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July 28, 2017

Lake Renegade Down At AirVenture Seaplane Base

Four Hospitalized Following The Accident

Four people were hospitalized Thursday after the Lake Renegade amphibious airplane three of the four were aboard went down on takeoff from the seaplane base at AirVenture.

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Eric Whyte Recieves Phillips 66 Aviation’s Young Eagles Leadership Award

Wisconsin Native Accepts Honor In Home State During AirVenture 2017

Phillips 66 Aviation is happy to announce this year’s EAA Young Eagles Leadership Award winner, Eric Whyte, of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Whyte’s experience with the EAA Young Eagles program is unique, holding the distinction of being the first individual to transition from Young Eagle to Young Eagles volunteer pilot. He took his first Young Eagles flight on August 5, 1992 and has been active in multiple capacities with the EAA for the past 25 years. To date he’s flown nearly 600 Young Eagles.

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Jeppesen And Aopa Team Up To Launch 2017-18 Captain Jepp Challenge

Second Year Of Program Challenges Pilots To Sharpen Their Aviator Skills, Offers Chance At Prizes For Participation In Learning Opportunities

Boeing, through its subsidiary Jeppesen, and the AOPA recently announced the second year of the "Captain Jepp Challenge" program at EAA AirVenture to encourage continued pilot learning and the enhancement of flying skills. Participants in the program will register to attend free, in-person or online seminars, forums, educational courses and webinars throughout the year to earn program points and be eligible for prize drawings.

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Hartzell Engine Technologies: New Name, Streamlined Business

Several Brands Rolled Into A Single Group

Mike Disbrow, president of Hartzell Engine Technologies, announced streamlined business organization within the Hartzell corporate umbrella at Oshkosh on Tuesday. Citing several new acquisitions and business lines coming on-board within the last short while has created a diverse group of products now affiliated with the venerable Hartzell name.

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High Performance Landing Gear For Certified And Experimental Aircraft

How Do You Talk About Wheels And Bearings And Make Them Sound Interesting? You Make A Better Product And People’s Ears Will Perk Up

Beringer has come out with several new products that were introduced here at Oshkosh this week. Most products are geared towards the Bush plane market, the Cub and Husky crowd but all can be used on many other certified aircraft and  the experimental market as well.

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CFIs Can Vie For A Scholarship Valued At $18,000 Fron NAFI And King Schools

Application Is Available On The King Schools Website

A fortunate CFI will be awarded the second NAFI/King Schools Scholarship for Certificated Flight Instructors. The scholarship, which is to help flight instructors further their education and training, is valued at $18,000, including access to the entire King Schools library of courses for life. The application form is now available online at the King Schools website.

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New iPad-Based Data Recording System Bows At AirVenture

Plane Smart Is The Latest Offering From Guardian Avionics

Guardian Avionics is branching out into an iPad-compatible data recording system called Plane Smart, which it introduced at AirVenture this week.

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Flight Design Bought By German Investment Group

New Company To Be Called Flight Design General Aviation GmbH.

GA aircraft manufacturer Flight Design has concluded the sale of all major company assets to the investment group LIFT Holding and will be based at a new and modern facility near the historic town of Eisenach in the Thuringia region of Germany. The company will now be called Flight Design General Aviation GmbH.

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FAA Administrator Michael Huerta Bids A Farewell To Osh

Final Speech At AirVenture Touches On Drones, ADS-B, ATC Privatization In what will be his final speech at AirVenture as Administrator of the FAA, Michael Huerta thanked EAA and the aviation community for welcoming him as the non-pilot "accidental administrator", and said he was proud of what he and the agency have been able to accomplish over the past seven years.

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Continental Announces The Expansion Of Its Diesel Engine Family

CD-262, CDR-282 Engines For Fixed And Rotary Wint Aircraft

Continental Motors Group, Ltd of Hong Kong, Alabama, USA and St. Egidien, Germany, announced that its family of Diesel engines is expanding with the CD-265 and CDR-285 engines. The CD-265 is intended for fix-winged applications while the CDR-285 is designed for rotary wing applications.

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Wipaire To Outfit New Mission Aviation Fellowship Aircraft

Wipline 8750 Amphibious Floats To Be Installed At South St. Paul Facility

Wipaire, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mission Aviation Fellowship International (MAF I) has selected Wipline 8750 floats and Wipaire’s single-point fueling system to outfit the organization’s latest aircraft. The new Cessna 208 Caravan is slated to serve in Bangladesh, where MAF flies over 70 organizations bringing health, hope and healing to some of the most vulnerable and remote communities in the world.

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UND Continues to Increase Piper Trainer Fleet

Will Deliver Final Aircraft To The School Next Month

Piper Aircraft, Inc. will complete delivery of UND’s trainer order for 2017 next month (August).  The order received from the University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences for 2017 is for a total of 20 aircraft including 16 Archer TXs and 4 Seminoles which completed delivery earlier this month.

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Mooney Is At Oshkosh With Their New M20 U&V Models

Upgraded Airplanes Fresh Out Of Certification

Mooney received certification on both their M20 U and V models in March of 2017. They delivered the first Acclaim Ultra, serial number 330002 to their customer earlier this year and the second, serial number 330003 this week. Earlier this month the company was awarded TIA on the revolutionary Garmin 1000 TXI avionics package. Along with the new avionics the new models bring additional improvements such as a pilot-side door (and wider doors to boot), center-console data entry and a totally new luxury interior.

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