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July 28, 2023

2023 EAA Young Eagles Leadership Award Winner Named

Winner to be Honored at AirVenture

Phillips 66 Aviation has named Tom Meadows, a member in good standing of EAA Chapter 1073 in Truckee, California, the winner of 2023’s Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles Leadership Award. Presented yearly during the EAA’s annual AirVenture event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the Young Eagles Leadership Award recognizes exceptional Young Eagles volunteers who’ve resolutely supported aviation’s future by exceeding the expectations of their fellow EAA members and the Association’s leadership.

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PAL-V Flying Car Nears Certification

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a …

PAL-V is a Dutch aerospace concern about the business of developing a commercial flying car. The PAL-V moniker is an acronym denoting Personal Air and Land Vehicle. Dubbed Liberty, the machine PAL-V aspires to bring to market is a compact, two-seat affair contemporaneously suited to powered flight and travel on public roads.

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Extra Accepts First Order for New 330SX Model

Bettering the Best

Established in 1980 by German aerobatic pilot Walter Extra as a means by which to design and develop his own airplanes, EXTRA Aircraft—EXTRA Flugzeugbau in its founder’s native tongue—has evolved into one of the world’s premier makers of aerobatic aircraft. On 26 July 2023, Extra Aircraft executive Marcus Extra announced his company had received the first order for its new 330SX aerobatic airplane.

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Embry-Riddle Selects Diamond DA42-VI for Fleet Renewal

Jet-Fuel-Burning Non-Jet

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will renew the multi-engine training fleet of its Daytona Beach, Florida campus with one-dozen Diamond’s DA42-VI aircraft. Slated for 2024 deliveries, the Embry-Riddle’s new DA42-VI are powered, notably, by Austro Engine’s jet-fuel piston powerplants. Dr. Ken Byrnes, Embry-Riddle assistant dean and Flight chair of Aeronautical Science, stated: "We are excited to extend our long-term use of Diamond DA42 Aircraft.”

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New I Hart Flying Foundation Initiatives Announced

The HAND that Feeds

As flight-training resources grow increasingly strained and sparse, I Hart Flying Foundation (IHFF) continues their mission to aid women of all ages in flight. Not only is the nonprofit focused on flight training scholarships for women, their new multi-year campaign, Hart Aviation Nation Delivers—HAND., for short—is already delivering on its promises.

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Electric Power Systems Battery to Power Elfly’s Seaplane

Smoke on the Water

Electric Power Systems (EPS), a provider of electrical energy storage solutions, has been selected as the battery provider for Elfly’s highly anticipated all-electric seaplane. The companies announced their partnership at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023, in which both companies are participating. Under the terms of the partnership agreement, EPS will deliver its EPiC battery line for the initial demonstration to incorporate upgradable energy solutions.

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