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April 09, 2018

Barnstorming: Does Collier Trophy Announcement Ignore Actual Innovator?

Despite Strong And Compelling Evidence, Innovator Alan Klapmeier Is Mentioned Nowhere In The Collier Announcement

News, Analysis, and Opinion By ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell The recent announcement lauding Cirrus Aircraft for the completion of the SF50 single engine jet program, and awarding them the Collier Trophy, is causing some consternation among folks in the know in the GA world -- especially those of us at ANN with intimate knowledge as to how this program REALLY came about. The Vision Jet program was THE brainchild of Cirrus Founder Alan Klapmeier--period... and for those of us with a LOT of video, and other documentation (in addition to the not-inconsiderable detail that we were THERE), that

Thunderbird Schedule Will Be Cut Back Pending Accident Investigation

The tragic loss of Thunderbird #4, Maj. Stephen Del Bagno, and the cancellation of their immediate airshow schedule also means that other shows will not see the excitement of the Thunderbirds for an unknown period of time while the team grieves, investigates, and rebuilds itself for the future. One of the more notable upcoming cancellations affects the annual Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In, which starts tomorrow, Tuesday, the 10th of April. “The Sun ’n Fun family joins the whole air show community in mourning the loss of one of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds in a mishap yesterday during a training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base,” noted Sun ’n Fun Preside