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Cessna’s JT-A takes first production flight

Posted on May 23rd, 2013 by

WICHITA, Kan. — The first production flight of Cessna’s Turbo Skylane 182 JT-A took place May 21 at the company’s facility in Independence, Kan. The aircraft is powered by a piston engine specifically designed to run on Jet-A fuel. Please... Continue Reading →

Quicksilver Aircraft Northeast will cover New England

Posted on May 22nd, 2013 by

TEMECULA, Calif. – Quicksilver Aeronautics has dealers around the globe. In fact, significantly more sales are made out of the United States than domestically. The company started in the early 1970s and can boast 15,000 aircraft flying in nearly 100 nations. However,... Continue Reading →

Friends, volunteers hope to recover B-25 from Alaska sandbar

Posted on May 21st, 2013 by

Patrick Mihalek and Todd Trainor, long-time friends, and a handful of volunteers will be in Alaska next month to prepare a 70-year-old North American B-25J Mitchell for rescue. The B-25, nicknamed “Sandbar Mitchell” sits on a sandbar in the Tanana River... Continue Reading →

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Stanton Sport Aviation signs on as Flight Design distributor

Posted on May 21st, 2013 by

South Woodstock, CONN. – Stanton, Minn.-based Stanton Sport Aviation, led my Kent Johnson, was recently elevated to Distributor status with Flight Design USA. Continue Reading →

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Dynon Flying Club takes off

Posted on May 16th, 2013 by

WOODINVILLE, Wash. — Seven employees at Dynon Avionics got together and talked themselves into creating a flying club. Since they work for a leader in avionics for homebuilt aircraft and LSAs, it was only natural that they wanted access to... Continue Reading →

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Piper receives OK for Garmin G1000 in Seneca

Posted on May 16th, 2013 by

VERO BEACH, Fla. — Piper Aircraft has received Type Certificate approval from the FAA to incorporate the Garmin G1000 avionics suite into new twin-engine Piper Seneca V aircraft models for delivery beginning this year. Continue Reading →

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Twin Commander owners go back to school

Posted on May 16th, 2013 by

More than 120 Twin Commander owners, operators and factory and service center representatives went back to school recently to learn more about their Twin Commanders. Continue Reading →

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Piper delivers 8 Archer TXs to Florida Institute of Technology

Posted on May 15th, 2013 by

VERO BEACH, Fla. — Piper Aircraft recently delivered eight single-engine Piper Archer TX training airplanes, equipped with the latest Garmin G1000 avionics, to Florida Institute of Technology. Continue Reading →

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Type club established for Sonex aircraft

Posted on May 13th, 2013 by

A national type club, the Sonex Builders & Pilots Foundation, has been established for the Sonex line of aircraft. Continue Reading →

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Winners of Build A Plane contest named

Posted on May 12th, 2013 by

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and Build A Plane have named teams from Canby High School in Canby, Minnesota, and Saline High School in Saline, Michigan, as the winners of its nationwide Science, Technology, Engineering and... Continue Reading →