Brian Foley, president of Brian Foley Associates in Sparta, New Jersey, believes the current down cycle might be so severe, it could be over sooner than previous plunges. Part of his reasoning centers on how long it took before most recognized that the current hard times were upon us. In a true glass-half-full view, Foley […]
As expected, the FAA has followed Brazilian certification of the Embraer Phenom 100 by only a few days. The $3.6 million light jet received its U.S. working papers three days after the manufacturer’s home country blessed it. The airplane was certified on schedule, without restrictions to flight in icing or avionics operations and with performance […]
What used to be a temporary ADIZ (Air Defense Identification Zone) is now a permanent FRZ (Flight Restricted Zone) surrounded by an SFRA (Special Flight Rules Area). An FAA final rule has established the new airspace configuration around the nation’s capital. The FRZ is a 15-nautical-mile-radius ring emanating from Washington National Airport. Flights within the […]
Following a pair of accidents involving homebuilt aircraft licensed in the ‘Experimental’ category, local officials are hoping to ban Experimental aircraft from using North Las Vegas Airport. On August 22, a homebuilt Velocity crashed into a residential area shortly after takeoff, killing the pilot and two people on the ground. The Clark County (Nevada) Board […]
When a vintage P-51C Mustang crashed in May 2004, supporters immediately launched emergency fundraising for the “Red Tail Project” in a max effort dedicated to getting the World War II fighter back into the sky. The Mustang had been painted in the colors of the Tuskegee Airmen, complete with their signature blood-red tail section, and […]
When a Beech Sierra flown by a 4,000-hour commercial pilot, accompanied by his wife and daughter, arrived at the Fulton County Airport at Wauseon, Ohio, the wind was from the west-southwest at 26 to 35 knots, with gusts as high as 43 knots. The VFR flight from Troy, Michigan, a distance of only 76 nm, […]
Just as aviation fuel prices have begun to descend below the stratosphere, new concerns are emerging about regulating lead content. With the Environmental Protection Agency citing new mandates this summer to the Clean Air Act designed to cut toxic metal content in the air, the AOPA is proactively presenting general aviation as a tiny contributor […]
Within the next few weeks, Cirrus Design will file certification paperwork with the FAA on its developmental Vision single-engine jet. Actual certification could come as early as 2010, but no later than 2012, promised Cirrus Chairman and CEO Alan Klapmeier during a December 3 Internet press conference. Of particular interest, Klapmeier told reporters Cirrus has […]
Sapphire Energy is a San Diego company that turns algae into fuel. To date, it claims to have created such a fuel that meets quality standards, is compatible with current gasoline-manufacturing infrastructure, and achieves a 91-octane rating. According to a December 7 report from McClatchy Newspapers syndicate, Sapphire CEO Jason Pyle cited opposition from proponents […]
Brazilian airframer Embraer announced it has received certification from its home country, with U.S. approval expected soon. Certification testing revealed an increase in top speed to 390 knots-10 knots higher than expected. Fuel consumption was also better than projected by some 3.6 percent. Embraer broke ground last Thursday on a new 150,000-square-foot site in Melbourne, […]
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