I received the following email from Tom Peghiny, President of Flight Design USA. Attached are pictures of the Yuneec – Flightstar e-Spyder. We flew it yesterday at South Woodstock doing two flights about 10 minutes each. The plane goes 55 mph and stalls at 24 mph. Duration is expected to be 40 minutes. We are […]
Margaret ‘Peggy’ LoPresti, 79
Following is a note from David LoPresti regarding the passing of his mother, Peggy: Aviation is a small community, a family. As a member of this family, we wanted you to know that your heart-felt sentiments and words are appreciated in the loss of our mother, Peggy. Margaret LoPresti, 79, died July 17, 2009. She […]
NexAir Avionics introduces Satatoga NX
NextAir Avionics has completed a spinner-to-tail upgrade/modernization of a Piper Saratoga. The Saratoga NX will be at AirVenture (exhibit space #354). Of note in the Saratoga NX is Avidyne’s Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck. From the Avidyne press release, the “fly-away pricing” is $400,000 while current owners can “transform” their aircraft to a Saratoga […]
Hartzell parent acquires two Texas-based companies
Two Texas-based metal manufacturing and finishing companies (Mayday Manufacturing and Hi-Tech Metals) have been purchased by Tailwind Technologies, parent company of Hartzell Propeller. Mayday Manufacturing, founded in 1966, is a supplier of bushings, pins, sleeves and other close-tolerance, precision-machined components for the aerospace industry. It is a supplier to Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Messier-Dowty, Goodrich. Heroux-Devtek […]
Watch Martha King testify to Congress
From Martha King’s 5-minutes in front of Congress, “I believe general aviation security would be best enhanced by having the TSA establish a rulemaking committee to address the questions and concerns raised by industry and the public on the LASP,” King said. “This type of forum – often used by the FAA and other government […]
Avidyne COO earns wings
Avidyne‘s Chief Operating Officer Patrick Herguth, as part of the company’s corporate incentive program to train aviators, has earn his private pilot certificate. “When I started Avidyne in 1994 I wanted to create an opportunity for as many of our employees as possible to experience the utility of general aviation while working to making flying […]
Data shows business aircraft activity down
Business aircraft activity in June 2009 was down just 1.45% from May but down 16.8% compared to June 2008. The data, as reported by Aviation Research Group (ARG/US) looks at arrival and departure information for all IFR flights in the United States.
Why I embrace user fees — and you should too!
Following is my speech and (notes) from an AirVenture forum that will never take place. “I want to thank you, Mr. President, and all 535 members of Congress for coming to Oshkosh for EAA’s annual AirVenture and my forum, “Why I embrace user fees — and you should too!” Also, thank you to EAA for […]
One supportive spouse
Theresa Bettale went along on one of her husband’s (Patrick) flight lessons. She posted her thoughts (and a number of pictures) on her blog. If everyone with a dream to fly could be partnered with such a supportive spouse, the industry couldn’t handle them all. Thank you for sharing, and supporting, Theresa.