CubCrafters President Pat Horgan said the Carbon Cub UL has been created for a maximum takeoff weight of 1,543 pounds (700 kilograms) and an empty weight less than 882 pounds (400 kilograms). It features titanium components and lighter weight prepreg composites. Horgan didn’t release any performance specifications. The aircraft/engine combination is “quiet, smooth, powerful,” and […]

The A20 set the standard for high-end, noise-canceling headsets when it was introduced 13 years ago, and it’s still the market leader. So why would Bose replace it with something that looks essentially the same? The company says that even though the appearance is similar, the new A30 is more comfortable (less clamping force), has […]

The system uses the Garmin Pilot app and 4G cellular service or Wi-Fi to allow owners to check “fuel quantity, aircraft location, oil temperature, battery voltage, [and] the current METAR at the aircraft’s location.” Owners can even update their GPS databases remotely as long as the system is connected. The latest model M600/SLS will automatically […]

Blue Line Aviation specializes in Part 141 training, taking students from private pilot to multiengine instructor in six months. The school is based at Johnston Regional Airport in North Carolina and announced Tuesday that it will be opening a new location at Winter Haven Regional Airport in Florida. The new location is just 75 nautical […]

AOPA once again tapped veteran sweepstakes prize relocation specialist (and social media marketer by day) Erick Webb for the obviously important mission of delivering the classic Cessna with its fearsome (and very recent) engine upgrade to the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo. With the show’s March 28 opening looming, Webb had long since honed his […]

Jeff and Nancy Kling of Houston set up camp beside their Cessna 205 on March 26, a relatively quiet day for arrivals. The action heated up on March 27 with attendees rolling in. Jim Waldron, AOPA Airport Support Network volunteer for St. Simons Island Airport in Georgia, watched the hustle and bustle beside his Cessna […]

As the coaster starts down the other side of the slope, it converts the potential energy to kinetic energy—trading height for speed. As it proceeds up the next slope, it reverses the process, converting speed back to altitude. What does a roller coaster have to do with aviation? As a result of improper energy management, […]

Backed by insurance and aviation risk management solution company Global Aerospace, SkyWatch says its newest offering will expedite the process of customizing and obtaining insurance coverage for aircraft owners by cutting out the need for a middleman and providing an end-to-end digitized quote and purchase experience. Last year, SkyWatch launched its on-demand aircraft renter’s insurance […]

Junkers (pronounced “Yoonkers”) has become the parent company of Waco. The  two brands share a long history building classic airplanes. Waco, with its Great Lakes and YMF-5 biplanes, has been making its biplanes since the 1930s. That company has been holding onto its niche ever since. Junkers began building its line of aircraft in the […]

Elixir Aircraft is born from a basic observation: Complexity is the main source of failures (technical or human) in today’s aviation. To respond to this, Elixir Aircraft has introduced the OneShot carbon process in the design of its aircraft, a technology derived from competitive sailing, allowing it to greatly simplify the main aircraft structure and […]