American Legend Aircraft has delivered its Garmin G3X-equipped Legend Smart Cub. The Legend Cub is a certified sport aircraft similar to the classic Piper Cub and powered by a 100-hp Continental motor. The new Garmin G3X is a multifunction glass... Continue Reading →
Do you lease your plane to a third party?
Posted on July 18th, 2010 by Ben Sclair
Do you lease your aircraft to a third party in return for income generated through rentals? If so, a one hour webinar entitled Dealing with the IRS Passive Loss Limitations might be of interest. The webinar will be presented on... Continue Reading →
1/4-scale flying boat replica at Florida Air Museum
Posted on July 15th, 2010 by Ben Sclair
A 1/4-scale replica of the Benoist XIV Flying Boat circa 1914 will debut at the Florida Air Museum at SUN ‘n FUN on Sunday, July 18. The replica comes to being from a partnership between the Florida Air Museum and... Continue Reading →
WACO debuts Barnstormer Edition
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by Janice Wood
WACO Classic Aircraft has introduced the 2010 WACO YMF-5C Barnstormer Edition. Certified for commercial activities, the new model features: Dual magneto R755 B2 (275 hp) engine featuring a 1,400 hour TBO; vinyl interior and rubber floor covering; basic VFR instrumentation,... Continue Reading →
300th RV-10 flies
Posted on July 6th, 2010 by Janice Wood
On May 29, 2003, Van’s Aircraft launched the successful first flight of its new four-place kit, the RV-10. Now, five years later, more than 1,000 RV-10 kits have been sold and 300 have flown. Completed by Nigel Lamping of Cheshire,... Continue Reading →
Taurus LSA takes off
Posted on June 30th, 2010 by Janice Wood
Pipistrel has unveiled the Taurus LSA, the first-ever high-performance two-seat self-launching glider with all advantages of the LSA category. Continue Reading →
Aero Twin receives additional improvements for its Honeywell engine installations
Posted on June 30th, 2010 by Janice Wood
Aero Twin, Inc. has received additional FAA approval for improvements in its Honeywell TPE331-12JR-701AT/-703AT engine installation in both the Cessna Caravan (Model 208) and the Grand Caravan and Super Cargomaster (Model 208B) aircraft. The original FAA Supplemental Type Certificate No.... Continue Reading →
For sale: Murphy Renegade line
Posted on June 29th, 2010 by Janice Wood
Though Murphy Aircraft struck a deal in early 2009 to sell the rights and assets of the Murphy Renegade line of aircraft, the buyer was unable to nail down the financing, and has lost its option, which means the rights... Continue Reading →
Flying the Kitfox LSA
Posted on June 24th, 2010 by Meg Godlewski
One of the benefits of the Light Sport Aircraft movement is that it has paved the way for manufacturers of kit aircraft to enter the world of ready-to-fly designs. One of the more recent entries into the fly-away models is... Continue Reading →
iCub takes off
Posted on June 24th, 2010 by Janice Wood
SportairUSA has been named the U.S. importer and distributor for the iCub, the Light Sport Aircraft bush plane manufactured by Zlin Aviation. The iCub evolved from Zlin’s Savage Cruiser and Classic taildraggers. It is built to ASTM LSA standards and... Continue Reading →
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