Archives: February/March 2015

Remote-Operated Hydraulic Door Battery Backup System For Aircraft Hangars & Other Buildings

Schweiss Hydraulic Doors can now be opened or closed during an unexpected power outage with a DC battery-motorized back-up control system. Hangar owners/operators simply press “Up,” and their hydraulic door opens. The back-up systems are also engineered with a drill-driven … Continue reading

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The Perfect Model May Be Closer Than You Think!

Face it. You would love to have a model of your airplane painted in its same colors and N number, but you don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars. Thanks to fellow pilot, Keith Oberg of Bloomington, Minn., the perfect … Continue reading

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Connell Aviation Group Launches National Aerospace Communications Company

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA – Connell Aviation Group (CAG) has officially launched operations across the United States with a business model unique to the nation. Headquartered in Cedar Falls, Iowa, with district offices in Minnesota and Arizona, the company is a … Continue reading

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Lightspeed Launches $500 Burger Deluxe Getaway Promotion

PORTLAND, OREGON – Lightspeed Aviation, a leading manufacturer of aviation headsets, is once again launching a promotion that plays off a story familiar to just about every pilot: the $100 hamburger. This year, however, they’ve added a side: a Markham … Continue reading

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Indiana’s Marsha Fulton Wins EAA Aircraft Sweepstakes Grand Prize Fairchild 24H

COVINGTON, IND. – Marsha Fulton of Covington, Indiana, EAA Lifetime 32139/Warbirds 594364/Vintage 21420, won the 2014 EAA Aircraft Sweepstakes grand prize 1937 Fairchild 24H Deluxe. The Fultons have several other planes including a Cessna 310B (hangared in nearby Danville, Illinois), … Continue reading

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The HondaJet Earns Popular Science Magazine’s “Best of What’s New” Award

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The HondaJet, with its innovative Over-The-Wing Engine Mount (OTWEM) configuration, has been selected by Popular Science magazine as a “Best of What’s New” award winner for 2014 in the aerospace category. The HondaJet was recognized for its … Continue reading

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Piper Delivers Three G1000 Seminoles To UND

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Piper Aircraft Inc. has delivered three twin-engine piston-powered training class Seminole aircraft to the UND Aerospace Foundation, which provides training and aircraft for the University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences in … Continue reading

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EAA To Support Construction of New Wright “B” Flyer At Wrights’ Original Factory

OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and its members have been invited to support the construction of a “new” Wright brothers aircraft on the site of the brothers’ original Wright Company factory in Dayton, Ohio. The aircraft project … Continue reading

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First Production Aerolab LoCamp About To Take Flight…. Appearances At 2015 Sun ‘n Fun & AirVenture Anticipated

Good things sometimes take ages to materialize, but are well worth the wait. So it is with the “Aerolab LoCamp,” now nearly 15 years in development, but poised to take off at last. For those Lovers of Old Fashioned Aircraft … Continue reading

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AOPA Announces 2015 Fly-In Dates & Locations

FREDERICK, MD. – Building on the popularity and success of its inaugural events, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will host five regional fly-ins at new locations nationwide during 2015, which will include AOPA’s Homecoming Fly-In at its headquarters … Continue reading

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