Power Flow Systems hit a milestone in early 2023: Delivering 6,500 systems since the first tuned exhaust system was shipped in 1999.
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GA Awards reveals 2023 national winners
The awards for flight instructor, aviation technician, and FAASTeam representative of the year will be presented by the FAA at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023.
SkyWatch launches online aircraft owner insurance platform
The new platform allows general aviation aircraft owners to get a customized insurance policy online in a matter of minutes, with no need for a middleman.
Picture of the Day: Gear down, flaps down
Robert Remedi submitted this photo and note: “A 1983 Cessna 152 Young Eagles flight at Lewis University Airport in Romeoville, Illinois. Photo by my son, Robert A Remedi.”
At SUN ‘n FUN or SnF adjacent
Aero-nuts across the land are looking to central Florida for their first big outing of the year. It’s all about SUN ‘n FUN for the next couple weeks. Getting there, reveling in the wonder of it all, and getting home again. It’s a process — one that requires a bit of planning and patience and perhaps a touch of persistence.
Paper airplane sets world record
A pair of Boeing engineers have shattered the world record by flying their paper airplane nearly the length of a football field.
New flight school opens at O38
A new flight school, TruFlight Academy, which specializes in helicopter flight training, has opened at Gundy’s Airport (O38) in Owasso, Oklahoma.
Picture of the Day: Thunderbirds in Training
Robert Kolinsky submitted this photo and note: “USAF Lt. Col. Justin ‘Astro’ Elliott, commander of the Thunderbirds, leads the team down Taxiway Bravo at Edwards AFB, California during their 2023 winter training.”
GA advocates successfully fight Washington bill that would have banned 100LL
The original bill, WA HB1554, introduced in January 2023, called for the phased-in restriction on the “selling, distributing, or otherwise making available to consumers” leaded avgas in Washington state starting Jan. 1, 2024.