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A bill that aims to support the future of general aviation was introduced in the Senate last week by Senators Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and has gained support from GA advocates. “Across the aviation industry, we are facing an unfortunate reality—too few young Americans are starting careers in the field,”Inhofe said.”This bill […]

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, in Washington, D.C., has accepted a $10 million donation from the Thomas W. Haas Foundation to help finance its new “We All Fly” exhibit, which will focus on general aviation. The exhibit also will include an aerobatic biplane flown by Sean D. Tucker. “The generous support from Tom […]

In its ongoing investigation into a midair collision that killed four people in Florida on July 17, the NTSB has reported that the two airplanes “converged nearly straight on.” The Piper PA-34-200 Seneca twin and Cessna 172N both were owned by the Dean International flight school, based at Miami Executive Airport (TMB). A private pilot […]

Lancair has introduced a new two-seat kit called the Barracuda, which it calls an “entry-level” airplane. The Barracuda will cruise at 200 knots at 13 gallons per hour, and sells for about $200,000. The all-composite airplane is designed “for the pilot who wants maximum performance with a minimum investment of build time and budget,” said […]

Electroair has launched the design approval project to provide an alternative to a troublesome magneto that has a history of service difficulties and is on about 6,000 engines. The Bendix D2000/D3000 Dual Magneto, which operates two conventional mags off a single drive, has been a maintenance headache and safety concern for years. Electroair’s answer is […]

It’s not available in the U.S. but a South Korean company is so proud of the country’s first indigenous light sport aircraft, it brought it to AirVenture just to show it off. The Vessel Aircraft KLA-100 was certified by South Korea in 2017 and also has EASA certification. FAA acceptance under the LSA category is […]

Mooney hopes to build 20 aircraft this year as it continues its re-entry to the high-performance single market. At a news conference at AirVenture, Director of Marketing Lance Phillips said they’re planning to ramp up to 40 aircraft next year with a goal of maintaining about 50 aircraft a year after that. Australian certification of […]

It all worked out in the end but the pilot of an Ercoupe 415-D on his way to Ohio from AirVenture likely annoyed thousands of Chicago commuters. A reported engine failure prompted him to land the little single on Lake Shore Drive, one of the city’s busiest streets. He flew it under a pedestrian overpass […]

The surge in pilot training has been good for the engine business and Lycoming CEO Mike Kraft says he’s hopeful it will be sustained. In a podcast interview at AirVenture 2018, Kraft said the legacy engine maker has kept innovating and adapting to the changing market and many of the biggest changes are invisible. For […]

If flying 1000-plus C-47s to France was a logistical challenge in 1944, it’s no less so in 2019. The Daks Over Normandy project, which will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, showed up at AirVenture this week to talk about its extensive planning. The D-Day Squadron will fly more than 20 C-47s from […]