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Piper Achieves Higher Revenue, Deliveries In 2012
VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft Inc. ended 2012 with increased annual revenue from new aircraft sales of $148,968,967, up more than 13 percent from $131,263,539 in 2011. The revenue increase was a result of a 16 percent rise in … Continue reading
Proposed Changes For Gary Airport Authority
GARY, INDIANA – The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority may consider fighting a proposed state Senate bill that would take away majority control from the City of Gary by creating five (5) authority appointments to the governor. Senate Bill 585 would … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, April/May 2013, Sections
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Drone Law Proposed In Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Illinois State Senator Daniel Biss (Dem) has introduced legislation that would require law enforcement agencies to get a search warrant before they could use a drone to gather evidence. The proposal would require that any information obtained … Continue reading
O-Ring Problem Solved!
HIGHLAND, ILL. – “The temptation is always there to re-use things like O-rings, and the result is too-often a leaky seal,” says Wicks Aircraft Supply President Scott Wick. Now aircraft homebuilders can save both time and money by ordering a … Continue reading
Posted in April/May 2013, Products & Services, Sections
Tagged aircraft homebuilders, O-rings, Scott Wick, Wicks Aircraft Supply
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Rockford Gets Aircraft Restoration Business
ROCKFORD, ILL. – The aircraft restoration company “Code 1 Aviation” has established a facility at Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD). The company specializes in aircraft maintenance, restoration, sales and training of warbirds, including vintage jets – both American and Eastern-bloc-built. … Continue reading
Air Force Cancels Thunderbird 2013 Schedule
NELLIS AFB, NEV. – Due to the sequester, the U.S. Air Force has cancelled all aviation support to public events for at least the remainder of the fiscal year, and is standing down the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team to save … Continue reading
An LSA Compliant Carbon Pitts LS1 & LS2
FORT PIERCE, FLA. – Renegade Light Sport Aircraft has relocated to a 70,000-ft. facility at St. Lucie County Airport, Fort Pierce, Florida, to build the first fully aerobatic Lycoming-powered Renegade Carbon Pitts LS1 and LS2 aircraft. Air show performer and … Continue reading
Posted in April/May 2013, Products & Services, Sections
Tagged Gee Bee, LSA, Renegade
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Meet Eric W. Johnson, P.E.
Eric W. Johnson Airport Development Engineer WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics In September 2007, Eric W. Johnson joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics as an airport development engineer. Eric is responsible for developing eligible projects for around a … Continue reading
Posted in April/May 2013, People, Sections, Wisconsin Aeronautics Report
Tagged Aeronautics, Engineer, Eric W. Johnson, Mead & Hunt, WisDOT
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Scheyden Precision Eyewear Unveils Albatross & Mustang Models
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. – Aviation trade shows are flooded with sunglass manufacturers and dealers, all saying that they are the best! Whether it is Ray Ban, Bausch & Lomb, or Scheyden Precision Eyewear, you get what you pay for. Pay … Continue reading
Posted in April/May 2013, Products & Services, Sections
Tagged Scheyden Precision Eyewear, Sun Glasses
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Today’s Comfortable “Suspender-Type” Life Vests Should Be Standard Equipment In Lake Country
Whether you are a floatplane pilot or not, equipping your aircraft with “suspender-type” life vests should be standard equipment, especially when flying over lake country and especially in the vicinity of the Great Lakes. An experienced pilot and her passenger … Continue reading
Posted in April/May 2013, Products & Services, Sections
Tagged AOPA, Floatplane, Jeff Skiles, life vest, PilotMall.com
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