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For those interested in a turnkey opportunity to join the mini-jet market, a Canadian company may have what you’re looking for. Noravcan Corp., of Calgary, Alberta, is selling its Phoenix Fanjet aircraft program. The company has developed a four-place, single-engine luxury tourer called the Magna and a two-place aerobatic model called the Sigma. The all-metal […]

There’s no free lunch in Wisconsin, but does that mean whooping cranes will be toast? The state is considering eliminating the job of whooping-crane coordinator, a person who helps organize the annual migration of cranes raised in captivity and then led to their Florida wintering grounds by ultralight aircraft. (Some of the early birds have […]

Chalk up another record for Steve Fossett — compliments of one of the longest stretches of ridge-soarable geography in the world (the Andes). The world’s best-known extreme aviator broke the straight-line distance record for sailplanes Dec. 4 when he flew an ASH 25M high-performance sailplane about two-thirds the length of Argentina, a total distance of […]

Alaska pilots just recorded their safest year in 20 years. There were “only” 100 accidents in the state in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30. By contrast, the worst year for accidents during the period was 1995, chiming in with 173. FAA Administrator Marion Blakey told the Juneau Empire the statistics “just turn one’s head […]

The contract towers that serve four Hawaiian airports, as well as those on the U.S. Pacific islands of Guam and Saipan, are back in government hands — the Australian government’s. Airservices Australia, the government-owned corporation that runs air traffic control down under, recently won a $20 million (Australian) contract to take over the towers at […]

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_______COLUMNS From the CFI #4: Some Advice on Movin’ On Up!If you’re thinking about moving up to a faster, more complex airplane (or if you’re wondering how piston-pounding pilots are going to transition to those very light jets), AVweb’s Linda D. Pendleton has some advice: Brush up on the basics.

Garmin announced Thursday that it has received FAA certification to add Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) capability to its GNS 530 and GPS 500 units. The system can provide pilots with graphical and audible alerts of potential terrain and obstacle conflicts along the flight path, Garmin said. “TAWS technology represents a significant advance in […]