Megan Elliott

Lynx fans can rejoice, as three of its ADS-B systems are now compatible with ForeFlight Mobile. L-3’s Lynx NGT-9000, -2500 and -2000 series ADS-B systems can now connect wirelessly with the ForeFlight app, allowing users to overlay traffic, weather and GPS data on the app’s numerous charts and maps. The systems can connect via Wi-Fi, […]

Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough will deliver a keynote address at the 2016 National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE). The theme will be “Lessons in Leadership,” drawing examples from his most recent book, The Wright Brothers, a No. 1 New York Times bestseller. “As everyone knows, the Wright Brothers were visionaries, […]

Airbus Group says it is developing the CityAirbus, an autonomous air taxi for individual passenger and cargo transport, scheduled to fly late next year. Launched in February, the vehicle is being developed by Airbus Helicopters. Studies of multi-passenger transport are also in the works. The vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) air taxi would use electric propulsion and multiple-ducted […]

SocialFlight, a Web and mobile app, has teamed up with Jeppesen, Piper, Lightspeed, Bose, CamGuard, Aspen, FreeFlight and other general aviation leaders to introduce new expert-led community forums. The moderated forums will answer questions relating to aircraft ownership, maintenance, training, technique, pilot products, travel rentals, clubs and communities. “SocialFlight’s new expert forums offer a much […]

TacAero and CubCrafters have teamed up to offer factory-authorized flight training for all CubCrafters models at TacAero’s facility in Hood River, Oregon, which is about a 45 minute flight from the factory in Yakima, Washington. Following EAA AirVenture 2016, the new CC-19 XCub will be added to the lineup. The introductory price of the five-day […]

PS Engineering this week announced its upgraded PMA450A audio panel with increased audio control capabilities. Announced at EAA AirVenture 2014, the original PMA450A was the first audio panel with a built-in graphics display and soft key interface. PS Engineering’s new version offers a larger display and easy-to-read white-on-black text, using Organic Light Emitting Display (OLED) […]

Epic Aircraft celebrated the completion of its round-the-world tour on Tuesday at EAA AirVenture. The fleet of six Epic LT aircraft returned to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, after departing from the city on July 7 to circumnavigate the globe. The inaugural Epic Odyssey World Tour reached 21 cities in 21 days, crossing two oceans and three continents […]

Cessna Aircraft announced Monday that its Cessna TTx piston single received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), as well as from Argentina’s National Civil Aviation Administration and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Now certified in more than 40 countries, the TTx is the fastest fixed-gear aircraft in its class. The four-seat, […]

Pilatus Business Aircraft broke ground on its new North and South American headquarters last week in Jefferson County, Colorado. Officials from Pilatus, Tectonic Management Group, Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport and Jefferson County gathered to celebrate the company’s new center for aircraft completions and support. Since 1996, Pilatus has completed more than 1,000 PC-12 aircraft at […]

Ross McCurdy is at it again. The Rhode Island-based high school teacher who last year completed the first coast-to-coast trip in a biofuel-powered small aircraft has completed a record-setting fuel-efficiency flight. In a Cessna 182 with an SMA diesel engine, McCurdy and a fellow pilot rounded off an 848-mile course on just 56 gallons of […]