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Pipistrel President and Managing Director Gabriel Massey met up with AVweb at AirVenture 2023 to discuss the company’s trajectory, the flight training market for electric aircraft and how the MOSAIC proposal for updating LSA regulations could impact Pipistrel.

Diamond Aircraft was presented with the FAA type certificate for its single-engine, retractable-gear DA50 RG in a ceremony held on Tuesday at EAA AirVenture 2023. Immediately following the event, the first DA50 RG was delivered to U.S. customer Jordan Cram via Diamond dealer Premier Aircraft Sales. Concurrently with the DA50 RG, Continental Aerospace announced that […]

In this podcast recorded at AirVenture 2023, ICON Aircraft CEO Jerry Meyer sat down with AVweb to discuss a new propeller option for the A5, company updates and the potential effects of the recently proposed MOSAIC regulations.

The developer of the only available unleaded replacement for 100LL says he met with an industry committee charged with smoothing the transition to an unleaded future for the first time last week. George Braly, whose G100UL is available by STC for all gasoline aircraft piston engines, said he met with members of the Eliminate Aviation […]

Cirrus Aircraft officially launched its new private pilot training program on Monday at the 2023 AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention. Designed for student pilots looking to earn their private pilot certificates, the Cirrus Private Pilot Program includes online ground school lessons and interactive simulator sessions paired with flight training provided by Cirrus standardized instructor pilots (CSIPs). […]

A trio of minor runway mishaps on Saturday and Sunday caused some anxious moments and inconvenience for some pilots as traffic poured in to Wittman Field for AirVenture 2023. EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski said that on Saturday the pilot of a Bonanza landed on the opposite runway to which he or she was cleared. According […]

EAA President Jack Pelton says he’s doubtful the GA-friendly FAA reauthorization bill recently passed unanimously by the House will get through the Senate. In his opening-day news conference at AirVenture 2023, Pelton hailed the unanimous passing of the House bill, which contains a host of improvements and enhancements for GA. GA leaders listed a number […]

ZeroAvia wrapped up the initial flight test campaign of its ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain prototype last week. During the course of the ten-flight campaign, the test aircraft, a modified 19-seat Dornier 228, reached a maximum altitude of 5,000 feet and operated in temperatures ranging from “just above freezing to almost 30C.” Its longest flight lasted 23 […]

China is charging ahead with an electric aircraft program and it may have a leg up on the competition because of an emerging battery design. Although they haven’t come up with a production model, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., a huge EV battery maker, claims to have been working on a solid state battery that […]