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Fly a P-51 Mustang for $20?

Have you ever dreamt of flying a P-51 Mustang? Now there is an opportunity to do so while supporting a good cause. Mustang training specialists Stallion 51 at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) in Kissimmee, Florida, has teamed up with Mercy Flight Southeast for a raffle that provides the winner with a complete flight experience […]

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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on NY Helicopter Accident

During initial interviews with NTSB officials, the pilot of the Airbus AS350B2 that crashed into New York’s East River on March 11 was unable to recall how many photographic flights he had conducted on the day of the accident. He could only remember that his duty day began about 11 a.m. local time and that […]

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EPS Diesel Test Facility Nears Completion

Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS) is getting close to completing a testing facility at its headquarters in New Richmond, Wisconsin, that will aid in the process of achieving certification for its Graflight V-8 diesel engine. The facility will be used for engine testing, inspection, assembly and STC work. Once the new facility is completed, which is […]

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Harrison Ford Among Dozens Honored at R.A. Bob Hoover Ceremony

If R.A. Bob Hoover was still with us, he’d be proud to see the long list of notable people who gathered in Washington last week for the third annual award ceremony named in honor of the late aviation master. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, along with aviation industry leaders and elected officials from Capitol […]

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USPS Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Airmail Service

The first delivery of mail from an airplane is often credited to Earl Ovington after he dropped a sack of letters and postcards from an airplane still 500 feet above the ground. That was in the fall of 1911. The U.S. Postal Service says a small group of Army pilots initiated the world’s first regularly […]

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All-Electric Sun Flyer 2 Nears First Flight

Bye Aerospace has taken the final step toward first flight of the all-electric Sun Flyer 2. The company announced that a test pilot for the two-seat low-wing airplane has conducted several successful taxi tests and will take the airplane to the skies soon. Bye Aerspace’s CEO George Bye said the test pilot reported good taxi […]

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Aspen Avionics Unveils Non-TSO’d Evolution E5 Display

When Garmin and Dynon Avionics in 2016 received FAA approval to sell non-TSO’d electronic flight instruments to owners of Part 23 certified airplanes, Aspen Avionics – already a company known for producing low-cost avionics – grappled with how to respond. Now we have the answer in the form of Aspen’s new Evolution E5 flight instrument, […]

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Big Push to Grow the Number of Women in Aviation Kicks Off

The 29th annual Women in Aviation International Conference kicks off today at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada, inspiring women to seek careers in aviation. Each year, the conference provides women and men a place to meet with potential employers and to learn more about aviation careers. Inspirational speakers, exhibits, workshops, on-site interviews and […]

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Los Angeles County Airshow this Weekend

The Los Angeles County Airshow will be back this weekend March 24 and 25, at General William J. Fox Airfield about 50 miles north of the City of the Angels, and this show is special for a a few good reasons. This year’s theme is “First, Fastest and Farthest” will honor the Antelope Valley’s role […]

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Baron App Adds Global Turbulence and Icing Forecasts

Baron, a worldwide creator of meteorological hardware, software and data, has added a 36-hour global turbulence and icing forecast data to its Baron Weather API allowing customers to create a vertical profile of both clear-air and in-cloud turbulence, icing and winds and temperature aloft, along their entire route all on the Baron website. Importantly too, […]

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