Archives: Aug/Sept 2013
FAA Requests Proposals For GA Transition To Unleaded Fuels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has asked the world’s fuel producers to submit proposals for fuel options that would help the general aviation industry make a transition to an unleaded fuel. The FAA is committed to the … Continue reading
Court Decision Aids Safe Transition To Unleaded Avgas
A U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling March 27, 2013, has freed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from having to make an accelerated endangerment finding on emissions from general aviation aircraft. This ruling will help ensure that efforts … Continue reading
Lindbergh Foundation Honors Solar Impulse Pilots
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation presented the Lindbergh Spirit medal to the pilots and co-founders of the Solar Impulse project in a special ceremony at the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy … Continue reading
Solar Impulse Deploys Revolutionary Inflatable Hangar Upon Its Arrival At Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
ST. LOUIS, MO. – Swiss pilots, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, took off from Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif. on May 3, 2013, in the solar-powered airplane, Solar Impulse HB-SIA, en route to New York. They stopped in Phoenix, … Continue reading
Van’s Aircraft Delivers Their First Fly-Away RV
After 40 years of supplying kits for amateur-built aircraft, Van’s Aircraft, Inc. stepped into a new world on May 31, 2013, when it delivered its first certified, fly-away, ready-to-go Van’s airplane. George Longino of Dallas, Texas, arrived at Van’s Aurora, … Continue reading
Twin-Engine Seminoles Join Piper’s G1000 Club
VERO BEACH, FLA. (June 25, 2013) –Piper Aircraft, Inc. has received Type Certificate (TC) approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to incorporate the Garmin G1000 avionics suite into new twin-engine Piper Seminole aircraft models for delivery beginning this year. With … Continue reading
The Continuing Challenge of Leadership
Picking your landing spot In a world where we are bombarded with information at every turn, we tend to lose site of meanings. Our vision and memories are often clouded or blurred by the amount of information we receive on … Continue reading
The Adventure Begins With Aviation
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota Office of Aeronautics The past couple of months have been a whirlwind for me as I continue to get my aviation legs under me. It is exciting to see the deeply felt love and passion … Continue reading