At a press conference a few years ago, Cessna had a one-word answer to aquestion about when it might resume production of its popular C-340 light twin:”Never.” The light twins on the market have always been known asdemanding to fly, particularly when an engine fails. Piston twins, most of themunderpowered, tend to have engine-out performance […]
First Pioneers Tapped For Ultralight Hall of Fame Twenty-four EAA conventions back, a flyer of slight stature stepped off theOshkosh grass and into the air – before his Easy Riser tumbled to the groundbefore tens of thousands of eyes. But three years later, John Moody’s minormishap in his McCullough 101 chain-saw-engine-powered flyer was hardlyremembered compared […]
ADS-B is coming and it’s coming fast. Automatic Dependent Surveillance -Broadcast is picking up where Mode S and TCAS left off. Airplanes equipped withADS-B will broadcast their GPS-derived positions to ground stations and otheraircraft, which opens the door to free flight and should allow for better ops inreduced visibilities, both in the air and on […]
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