The trio of Team Chaos will headline next summer’s Colorado Sport International Air Show, slated for Aug. 28-29, 2010, at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, Colo. Team Chaos features opposing solo aerobatic pilots Gary Ward flying an MX2 monoplane and Randy Harris flying a Skybolt 300, combined with Neal Darnell piloting “Flash Fire,” […]
Signature launches mobile site
Signature Flight Support has launched a mobile website to complement its newly designed corporate website, which was launched at NBAA in October. The mobile site offers pilots on-the-go access to Signature’s 102 worldwide locations, including airport navigation maps by AC-U-KWIK, FBO contact information, local amenities, and area attractions with hyperlinks to all phone numbers and […]
IMCClubs.org opens its 14th chapter
More than 20 new members and guests recently participated in the inaugural meeting of the Nashua, N.H., Chapter of IMCClubs.org, the 14th chapter started in the last few months. At the meeting, sponsored by Nashua Flight Simulator, prospective members were given the opportunity to interact with IMCClubs.org founder and president Radek Wyrzykowski, MCFI, and vice […]
Elliott receives STC for Citation 650
Elliott Aviation has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) from the FAA for the installation of dual Universal Avionics’ UNS-1Espw Flight Management System in Citation 650 III/VI/VII series aircraft. The installation, conducted at Elliott Aviation’s headquarters facility at Quad City International Airport (MLI), includes the latest GPS Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) with LP/LPV (lateral precision […]
SkyTrac obtains STC for Twin Otter
SkyTrac Systems has obtained a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of its automated flight following and satellite communications equipment on the de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter. For more information: SkyTrac.ca
Launch customer for Thrush 510 signed
Thrush Aircraft and GE Aviation have signed the launch customer for the new H80-powered, 510-gallon, 10,500-pounds gross weight Thrush aerial applicator (crop duster). The launch customer is a joint venture between Boschung Global AG and Inter Sinex AG of Switzerland. The venture has plans to operate the Thrush 510 aircraft in Kazakhstan, which is the […]
Embry-Riddle’s ‘Green Garage’ opens
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has opened the doors of a new “green garage,” where engineering students are using aerospace techniques to develop a car of tomorrow, as well as develop a reduced-emissions airplane for NASA’s Green Flight Challenge, while investigating the use of alternative lead-free aviation fuels. Embry-Riddle President John Johnson cut the ribbon Dec. 4 […]
Time for a new name?
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Re: Charles Spence’s Capital Comments, “Is there a better name than general aviation?“: I absolutely agree. General aviation does not cut it. The word general is equal in context to “average” — and nothing wants to be considered average. I would look to boating as a comparison. There is no such […]
Calendar celebrates women in aviation
This Day in Women’s Aviation, a page-a-day calendar published by Powder Puff Pilot, marks the accomplishments made by women in the world of aviation. Each page highlights an event, milestone, or triumph in the history of women in aviation. Entries span three centuries—from balloonists of the early 1800s to the astronauts and military heroines of […]