The Flight Design C4, the four-place GA aircraft currently in development by Flight Design, has seen substantial progress this spring, according to company officials. At SUN ‘n FUN, Flight Design revealed the Vision Touch Avionics suite, with the complete system on display in the C4 interior mock up. The Vision Touch suite is based around the Garmin […]
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Correction: GlobalParts website
We reported in Thursday’s edition of The Pulse of Aviation e-newsletter that GlobalParts Group purchased the Type Certificate of the Meyers Aircraft Model 200. We included an incorrect link to GlobalParts website. The correct website address is GlobalParts.aero.
GlobalParts Group acquires Meyers Type Certificate
AUGUSTA, Kan. — GlobalParts Group has acquired the Type Certificate, intellectual property, tooling, and assets of the Meyers Aircraft Model 200 type design. It has formed a subsidiary, Interceptor Aviation, to facilitate the servicing and support of the iconic high performance single engine model, which was originally certified in the 1960s. The acquisition also includes the TC for […]
Cessna Citation Latitude issued Type Inspection Authorization by FAA
Cessna Aircraft Co. reports the FAA has grants Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) for the new Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet. The TIA for the Citation Latitude is a significant step toward certification as it allows Cessna to begin accumulating flight hours that will apply toward official certification, company officials explain. More than 60 flights and […]
Minden-Tahoe Airport to host World War II aircraft
MINDEN, Nevada — The Wings of Freedom Tour, honoring World War II veterans, including the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine,” B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft,” and P-51 Mustang fighter will arrive at Minden-Tahoe Airport at noon on June 2 and will be on display until noon on June 4. Ground tours and display hours will be […]
Premier Aircraft completes first ‘Premier Edition’ 172
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Art Spengler, Vice President for Operations at Premier Aircraft Sales, reports that the first “Premier Edition” Cessna 172 took to the skies in mid-April and has already accumulated over 30 flight hours. “From the first time we flew the Premier Edition 172 we knew that this was going to be a truly […]
Embry-Riddle adds Arrow trainers to fleet
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Piper Aircraft will begin delivering the first of five new Piper Arrow pilot training aircraft to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach, Fla. campus. “The five Piper Arrows join the Embry-Riddle learning fleet of more than 60 pilot training aircraft,” said Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University President and CEO Dr. John P. Johnson. “The […]
Privateer taking shape
TITUSVILLE, Fla. — The nearly decade long dream of John Meekins is taking shape — literally. The Privateer, an amphibious turbine pusher, has been in development for more than seven years. That development took a tragic hit when builder Bill Husa succumbed to melanoma in 2012. His prolonged illness naturally slowed progress. Meekins moved the […]
EASA approves G1000 for Piper Seminoles
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Piper Aircraft has received Type Certificate validation from the European Aviation Safety Agency to incorporate the Garmin G1000 avionics suite into new twin-engine Piper Seminole aircraft models. The company recently made its first European delivery of a G1000 equipped Seminole to a European customer involved in pilot training. Prince Aviation, of […]