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I read with great interest and dismay Mr. Bertorelli’s opinion piece (AVwebinsider, Apr. 1) about the recent near-midair-collision with an aircraft involved with an F-16 in the Gladden MOA (Podcast, Mar. 31). I also read the follow-up with retired Lt. Col. Fred Clifton and listened to his interview (Podcast, Apr. 4). I preface my comments […]

Warner Aerocraft is offering a unique concept in Light Sport Aircraft design with a three-way convertible cockpit. The Sportster can be flown single or tandem with or without a canopy. The company says it only takes five minutes to reconfigure the plane. It’s powered by a Continental 0200 and has a top speed of 130 […]

Antilles Seaplanes made its first appearance at Sun ‘n Fun 2008 and the company says it hopes to be delivering newly-manufactured modern versions of the venerable Grumman Goose in the next year or two. The company has the type certificate for the aircraft and has been developing the manufacturing processes at its plant in Gibsonville, […]

Cessna 350 and Cessna 400 models made their air show debut at Sun ‘n Fun last week and company officials say there’s been overwhelming response to the aircraft. Cessna was the winning bidder at a bankruptcy auction for the former Columbia Aircraft late last year and began building the speedy composite singles in Cessna colors […]

When Cirrus unveiled the G3 SR22 at last year’s Sun ‘n Fun, the reaction was positive and the response from customers was favorable. Lessons learned from the improvements of the flagship model were applied to the entry-level SR20 and it made its show debut at this year’s Sun ‘n Fun. Probably the biggest change (and […]

Modern technology has come to the rescue of a persistent problem, which, had it been addressed in its time, might have made Molt Taylor’s Aerocar more appealing in its day. The aircraft flew to Sun ‘n Fun (it’s the only flying example of five left) from its home away from home at a museum in […]

F-16 Intercept in the MOA In listening to the two podcasts, it appears that the initiating factor for both the Pilatus and the bizjet were TCAS alerts (Podcasts, Mar. 31 and Apr. 4). For us “flibber” drivers, who do not have TCAS, we’d never have known there was anything going on until the F-16 appeared […]

This article originally appeared in Aviation Safety, Mar. 2006. Some of my most memorable flights involve night flying, both for good and bad reasons. On the good side, I recall breathtaking sunsets, full, orange moons on the horizon, distant lightning and flying down New York City’s East River after departing the now-closed Flushing Airport. On […]

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