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July 21, 2015

Aspen Avionics Receives FAA Certification For Integrated AOA Indicator

Just Four Months From Introduction To Certification

Aspen Avionics announced today its integrated Evolution Angle of Attack (AOA) indicator has received FAA certification. Unlike other AOAs, Aspen’s patent-pending solution seamlessly integrates AOA technology directly into its Evolution primary flight and multi-function displays through a software upgrade.

Piper Revises College Park As Educating Pathway Piper

EAA AirVenture’s newest flight attraction is Aviation Gateway sponsored by Piper Aircraft to reflect innovation in the future of aviation.

Replica Of The First Wright Factory-Built Airplane On Display At AirVenture

Wright “B” Flyer Inc.’s one-of-a-kind airplane is ready to showcase America's aviation heritage at the world’s biggest general aviation fly-in.

Liaoning Cub Aircraft Corporation Introduces Cub-Type Aircraft Into China

CubCrafters is pleased to announce an agreement with the Liaoning Cub Aircraft Corporation (LCA) of China. The deal includes the sale of their CC18 Top Cub Type Certificate and a corresponding license agreement with LCA for CubCrafters to continue manufacturing and marketing of the aircraft for non-Chinese markets.

Sealed Lead-Acid Batteries Approved For Both Aircraft

Concorde now starts the Mooney M-10 Series with its popular RG24-11M. Installed in many aircraft, the RG24-11M has years of proven service as a reliable and safe starting battery.

ImagineFlight May Represent The Future Of Flight Training

Redbird Flight Simulations is proud to share its vision for the future of flight training at its AirVenture exhibit space. A key component of that vision being a network of forward thinking and technology driven flight schools called ImagineFlight.

FAA Approves Starter Installation For Caravan Operators With XP42A Engine

New 325 Amp Starter Generator Cooler Start Temperatures, More Generator Power, Longer TBO

A new 325 Amp Starter Generator for the Blackhawk XP42A engine upgrade has been approved by the FAA for use on Cessna Caravan (short and grand) aircraft with the XP42A engine upgrade installed.

Ultralight Airplane Suggest Something Larger

When the average aviation enthusiast thinks of an Ultralight Aircraft, they typically think of a totally open air Fuselage, and a craft that is totally minimalistic and it's overall execution. When you look at Indianapolis resident Steve Cole's Hummel Ultra Cruiser you might be shocked to realize it is an ultralight.

Offering High-Altitude Hypoxia Training In TBM 850

A realistic high-altitude chamber program for pilots of high-performance aircraft is now available through a partnership of Daher and the Southern AeroMedical Institute (SAMI).

KOSH - Busiest Airport Control Tower In The World ... At Least This Week

The relatively sleepy KOSH tower, normally a contract tower, for one week, leads the world in aircraft movement when measured in operations/hour. Depending on the year, there have been up to 20,000 aircraft movements during AirVenture. This, for an airport that is only open between the hours of 0600 and 2000L, 14 hours. As one would imagine, to accomplish this safely is a mammoth undertaking.

New Accessories For Producing In-Flight Videos

Garmin has rolled out an aviation-specific addition to the VIRB XE action camera family from the experts in aviation action cameras, providing several new accessories and unique features tailored to capturing rich, high definition footage in-flight. VIRB XE features gyro-based stabilization and can receive advanced attitude metrics from select Garmin products such as Flight Stream, while providing up to two hours of HD video recording on a single charge.

Will Be Recognized At 'Pitch And Mingle' Event July 21

The inaugural class of aeroinnovators will “graduate” from the first-ever aviation accelerator in the country during AeroInnovate’s Pitch and Mingle event July 21.

Airborne at OSH15 - 07.20.15: Redbird Sidekick, Pelton Upbeat, Hartzell Re-Props M500

Also: Aviation Gateway Park, New Vintage Plaza, L-3 Genesys, BendixKing's KI300, Jack Pelton Interview--Part 1, Lockheed Buys Sikorsky, ANN's AirVenture Innovation Preview ROCKED!

Redbird has become known as one of the most innovative companies in the industry, and this week at AirVenture, they rolled out a new idea they’re calling the Sidekick. ANN’s Tom Patton talked with Redbird founder Jerry Gregoire about what Sidekick is .. and what it does. Hartzell made a major announcement with Piper today that a Hartzell five-blade composite propeller is available for Piper’s M500 Turboprop. Hartzell president Joe Brown says that pilots will notice a significant change with the new propeller. A couple of opening events took place Monday as the

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Airborne at OSH15 - 07.20.15: Redbird Sidekick, Pelton Upbeat, Hartzell Re-Props

Also: Aviation Gateway Park, New Vintage Plaza, L-3 Genesys, BendixKing's KI300, Jack Pelton Interview--Part 1, Lockheed Buys Sikorsky, ANN's AirVenture Innovation Preview ROCKED!

Airplane Movements, Camping, Attendance All Increase In The Early Days Of The Show

EAA Chairman Jack Pelton said that AirVenture 2015 is off to a great start, despite some rough weather that moved through central Wisconsin on Saturday.

Bristell Shares – $140/Month And $50/Hr For A 2015 Bristell

Bristell Aircraft has introduced a new innovative share program for their Luxury Light Sport Aircraft. Designed for pilots, the program makes flying a brand new aircraft available for about the same cost as renting a 40 yr old Skyhawk.

Airplane Goes To EAA's Young Eagles

The keys to the long-awaited/long-delayed first production ICON A5 amphibious airplane were handed to EAA Young Eagles Chairman Sean D. Tucker in an event at AirVenture Monday morning.

Replaces Pneumatic-Driven Attitude Systems With Solid State Technology

BendixKing is in the final certification stages of a solid state attitude indicator that’s designed as an affordable alternative to its legacy mechanical attitude indicators. The new KI 300 improves operational safety and reliability by replacing the pneumatic-driven attitude system found in most general aviation aircraft with modern attitude and heading reference systems-based technology.

Piper Aircraft, Hartzell Propeller Collaborate On New 5-Blade Prop

Gives Next Gen Performance To Meridian And M500 Aircraft

Piper Aircraft and Hartzell Propeller are working together on approval for a five-blade composite propeller for the Piper Meridian and M500 through a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC). Achievement of the STC for both Piper airplanes is anticipated by the end of fourth quarter this year.

FlightSafety To Acquire 20 Warrior, 6 Archer Aircraft

Piper announced that it had signed a deal with Flight Safety for 26 airplanes at a news conference held at noon Monday at AirVenture.

Interface Will Support Display Of L-3 ADS-B Weather And Traffic Data On Aspen Evolution Panel

L-3 Aviation Products (L-3 AP) announced Monday that its Lynx NGT-9000 line of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) products will interface with Aspen Avionics’ Evolution line of Multi-Function Displays (MFDs) and Primary Flight Displays (PFDs). The interface will support the display of ADS-B weather and traffic data from the NGT-9000’s ADS-B receiver on the Aspen panel. Additionally,

SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk Is Speaking About The Possible Reason For The Failure Of The June 28 Launch Of The Falcon 9

To modify an old adage, growing old, and launching rockets into space, is not for sissies. Now, it appears that the failure of the Falcon 9 booster headed to resupply the International Space Station was caused by a structural problem when a strut failed in the rocket's upper stage liquid oxygen tank.

"There seems to be a little more optimism in the world of General Aviation." Source: EAA Chairman Jack Pelton.

A visual examination or check of an item in which no disassembly is required.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.21.15)

The Büker Pages

In the 1970s Frank Price and the "Texas Bücker Boys" experimented with adding wooden strips to the underside of Jungmeister wings to make the airfoil a little more symmetrical.