Also: Aero-Calendar, Flexjet, Honeywell, TRU Simulation, Treed U/L, Rolls-Royce
Solar Ship and Zenair Ltd have announced an agreement to convert the existing Zenair STOL CH750 aircraft into an electric bush plane. This new aircraft will provide extreme short take-off and landing (XSTOL) capability enabling pilots to take-off in areas without runways. The aircraft is recharged by either a battery swap or electric vehicle rechargers. It will not use fossil fuel and will be available as a bush plane, float or amphibious. Rep. Rick Larsen, joined by Rep. Peter DeFazio and Democrats on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, are rejecting President Trump’s plan to privatize America’s ATC system. Larsen has introduced H.R. 2800, the Aviation Funding