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April 21, 2015

AEAC Selects Avidyne As Avionics Provider For New ‘Sun Flyer’

All-Electric Aircraft To Feature Avidyne Glass Panel

Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC) has selected Avidyne Corporation to collaborate on the development of the avionics panel for the next-generation “Sun Flyer” solar-electric training aircraft being developed by AEAC. 

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Superior Aviation Group Has Acquired The Gemini Diesel Engine

Revolutionary, Two-Stroke, Uniflow Engine Will Bring The Operational Benefits Of Diesel Power To A Wider Variety Of Light Aircraft

Timothy T. (Tim) Archer, Group CEO, Superior Aviation Group announced today that the company has acquired the Gemini Diesel engine and has begun active development of the current engines, as well as planning the introduction of new models.

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Amphibious Air Ambulance Idea Nominated For James Dyson Award

Presented You Young Engineers For Innovative Thinking

One of the nominees for this year's James Dyson Award is an amphibious air ambulance with STOL capabilities its inventor says is designed to "land as close to the patient as possible."

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Wipaire Welcomes Bill Pike As Leesburg Service Center General Manager

Brings 35 Years Of Military And Management Experience To The Company

Wipaire has named Bill Pike as the general manager of Wipaire’s Leesburg, Florida service center.  Bill joins Wipaire after 20 years of military aviation maintenance management and 15 years of civilian aviation management.  He will be responsible for the general operations of Wipaire’s service center at the Leesburg International Airport.

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Missouri Airport Managers Present First Friend Of Aviation Award

State Senator Mike Kehoe Is The First To Be Honored

Missouri State Senator Mike Kehoe was presented the first ever Friend of Aviation Award during an April 16th banquet at the Spring Conference of the Missouri Airport Managers Association (MAMA) at the Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Missouri.

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New Mooney Acclaim Type S Lost At Lakeland Linder

Aircraft Is Reported To Be Less Than 2 Months Old

A nearly brand new Mooney Acclaim, N608MR (pix shown, courtesy of Lakeland FD), was lost in lakeland just prior to the start of the annual Sun 'n Fun Airshow. The aircraft reported mechanical difficulties just prior to the accident, after which the airframe was mostly consumed by flame. Other media reports have confirmed reports of a loss of power. The accident happened along Pipkin Creek as pilot Richard Simile attempted to put the aircraft down in an open field but missed and wound up impacting an area near a horse farm. Simile, 55, was reported to have suffered only minor injuries but it appears that the 2015 M20TN will be a total loss.

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NTSB Factual Report Released In Collision With Wind Turbine

Pilot Had Previously Expressed Concerns To The FAA About The Wind Farm

The NTSB has released a factual report from an accident which occurred 10 miles south of Highmore, South Dakota in which the commercial pilot and three passengers were fatally injured.

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Aspen Reduces Pricing On Single-Band ADS-B Transceivers

ATX100, ATX100G Meet 2020 Mandate Specs

Aspen Avionics has reduced the price on its single-band ATX100 and ATX100G transceivers. Originally priced at $3,995, the ATX100 now lists for $2,645. The recently certified ATX100G price has also been reduced to $3,495 from $4,995.

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Gyrocopter Pilot Who Landed At Capitol Returns To Florida

Has Been Charged With Violating National Airspace, Operating An Unregistered Aircraft

The pilot who landed his gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol last week has returned to his home in Ruskin, FL pending a hearing on charges stemming from the incident.

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