Fifteen new Textron Aviation Cessna 172 Skyhawk trainers will be joining Florida-based Epic Flight Academy’s fleet. Textron announced during Sun ‘n Fun Expo this week that Epic, based at New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport and in operation since 1999, has ordered 43 Skyhawks since 2016. The academy has trained “thousands of students from more than […]
Daher announced during the Sun ‘n Fun Expo that it has designated Simcom as its new factory-approved training organization for its Kodiak 100/900 utility turboprop singles. Initial courses will launch in April at Simcom’s training center in Scottsdale, Arizona. Frasca International will supply the “fixed-based” Kodiak flight simulator. Nicolas Chabbert, senior vice president of Daher’s […]
A Cirrus SR22 pilot’s really bad day ended with a relatively safe emergency landing on a dirt road after first the engine, then the emergency parachute failed according to an NTSB report. The pilot took off from Tucson, Arizona, on the afternoon of March 28, 2021, and told investigators all was normal until he reached […]
Nine Army soldiers were killed when two Blackhawk helicopters collided during a “multi-ship” night training mission in Kentucky late Wednesday. The helicopters were operated by 101st Airborne Division, the so-called Screaming Eagles, the Army’s only airborne assault unit based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The crews were using night vision gear on the exercise when the […]
A veteran pilot helped guide a young student on her third solo to a safe emergency landing after the nosegear fell off her Diamond Star on takeoff from an airport in Pontiac, Michigan, Wednesday. Chris Yates, the former director of aviation for SpaceX, saw the wheel fall off and quickly got on the radio to […]
For the first time in its more than 100-year history, the U.K.’s Royal Air Force is expected to name a non-pilot as its commander later this year. Sky News says it has learned the new Chief of the Air Staff will be Air Marshal Sir Richard Knighton. If confirmed, he will only be the second […]
Diamond Aircraft announced at Sun ‘n Fun Expo 2023 a strategic partnership with United Aviate Academy in Goodyear, Arizona. The announcement included news that United Aviate has ordered five twin-engine, jet-A-powered Diamond DA42-VI trainers. The first delivery is scheduled during this year’s show week at Lakeland, Florida, with the four remaining aircraft to be delivered […]
Clearwater, Florida-based Connectrix, self-described as a provider of “wireless, Bluetooth Low Energy, and smartphone-connected ‘Internet of Things’ sensor solutions,” has announced SayWxAir, a subscription-based text interface product for its SayWeather airport weather advisory systems. Available since 2019 and targeted at GA airports, SayWeather Pro2 ($8,995) and the more feature-rich Pro+ ($9,995) systems provide on-airport advisory […]
Cirrus Aircraft launched a new web-based aircraft configurator tool on Wednesday at the 2023 Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo. The tool is designed to allow users to try out paint and interior options, get an overview of a specific model’s technology and safety features and see a how areas such as the doors and baggage […]
The Daher Kodiak 100 single-engine turboprop is now available with a five-blade composite propeller from Hartzell, the companies announced at the 2023 Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo on Tuesday. According to Daher, the new prop offers a six dB(A) noise reduction and 5 percent shorter takeoff roll and is 13 pounds lighter than the current […]
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