Garmin is celebrating the delivery of more than 100,000 GNS 400/500 series products. Garmin officials estimate that the company’s 400/500 series avionics have been installed on approximately half of all U.S. single and twin-engine piston and turbine aircraft. When first... Continue Reading →
Iowa City Airport reopens
Posted on September 8th, 2009 by Meg Godlewski
After nearly five weeks of construction, Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW) has reopened for limited operations. Runway 12/30 was reopened Sept. 6 for daylight operations. “It is limited to daytime VFR only for right now because of an incomplete lighting... Continue Reading →
LoPresti offers see and be seen assistance
Posted on September 8th, 2009 by Janice Wood
New pilot operating practices recently announced by the FAA will require pilots to use specific radio frequencies for the Hudson River and the East River, will set speeds at 140 knots or less, and will require pilots to turn on... Continue Reading →
AirNav to release 3D ADS-B flight tracking software
Posted on September 8th, 2009 by Janice Wood
AirNav Systems is planning to release AirNav RadarBox 3D, a tri-dimensional worldwide flight tracking software package, Nov. 26. The new software will offer users the possibility of tracking flights in real-time and display them on a 3D graphical interface powered... Continue Reading →
‘Water Bomber’ ready to fight fires
Posted on September 4th, 2009 by Janice Wood
Amidst wildfires raging out of control this summer on two continents, Ohio inventor Steve Green has devised the 101 “Water Bomber.” Working in conjunction with Wisconsin-based American Champion Aircraft (ACA) Corp., Green’s vision involves retrofitting the ACA Scout to deliver... Continue Reading →
High-rise rescue plane in the works
Posted on September 1st, 2009 by Janice Wood
Moller International has begun working on a version of its Neuera-series VTOL aircraft specifically designed for urban search and rescue operations, dubbed the “Firefly.” Continue Reading →
China slates GA convention
Posted on August 31st, 2009 by Janice Wood
The 2009 China International General Aviation Convention will be held in northwestern Shanxi Province from Oct. 16-19. The convention will be held in Pucheng County and the provincial capital of Xi’an. Pucheng will host several air shows and an aircraft... Continue Reading →
Spreading the word
Posted on August 25th, 2009 by Janice Wood
Cirrus Aircraft CEO Brent Wouters is working hard to convince people to take up flying. In an interview at Wired.com, he says that getting that message out to “the broader community is where the challenge is.” The story notes: That... Continue Reading →
Mission aviation hitches a ride on the Space Shuttle
Posted on August 24th, 2009 by Janice Wood
Astronaut Patrick Forrester is taking a bit of missionary history onboard Space Shuttle “Discovery,” which is scheduled for liftoff from Kennedy Space Center Aug. 25. The item comes from martyred missionary pilot Nate Saint’s Piper PA-14, which is on display... Continue Reading →
Should GA airports receive a security score?
Posted on August 20th, 2009 by Janice Wood
Is it time for a security scoring system at GA airports? A recent post by John Infanger of Airport Business Magazine shines light on the concept, which he heard about from two security professionals, Bob Jandebeur, a former FBO operator... Continue Reading →
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