EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Some very well-known names from the aviation world will be the judges as the Experimental Aircraft Association invites innovators to enhance aviation safety for amateur-built aircraft through its Founder’s Innovation Prize competition. The competition will begin accepting entries Oct. 1. The competition will use the best ideas from EAA members […]
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Duncan Aviation to host free NextGen seminar
Duncan Aviation’s Mark Francetic and many of the company’s partners will hold a free NextGen seminar Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, Alabama. Attendees may tour the museum and get in on one of only two remaining Duncan Aviation NextGen seminars scheduled this year. Focusing on the mandates for ADS-B and […]
Shelter begins work on new FBO and hangar at FRG
EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — To mark the Sept. 1 enactment of the New York State sales-and-use tax exemption on general aviation transactions — which is expected to create enormous economic benefits for the state — Sheltair commenced the initial land clearing on what will soon become a new multimillion-dollar FBO terminal and aircraft hangar complex at Republic Airport […]
New app released to increase GA safety
Although safety of U.S. commercial air travel has improved significantly in recent years, the overall safety of general aviation hasn’t improved appreciably in several decades. A big reason for that disparity may be attributable to the limited availability of digital flight data to perform safety analysis. Commercial aviation safety has improved in part because of […]
Textron bolsters East Coast service facilities
Textron Aviation reports that its company-owned service facilities in Greensboro, N.C., Wilmington, Del., Newburgh, N.Y. and Atlanta, Ga., have received new certifications from the FAA, expanding their capabilities to provide service and support to Beechcraft King Air, Cessna Citation and Hawker customers. Under the expanded certifications, the Newburgh and Greensboro facilities are authorized to service Beechcraft King Air […]
NTSB forum to address inflight loss of control in GA aircraft
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a one-day forum to examine the problem of loss-of-control crashes in general aviation fixed-wing aircraft, and explore possible solutions. The event, “Humans and Hardware: Preventing Inflight Loss of Control in General Aviation,” will be held Oct.14, in Washington, D.C., and streamed live online. “Every GA […]
Repair stations cleared to inspect equipment on experimental aircraft
In response to a question posed by the Aircraft Electronics Association, the FAA has stated that Repair Stations can test and inspect equipment on experimental aircraft. On April 27, AEA officials requested a legal interpretation regarding whether a properly rated repair station may perform tests and inspections on altitude-keeping and transponder equipment for experimental aircraft in […]
Witham Field wins Florida’s GA Airport of the Year award
Martin County Airport/Witham Field (KSUA) has been named General Aviation Airport of the Year by the Florida Department of Transportation. General aviation airports from around the state are considered for the award based on the categories of safety, aesthetics, and airport management. “Everything from the condition of the runways to the professionalism of airport staff […]
Utah Aerospace Pathways Program takes flight
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Just announced by Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert is the Utah Aerospace Pathways program, which will provide students the opportunity to graduate high school with a certificate in aerospace manufacturing and begin an aerospace manufacturing career. “The creation of the Utah Aerospace Pathways program will benefit Utah students for generations to come. This […]