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Lancair debuted a new Lycoming iE2 piston version of their Evolution at Sun ‘n Fun this week, and said the new airplane will cost less than their turbine version and also will burn about half the fuel. Both airplanes are sold as experimentals. The piston Evolution will cost about $875,000, while the turbine kit goes […]

Alexander Zosel, managing director of e-Volo, took the Volocopter on its first manned, untethered free flight last Wednesday, launching from an open field in Southern Germany, the company announced today. Video shows the aircraft’s stability and maneuverability, as Zosel flies it with a joystick. “The flight was totally awesome,” Zosel said after landing. “The machine […]

Paradise City, the area of the Sun ‘n Fun campus devoted to all kinds of light aircraft — from LSAs to ultralights — has added new features and events for this year’s show. The Show Center Pavilion, operated by the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, has expanded its space and its programming, hosting a series of […]

At Sun n’ Fun 2016, the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association(LAMA), in coordination with sponsor Aviators Hot Line, hosted four of the industry’s favorite journalists as part of the show’s Great Debates series. The journalists—General Aviation News publisher Ben Sclair, Flying magazine senior editor Pia Bergqvist, Plane and Pilot editor Robert Goyer and AVweb editorial director […]

The FAA’s rules currently forbid any operator to fly a drone above people, but the FAA now is reviewing that decision, based on a report (PDF) and recommendations from an aviation rulemaking committee. The ARC’s consensus report, submitted last Friday, recommends establishing four small UAS categories, with the risk level to people defined primarily by […]

Sporty’s has teamed up with Mike Busch’s Savvy Aircraft Maintenance to offer what they call an aviation version of AAA. The Breakdown Assistance Program will give round-the-clock help for pilots who get stuck on a trip with a broken airplane. “Traveling by GA airplane can be one of the most exciting and valuable benefits of […]

AeroJones, the newfacility in Taiwan that is producing Flight Design airplanes, has shipped its first order to the U.S., to Airtime Aviation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. “We are extremely pleased to get the first shipment from fully approved and certified producer, Taiwan-based AeroJones,”Flight Design USA President Tom Peghiny said at Sun ‘n Fun today. “We have […]

As expected, EAA and Dynon Avionics announced Wednesday morning at Sun ‘n Fun that working with the FAA, they’ve developed an AML-STC that will allow Dynon’s D10 EFIS to be installed in certified aircraft. Initially, the STC covers Cessna 150s and 172s and the Piper PA-28/38 series, but in making the announcement, EAA Chairman Jack […]

Five people were killed Monday when a touring helicopter crashed in a forest in Tennessee. The Bell 206 crashed about 3:30 p.m. in the woods north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and sparked a fire. Several firefighting crews responded and the fire was contained about 8:45 p.m. according to WBIR in Knoxville. The aircraft […]

The new 915iS Rotax engine that was introduced at EAA AirVenture last year flew for the first time, in Austria, last month, and now has flown more than 50 hours, Rotax’s Marc Becker said at Sun ‘n Fun today. The engine also has run more than 3,000 hours on the test bench, and is on […]