EAA AirVenture, which will be held July 26-Aug. 1 at Wittman Regional Airport (OSH). The CV-22, an Air Force-modified version of the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey, […]
Serengeti offers sunglasses for pilots
Serengeti is now offering seven sunglasses models featuring Drivers Gradient lenses, which have “the perfect tint and combination of advanced features” to make the sunglasses “an essential choice for pilots,” company officials say. Models include the Large Aviator Velocity, which feature a unique shade of amber-brown Drivers lenses engineered to create the right balance for […]
Poker Run raises funds for special needs kids
More than $1,550 was raised during a recent WHAS Crusade for Children Aviation Poker Run, sponsored by GlobalAir.com and Eagle Aviation. Planes flew out of Bowman Field (LOU) in Louisville, Kentucky, making stops throughout north-central Kentucky at airports in Frankfort (FFT), Lebanon (6I2), Bardstown (BRY) and Elizabethtown (EKX) before returning to Louisville. At each stop, […]
Five things we must to do to recover
If ever there was a friend to the aerospace industry on Capitol Hill, it is Representative Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), a Republican leader on the powerful House Appropriations Committee and a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2010 elections, according to a report in the July newsletter of the National Aeronautic Association. Tiahrt, who worked […]
Ohio GA rally draws crowds
More than 500 general aviation employees, 50 state and local officials and many industry leaders gathered at Lunken Airport (LUK) near Cincinnati today for the Ohio General Aviation Forum. The event, held at the Air10 Jet Center, was organized by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) in partnership with GE Aviation and Hartzell Propeller. Senator […]