While it has little impact on general aviation, GA pilots have been following the roll-out of 5G by Verizon and AT&T and the impact of the new service on the National Airspace System.
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Tecnam taps Cielo Blu for California and Arizona sales
Cielo Blu offers Tecnam aircraft all across the various models, including Light Sport Aircraft and single and twin-engine certified aircraft.
Alaska’s Childs Glacier airstrip expected to be ready for pilots by August 2022
Further airstrip grooming and hazard removal will take place in the summer of 2023.
Tax break in the works for Iowa airplane owners
A new law will exempt aircraft parts and labor from sales taxes. It’s estimated Iowa airplane owners could save up to $10 million.
Aerox Aviation Oxygen Systems buys Sky-Ox
“Sky-Ox holds multiple legacy Supplemental Type Certificates for installed oxygen systems that will benefit from Aerox support, providing aircraft owners with the ability to use and maintain these very important systems with confidence. We intend to update these STCs with more modern hardware and to expand them to additional aircraft types to give aircraft owners a wider range of options.”
New Thrush Aircraft model certified
The new models combine the company’s 500-gallon airframe with additional engine options from Pratt and Whitney. The 510P2 is powered by the PT6-34AG engine, while the 510P2+ is powered by the PT6-140AG engine.
Young writers rewarded for tales of flights that were disrupted
The top two stories in the fourth annual Richard Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots detail “my first time at the controls of an airplane.”
Lone Star Flight Museum to host 2023 FlightSimExpo
The Flight Simulation Association will hold its 2023 FlightSimExpo June 23-25, 2023, at the Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Airport (KEFD) near Houston, Texas.
Volunteers work together to open 23W to the public
Over the last three years, Recreational Aviation Foundation Director Jeff Russell got grants from RAF for airfield improvements, as well as organizing work parties at the field to get it into shape to fit the requirements of a public-access airport.