“Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are the future,” according to the September 2011 European Aviation Safety Agency newsletter. Three pages of the eight-page newsletter are dedicated to UAS, which includes some quotable nuggets: “to fully achieve the UAS industry’s vision, UAS... Continue Reading →
Pilots Flock to Willapa Harbor Fly-in
Posted on August 30th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
By Dave Gauger Pilots from throughout the northwest flocked to the Willapa Harbor Airport Saturday (August 6). The promise of famous Ekone Oysters brought 22 aircraft into the Raymond airport from throughout Washington State, California, Nevada and Canada. The hungry... Continue Reading →
Midwest LSA Expo set for Sept. 9-11
Posted on August 30th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
The Plane & Pilot Midwest LSA Expo expects more than 40 Light Sport Aircraft, including Part 103, Motorgliders, and Gyroplanes on the flightline at Mr. Vernon, Illinois’s Outland Airport (KMVN) September 9-11. See the program book for the Expo online... Continue Reading →
10-hour flight for EnergyOr UAV
Posted on August 30th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
MONTREAL — EnergyOr Technologies, a fuel cell energy developer, announced its fuel cell powered Faucon H2 UAV completed a 10-hour, 4-minute flight. From the press release, the Faucon H2 has a 3-meter (9.84 foot) wingspan, a 1.2-meter (3.93 foot) length... Continue Reading →
Drone tests… coming to airspace above you?
Posted on August 21st, 2011 by Ben Sclair
AOL Defense is reporting the FAA and Pentagon are “carving out between four to 10 “bubbles” in civilian airspace above the United States to test UAS [unmanned aerial systems]“. These bubbles will be located are the U.S. “to show that... Continue Reading →
#OSH11 sales good for Kitfox, Wicks
Posted on August 4th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
“We expanded our booth this year, increased our inventory, and it sure paid off” said Scott Wicks, owner of Wicks Aircraft Supply of their presence at AirVenture Oshkosh. As a result, “sales were up 60% [measured in dollars] from 2010,... Continue Reading →
Arlington odds ‘n ends
Posted on July 13th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
The Arlington Fly-In (July 7-10) was fun. While the vendor area shrunk from prior years, the show line appeared about 95+% full of show planes on Saturday. A nice number of beautiful aircraft (see some uploaded to Twitter and Facebook).... Continue Reading →
DOT grants Terrafugia exemption requests
Posted on June 30th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
Woburn, MA – Terrafugia has received a grant of all of the special exemptions it had requested for the Transition from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Transition is the first combined flying-driving vehicle to receive such special... Continue Reading →
Carbon Cub EX added to FAA kit list
Posted on June 5th, 2011 by Janice Wood
CubCrafters recently received notification from the FAA that the FAA’s National Kit Evaluation Team had completed its evaluation of CubCrafters’ Carbon Cub EX amateur-built aircraft kit. This means the FAA has added the kit to its list of eligible Amateur-Built... Continue Reading →
King Air 200GTR upgrade unveiled
Posted on May 25th, 2011 by Janice Wood
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) recently unveiled a product enhancement package for existing Beechcraft King Air 200GT turboprops Continue Reading →
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