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Just when you think all the great aviation firsts are behind us, a group of Czech pilots announced they have a plan to circumnavigate the world in a glider, and could have an aircraft ready to do it as soon as next year… that is, if financing to the tune of about $200 million (U.S.) […]

Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss is known for having built the ubiquitous “Jenny” that trained a legion of American pilots, but he did much more than that, and now a group of local citizens is working to buy the site of his laboratory in upstate New York and turn it into Glenn Curtiss Memorial Park. Curtiss’ […]

It took 10 tries, but in the end a couple of guys zooming at 90 mph down the runway in the back of a pickup truck used a pole to hook the down, but not locked, gear of a malfunctioning Cessna Centurion 210 and lock it into place so the pilot could land safely. “Everyone […]

Got experience working on aircraft? Cessna wants you in Wichita … and Lancair wants you in Bend, Ore. … and Mooney wants you in Kerrville, Texas. Cessna already has hired 1,000 workers this year and is looking for 400 more. The pool of local workers is just about exhausted, The Wichita Eagle said last week, […]

More information is trickling in about Lycoming’s latest crankshaft recall. Most of the 1,100 aircraft affected are Robinson helicopters, AOPA says, as well as late-model Cessna 182s, some Piper models, and a scattering of other aircraft, including some Commander 112s. A proposed FAA Airworthiness Directive that was expected to be out by Friday so far […]

BRAINTEASERS Quiz #96 — More To Flight Than Wings and WheelsFixed-wing, land airplanes can be so restricting. So shuck those tires and bolt on some floats — or trade your old airfoils for rotors — to fly seaplanes and helicopters. First, though, a few terms. ___________SKYWRITINGS Chicken WingsThe cartoon adventures of Chuck and the rest […]

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The NTSB has released its preliminary report on the June 27 crash in Wyoming that killed Wal-Mart heir John Walton. According to the report, Walton took off from Runway 19 at Jackson Hole Airport in a two-place CGS Hawk Arrow, flew a pattern at about 700 to 900 feet, and shortly after turning onto the […]