General Aviation
News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.
Issues with Vespel spline adapters continue to overhang S-92 main gearboxes.
All survive after a Bristow medevac flight experiences cockpit smoke and loss of flight controls, resulting in an emergency landing in southern Louisiana.
The FAA's decades-old thinking on spin training needs a new approach.
Growth will be driven by the demand for light helicopters, greater aftermarket demand, and the commercialization of UAM and eVTOL aircraft.
Cirrus Aircraft has secured a 60-year ground lease for its recently acquired building and land in Duluth, Minnesota.
The National Air Transportation Association has released a white paper: Unleaded Avgas Conversion Considerations for Aviation Fuel Providers.
Prosecutor: Case 'about greed.'
Beechcraft Baron B55s with the required autopilot and display can now be equipped with Garmin's Smart Rudder Bias.
Bristow will provide a trio of SAR-configured Sikorsky S-92s to Norway's state-owned energy company.
MD Helicopters's assets have been acquired by a new operating company and it has appointed a new board, CEO, and senior executives.
