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As part of its ongoing travels, the National Air Tour stopped in Wichita last weekend. The group — scheduled to fly until September 24 — left for Kansas City on Saturday and will be in Greenville, S.C. today… A couple in New Zealand found a nasty surprise all over their home. The house, which lies […]

A U.S. Air Force crew’s quick action may have prevented a South Pacific ditching by the crew of a Canadian cargo aircraft. The Kelowna Flightcraft Convair 580 was on a delivery flight from the company’s base in Kelowna, British Columbia, to Palmerston North, New Zealand, when the crew, two Canadians and a Kiwi, realized they […]

Cirrus Robb’s “Best Of Best” As a Cirrus SR22 owner, I understand and appreciate the Robb Report’s selection of the SR22 as one of the “Best of the Best.” It truly is a great airplane.People know me as an advocate for aviation and aviation safety. Therefore, I am disappointed by AVweb’s allusion to the Cirrus’ […]

Winning POTW Image for Week 0315. We received over 100 pictures last week. Congratulations to this week’s winner, Colin Grounsell, of Paeroa, New Zealand. His photo, titled “Surfers Scenic” gives us a bird’s eye view of the famous beach down under. This picture was taken from the front seat of a DH 82 while on […]

Fresh Record Attempts In The Works… So, who will be dining out with the awards-granting National Aeronautics Association next year? Included among this year’s record attempts, Steve Fossett is still seeking more than 49,000 feet in a glider. Gerhard Schauble, of Kelowna, B.C., Canada, will attempt to fly his Glasair 22,858 miles at an average […]

EAA Unveils Wright Flyer Replica… The EAA unveiled its 1903 Wright Flyer reproduction in a ceremony at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Tuesday. EAA’s Flyer reproduction will re-enact the Wright brothers’ first flight 100 years later to the minute on Dec. 17, 2003, in Kill Devil Hills, N.C. With Amanda Wright Lane and […]

Some Airspace Boundary Depictions Flawed… Well, so much for the paperless cockpit. The FAA has issued a NOTAM warning pilots using Jeppesen NavData flight-planning information to use paper charts until the company sorts out a glitch in its database that might misrepresent the boundaries of several types of special-use and controlled airspace. “This affects a […]

A major snowstorm on Monday closed airports and affected aircraft operations from the Ohio Valley to the mid-Atlantic region. Several major airports were affected, with New York’s JFK International reporting 25 inches of snow and hundreds of flight cancellations. Ronald Reagan Washington National was also closed on Monday and nearby Dulles operated with a single […]

Joe Preston: Security Bill Fought In New JerseyI would like to inform you that your comments on NJ drivers licenses is not quite correct. NJ has an option of getting your drivers license with a picture or without. I have mine with a picture as do most of my flying acquaintances. Mike Muetzel: Cessna Firewall […]

On Saturday, July 13, 2002, a crowd of more than 1,500 people witnessed the rollout of the first Eclipse 500 in Albuquerque. By the time you read this, the revolutionary six-place, twin-engine mini-jet may well have made its first flight. With its high-tech avionics, 355-knot cruising speed, 1,300-nm range, and 41,000-ft ceiling – all for […]