Evan Farmer, star of MTV’s “2GE+HER” as well as The Learning Channel’s series “While Your Were Out,” recently built his own Sportsman 2+2 as part of Glasair’s Two Weeks to Taxi program. Farmer documented the process on video and recently posted it on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmPZbfYWNT0). “When I was ready to buy a plane, I looked […]
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King Air 350i debuts
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. has unveiled the Beechcraft King Air 350i. The King Air 350i highlights four areas of interior upgrades: An advanced infotainment system, the Rockwell Collins Venue integrated Cabin Management System (CMS), which features video screens, iPod connectivity and more; a redesigned cabin; a multi-step noise reduction process that drops sound levels by 4 […]
PlaneSense expands in Bahamas
PlaneSense, Alpha Flying, Inc.’s fractional aircraft ownership program, has added seven new airports to its primary operating area in the Bahamas. This makes 19 Bahamian airports accessible to PlaneSense share owners without the need for re-positioning fees. New airports included in the expansion are: Chub Cay (Berry Islands), Congo Town (Andros), Great Harbor Cay (Berry […]
Maintenance management system debuts
Making its debut is WinAir Essentials, an integrated inventory and maintenance management system to help maintenance departments stay in compliance with government regulations, report on maintenance costs, and track and control inventory. Features include: Inventory tracking and purchasing; aircraft invoicing; component repair tracking; master part definitions which include unlimited notes; unlimited alternate part numbers for […]
CubCrafters begins shipping Carbon Cub kits
CubCrafters recently shipped the first three Carbon Cub wing kits and the first Carbon Cub fuselage kit. CubCrafters is producing the kits at a rate of two per month, according to company officials. “The first builder has the wings complete and is working on the fuselage kit,” said Mitch Travis, kit program manager. Officials also […]
Embry-Riddle launches new program
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide has launched a new program designed to stimulate collaborative innovation across the aviation and aerospace industry. Called the i2i Program, the program offers a different way for firms to share innovative solutions to common problems in the industry. The i2i Program consists of three parts. The first includes a series of forums, […]
Solar-lighted windsock debuts
Airport Windsock Corp. has introduced its new solar-lighted windsock. The self-contained solar-powered windsocks, which come complete and ready to install, are a solution for a lighted windsock at remote locations or where electrical power is not practical to supply, said company officials. The high output solar panels supply and maintain power to the AGM deep […]
2009 Sun ‘n Fun poster available
Sun ‘n Fun‘s 2009 event poster is now available. The poster, sporting this year’s theme, “Spring Break for Pilots,” was a co-design by Sun ‘n Fun staffers Melissa Rankin and Elisa Stillinger. The poster is available for free at the fly-in’s main office at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport in Florida, or you can order it from […]
Liberty completes US sales expansion
Liberty Aerospace, Inc. has completion the expansion of its US Sales and Marketing team. Liberty’s U.S. dealer, Liberty Aircraft USA, Inc., now has 10 regional sales managers representing the Liberty XL2 in all 50 states. Regional sales managers are in strategic locations across the country, including Tampa, Fla., Greensboro, N.C., St.Louis, Canandaigua, N.Y., Fort Worth, […]