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David Morris David Morris is the new division manager for flight operations for the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics. He’s been with the department since 2008 and was formerly a Nebraska state trooper.

Jeff Van West Jeff Van West is Redbird Flight Simulations’ director of media relations. He was previously the editor of IFR magazine and a regular contributor to AVweb and Aviation Consumer magazine.

AVweb‘s daily coverage of the 2012 Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association gathering (AOPA Summit 2012) in Palm Springs, California concludes with a gallery of photos from the show. This image gallery requires JavaScript. [ original size ] [ original size ] [ original size ] [ original size ] [ original size ] [ original […]

The same company that five years ago introduced modern attainable full-motion general aviation flight simulators to flight schools is set to broaden their influence. The company currently has more than 300 simulators working in flight schools and has expanded its attention to training curriculum. Redbird Skyport at San Marcos, Texas, is the company’s training facility […]

The world’s most successful manufacturer of kit planes is tentatively entering the OEM market with an initial run of 12 deluxe copies of its RV-12 LSA. In a podcast interview with AVweb at AOPA Summit in Palm Springs, Van’s Aircraft founder and president Dick VanGrunsven said it was a market the company was thinking about […]

Hawker Beechcraft Systems has an in-house program to upgrade Bonanza aircraft with new avionics, new engines and new ergonomics as part of its Xtra program. Upgrades range in cost from the tens of thousands to roughly $100,000 and offer improvements in comfort, speed, range and style. Upgrading the air conditioning alone can add knots to […]

Director of Lockheed Martin Flight Services, Jim Derr, spoke with AVweb Thursday to discuss new tools rolled out this week to aid pilots in their flight planning and flight plan filing through AFSS.com. The web portal offers pilots the ability to create profiles based on the aircraft they fly, routes of flight and frequent destinations. […]

AVweb publisher Tom Bliss Thursday gathered representatives from major engine and avionics manufacturers, mod-shops and more to discuss a plan to modernize the general aviation fleet and offer like-new aircraft at lower-than-new cost. Bliss’ concept would seek to create standardized programs for updating popular existing airframes with new engines, avionics, interiors and paint. The end […]

Despite the economy, specialty aircraft continue to enjoy strong sales and a Canadian company is celebrating the FAA certification of its “next generation” line of bush planes. Found Aviation has a Bigfoot model on display at AOPA Summit. It’s the conventional-gear version of the Expedition introduced a few years ago and spokesman Drew Hamblin said […]

An Idaho company says it has come up with a way to allow virtually any aircraft to benefit from winglets without affecting the certified load limits of its wings. Tamarack Aerospace President Nick Guida said the patented “active winglets” the company has developed will allow the installation of winglets on hundreds of aircraft types whose […]