Pia Bergqvist

Engineered Propulsion Systems’ (EPS) Vision 350 diesel engine, currently in development for general aviation airplanes, recently achieved a milestone in its initial test program. Engineers parked the EPS mobile testing lab at Hartzell Propeller’s headquarters in Piqua, Ohio, where the engine proved capable of spinning Hartzell’s traditional aluminum, ASC-II composite and Bantam composite graphite propellers […]

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) have succeeded in their effort to potentially provide greater access to recreational airstrips in Arkansas by amending the Recreational Use Statute in the state. The amendment adds the word “aviation” along with a list of other recreational activities in the state’s Recreational […]

Last night, the Aero Club of Southern California (ACSC) awarded Steven Udvar-Hazy the 34th Howard Hughes Memorial Award for his lifetime contributions to aviation. Udvar-Hazy spearheaded aircraft leasing services with his International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), which he founded in 1973 and sold to American International Group in 1990 for $1.3 billion. ILFC now owns […]

Sometimes it’s the small things that matter and, if the claims of Premier Aviation out of Concord, California, are true, a simple wheel cover has achieved impressive performance improvements for the Cessna 400 twin-series of airplanes. The company recently received the sign off from the FAA for an STC to install its dome wheel cover […]

Jessica Cox, the first person without arms to earn a pilot’s certificate, is joining Handicap International on a journey to Ethiopia to inspire children with disabilities to reach beyond their dreams despite their physical challenges. Handicap International targeted Ethiopia because low-income countries in particular tend to deny handicapped people opportunities offered to the general public. […]

By order of FAR Part 91.113, “vigilance shall be maintained by each person operating an aircraft so as to see and avoid other aircraft.” It all starts before you leave the ground. You may be cleared for takeoff or taxi onto the runway to “line up and wait,” but it’s worth taking a final look […]

Van’s Aircraft celebrated a milestone this week as the 8,000th confirmed RV kit airplane made its first flight. The airplane, an RV-7A built by Stephen Watson from Santa Clarita, California, took flight on Monday. At the completion of the flight, the builder proclaimed: “She flew like an RV.” Watson, who works at the Jet Propulsion […]

Airplane lovers looking for a new event to attend this summer can now mark their calendars for “The Gathering of Warbirds and Legends.” This inaugural event, scheduled to take place August 1-4 in Topeka, Kansas, is expected to become an annual gathering where historical airplanes, still in airworthy condition, will be on display. While “The […]

Just Aircraft out of Walhalla, South Carolina, is delivering a new short takeoff and landing version of its Highlander — the Highlander SuperStol. This new version has a modified wing design and new, beefier landing gear that allows the airplane to fly into short backcountry airstrips. Tundra tires up to 29 inches can be fitted […]

A new aircraft concept called the Aeroscraft completed what Mario Pantuso, Aeros business development, described as the “first float” this month. Pantuso said the initial flight-testing program has been conducted in a hangar and has proven the aircraft’s vertical takeoff and landing and hovering capabilities. The first flight outside the hangar is expected in the […]