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Aircraft designs may come and go but the dreams that drive them never seem to fade away. Remember the Jetcruzer? Investors sunk upwards of $100 million in the development of the single-engine turboprop pusher that looked like a sure-bet aircraft for the new millenium during the salad days of the late 1990s. Those investors saw […]

Insulin-dependent pilot Michael Hunter expects to test his blood sugar levels roughly 200 times over the next 60 or so hours as he shares piloting duties with two other pilots in a bid to set a record for the fastest time to land in each of the 48 contiguous states. The flight left Lakeland yesterday […]

Hot off the press and delivered fresh to Sun ‘n Fun, Lancair’s latest data sheet (and aircraft) lists a maximum recommended cruising speed of 235 KTAS — at FL250 — and an approximate useful load of 1100 pounds for the 310hp turbo-charged dual-system-all-electric (no, not the engine) Lancair Columbia 400. The Lancair Company’s Mark Cahill […]

Affordable Turbine Power Co. Inc. (ATP) told AVweb they have, and are currently flying, an experimental Vans RV-4 pulled by their less-than-200-pound turbine engine, which puts out roughly 200hp through a double planetary gear reduction, while burning 13.3 gallons of $1.35 kerosene per hour. Now, the company tells us, “we’re geared up aiming for full […]

Sun ‘n Fun, 2004 — Day One Image Galleries Opening day offered little in the way of sun, but the fun was aplenty … as were the fancy paint jobs. While many of those were still wet, it wasn’t for lack of curing. Yes, Virginia, sometimes it rains — even at Sun ‘n Fun. Fortunately, […]

____ATIS Sharing the Air With SkydiversAs the weather warms, skydiving operations are cranking up. Here’s how to co-exist peacefully with parachute jumpers and avoid encounters of the too-close-for-comfort kind. _______COLUMNS CEO of the Cockpit #31: Goodbye, B727Boeing’s ancient three-hole jet is still around, although you’re more likely to see it hauling cargo and mail than […]

https://avweb.com/avmail/ Reader mail this week about Sport Pilot, shooting at crop dusters, provocative Questions of the Week and more.

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A Piper Arrow was intercepted by an F-16 fighter jet near President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, on Friday, and escorted to a landing at San Marcos Municipal Airport (about 100 miles south), News 8 Austin reported. The airplane was searched, and the pilot and his passenger were questioned by the Secret Service and later […]

The annual Parastars convention of powered paraglider pilots was held on and above the grounds of Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, over Easter weekend. The three-day event attracted over 140 pilots of these slowest ultralight vehicles from all over the United States and beyond. A wide array of dealers and parts vendors intent […]