Instead of shipping his new aircraft home, an Australian pilot flew his Carbon Cub UL nearly 17,000 nautical miles from Washington State to his home in Port Macquarie.
Experimental Aircraft
Airhart Avionics Reimagines The Panel, Starting With Experimental Aircraft
From simplified wiring to “rubber-band” indicators, Airhart Avionics brings fresh eyes to experimental cockpits.
AeroSouth Brings Carbon Wheel Fairings to Glastar and Glasair Homebuilts
AeroSouth Technology has expanded its line of lightweight, drag-reducing carbon-fiber components to include Glastar/Sportsman and Glasair homebuilt aircraft. The custom wheel fairings and gear doors help pilots increase speed, reduce weight, and maximize their aircraft’s overall performance.
New Book Offers 91 Lessons From Experimental Aircraft Pilots
“91 Lessons From The Sky: Experimental Aircraft” by Fletcher McKenzie offers survival stories from pilots who lived to tell them. Drawn from NTSB reports and first-hand accounts, this new book highlights the risks and decisions that define safer flying for experimental and homebuilt aircraft pilots.
Zenith Introduces Super Cruzer
Zenith Aircraft Company has unveiled the new CH 750 Super Cruzer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026. The new aircraft blends the payload capacity of the Super Duty with the speed of the Cruzer.
Two Seriously Injured When Hoses Improperly Installed in Experimental
Probable Cause: Improper installation of the electric-driven fuel pump inlet hoses, which resulted in a hose failure and subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
SkySense AS Now Available in U.S.
Fielden Aero reports that Flybox’s SkySense AS, a new compact air data instrument, is now available in the United States for experimental, ultralight, and light-sport aircraft.
Missing Hardware Leads to Experimental’s Crash
Probable Cause: The loss of elevator control during flight due to the elevator control rod and its hardware disconnecting from its installation area, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate inspection of the airplane and improperly performing the condition inspection without holding a repairman certificate.
Sonex Shutters Doors
The decision to close the company doors “effective immediately” was “necessitated by a severe drop-off in sales and our bank’s unwillingness to carry-forward our debts given some unprofitable years,” according to owner Mark Schaible.