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Cory Lidle Plane Crash
I could not believe this happened. How can a plane, any size, fly around the New York City skyline? Especially after 9/11.
I thought for sure that the initial reports were wrong, but it actually happened. The plane Cory Lidle (New York Yankees pitcher) was flying was a Cirrus SR20, a small 4 seater equipped with a parachute for the plane itself.
I am sorry for the loss of life, but, someone needs to do something to stop this from ever happening again. There is no excuse to have a plane crash into a building in NYC. According to some reports there [...]
Helicopters For Sale
Five of the best sites if you’re looking for helicopters for sale. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page. (Related searches: Fractional Jet Ownership, Cirrus SR20, Aerial Photography) 1. Helicopters For Sale at eBay Motors - On our last visit there were over 25 used helicopters up for auction or immediate sale here, including Rotorway helicopters, Bell helicopters, Robinson, Hughes, more. (motors.shop.ebay.com) 2. Helicopters For Sal
LSA Surpasses Expectations at Oshkosh FBO
In no uncertain terms, Toby Kamark and Jeff Gentz see light-sport aircraft as the future of general aviation. It’s time for a new generation to succeed the old, and this change is happening now, they said. Sport pilot is the key to getting people into the air and making them pilots, Jeff said, adding that his wife is one of them. “You have to invest in sport pilot, or it’s not going to succeed,” Toby added. They have done more than talk. Toby owns Orion Flight Services, with two Wisconsin
Cirrus axes 8 percent of its workforce
Cirrus, maker of the popular SR20 and SR22 piston-powered four-seat airplanes, has been forced to lay off 8 percent of its workforce due to declining sales (full story). Thanks to low Avgas prices, some favorable federal tax treatment for airplane purchases after 9/11/2001, and an innovative product, it looked as though Cirrus would defy the conventional wisdom that you’d have to be crazy to invest in a new piston-powered airplane company. There is some hope for Cirrus, however, in that the c
Cirrus' Jet finds its footing
OSHKOSH -- In 1997, Mike Van Staagen was imagining aircraft concepts for a personal jet. Like many big ideas, it started as a sketch on a napkin. The early concepts looked like a mini DC-10 rather than the v-tail Cirrus Vision SJ50 we see today. The aircraft dubbed 'V1', flown by former US Navy test pilot Tim Berg, took to the sky on July 3rd at 9:47 AM for its 45-minute maiden flight. "It's a fairly unconventional design, so it was a relief to have it fly. I couldn't have been more happy," s
Avidyne and Southern Star add select Cessna 300-series piston twins to approved model list for envision integrated flight deck: Cessna Models 330, 335, and 340 join 400-Series Twins on AML for All Glass Situational Awareness and Safety Systems
Lincoln, MA - July 21, 2008– Avidyne Corporation’s Envision Integrated Flight Deck is now available for retrofit on several popular Cessna 300-series piston twin models. Avidyne and Southern Star Avionics, LLC of Mobile, Alabama have added the Cessna 320, 335 and 340 piston twins to the FAA Approved Model List (AML) of aircraft authorized for retrofit of the Envision System. Cessna’s 401, 402, 414 and 421 models were approved in March when the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) was originally g
Cirrus Jet makes first flight and gets a new name
Some interesting “real world” aviation news - Aeromarket reports that the Cirrus Jet has made its first flight. Cirrus Design Corporation recently announced that the most highly anticipated aircraft in the company’s history, hitherto called ‘The-Jet’, made its first flight at approximately 10 AM CDT on July 3rd, 2008. The 45-minute flight was conducted from company worldwide headquarters at the Duluth International Airport, Duluth, MN and the aircraft performed flawlessly. A few days later
Best of both worlds
On Tuesday, Associate Editor Ian Twombly and I flew N208GG, AOPA’s Get Your Glass Sweepstakes Archer, from Brandywine Airport in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Frederick, Maryland. I was pretty excited about the opportunity because I have a bunch of Archer time, and this beautiful airplane didn’t disappoint me. Where to begin? First, there’s that Knots 2U baggage door strut. If I had a Cherokee and $179, that would be the first upgrade I’d do, thinking back on the times I’ve accidentally let go
Cirrus SR20 Safety Program
The SR20 is equipped with Cirrus Design’s Cirrus Aircraft Parachute System, a large parachute which can be deployed in an emergency to lower the entire aircraft to the ground safely. Notwithstanding a number of fatal accidents before, the SR20 is certified by European Aviation Safety Agency, making it the first aircraft to achieve such certification. What is so amazing about this aircraft is the newly-employed integral emergency parachute, CAPS (Cirrus Airframe Parachute System)
Flight Training, Episode 2
After what seems like an eternity, I finally got to start my official flight training. As a Canadian (AKA "Alien,") applying for flight school also means getting your fingerprints taken and being put in a special registration system. My training permission cleared late last week, so I booked my first lessons as soon as I could. In fact, for a government agency, the flight registration process was surprisingly efficient. Finding a place to get TSA-approved fingerprints outside of work hours? We
First Steps in Flight
For a long time, I've been thinking about learning to fly. One of the random long-distance-drive conversations I like to have is, "What job would you do if you were for some reason prevented from doing what you do now?" For me, flying has always been something I would entertain, but only romantically. The downsides to doing it professionally are huge -- the time away from your family and strict seniority-based promotions being the two largest factors. So instead, I wanted to reward myself with
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