Meredith Tcherniavsky

Piper Aircraft and Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) announced this week that beginning Dec. 5 access to all Piper maintenance publications and regulatory documents will be available exclusively through the ATP Aviation Hub Online Service and ATP’s NavigatorV Desktop Platform. Until then, Piper will continue to offer its manuals and technical publications through Avantext, Inc. “Going […]

This coming spring, Germany-based LSA manufacturer Flight Design will begin offering a “European Adventure” delivery option on new aircraft purchases. Similar in flavor to what some European automakers offer to their customers, Flight Design’s program includes a scenic, guided tour in the airplane facilitated by experienced, multi-lingual pilots who handle all the local details, allowing […]

EAA founder and chairman emeritus Paul H. Poberezny turned 91 on Sept. 14, celebrating nearly six decades with the organization that has helped introduce millions of people to the wonders of aviation. Dozens of fans have posted well wishes on EAA’s Facebook page over the last few days, many of them keying in on Poberezny’s […]

The FAA’s 34th annual General Aviation and Part 135 Survey is underway and available online at www.aviationsurvey.org. According to the FAA, the survey is the only comprehensive source of information on how and why GA pilots fly. “Reducing GA fatalities is a top priority of the FAA and our goal is to reduce the GA […]

This week EAA submitted comments to the FAA’s proposal for regulating “Residential Through-the-Fence (RTTF) Access at General Aviation Airports.” The comments are the result of three years of negotiations between EAA and the FAA Airports Division to grant residential property owners living adjacent to an airport direct access so they can fly. The FAA issued […]

If you’re in the market for a new Rotax 912 engine for your LSA, you might want to call your local dealer to see if they are offering any discounts right now. Hays, Kansas-based Rans Designs announced this week that prices for the Austrian-manufactured engines have dropped, primarily due to the increase in the value […]

Pilots have until this Friday, Sept. 14, to respond to the AOPA/EAA petition to the FAA to alter the requirements for third-class medical certificates. The exemption would essentially extend the current Sport Pilot driver’s-license-as-medical privilege to all pilots operating single-engine airplanes under Part 91 with no more than four seats, no more than one passenger […]

Bombardier’s new Learjet 75 business jet came to life for the first time last month on the company’s Wichita production line. Aircraft power, including the avionics, was switched on during the week of August 21 as the aircraft progresses toward a planned 2013 certification, according to Bombardier. As we previously reported, the Learjet 75 is […]

Last week the FAA announced that Danville Regional Airport, a non-towered field located in south central Virginia, has been awarded a $10 million grant under the Airport Improvement Program to regrade its primary instrument Runway 2/20. Although the FAA estimates that the project will begin this month and conclude by November 2013, the manager at […]

Will Escutia and Daniel Perez, the new owners of Quicksilver Aircraft, have big plans for the Temecula, California, based ultralight pioneer and kit plane manufacturer. Born in Mexico and friends since college, the pair hope to use their 20 years of global business experience to expand Quicksilver’s presence in Mexico, China, and South Africa as […]