Kitfox Ups Its Backcountry Game With New Landing Gear Configuration In a partnership with Acme Aerofab, Kitfox Aircraft has made available an updated landing gear and suspension system. The new “Black Ops” configuration is said to be available “now or soon” for most Kitfox models. Kitfox said, “The new Black[…] Read this article
NBAA Notes Improvement In FAA's Views On Medical/Mental Health Issues The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has been very involved in advocating for pilots dealing with medical and mental health issues. The trade association wants to ensure those pilots can continue to fly “as long as it’s safe to do[…] Read this article
VoltAero Chooses Avidyne To Develop Avionics For Its Casio 330 French-based VoltAero announced today (June 27) it has selected Avidyne to develop and supply avionics for its Cassio 330 electro-hybrid clean-sheet aircraft design. Jean Botti, VoltAero CEO and chief technical officer, said, “In developing an all-new airplane family to set[…] Read this article
DOT Audit Critiques FAA's Response To Shortage Of Air Traffic Controllers A recent U.S. Department of Transportation audit conducted by the DOT’s Office of the Inspector General assessed the issue of maintaining adequate numbers of FAA air traffic controllers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The DOT’s dual objectives were[…] Read this article
Short Final: Other Right Flying into the Class D Purdue University Airport (home of the Purdue Boilermakers), I heard tower say, “N1234 enter right downwind for Runway 28.” A few minutes later the tower said, “N1234, I know you’re from Bloomington (home of Indiana[…] Read this article
