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August 01, 2006

EAA Releases AirVenture 2006 Figures

Attendance Down Estimated 10 Percent

There was more news at this year's AirVenture celebration than any time in recent memory... but, alas, there were fewer people. That's the word from the EAA, which on Tuesday released attendance figures for the weeklong aviation event.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Tuesday 08.01.06

Aero-Craft 101: Are You The Right Pilot For Your Plane?

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 08.01.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 08.01.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Tom Turner's Aero-Craft 101: 08.01.06 (ANN Special Feature, on matching your "dream plane" with your abilities.)

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Georgia's Perdue Wants Airports Within 30 Minutes Of State Residents

GA Guv A Friend To GA?

Guess who just might be general aviation's newest best friend? It's Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue... who says he wants to make sure there's at least one 5,000-foot long runway within 30-minutes of every person in his state.

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Forward Vision Offers Price Break On FLIR System

First 100 Buyers Get $5,000 Off

At AirVenture 2006, Forward Vision president Patrick S. Farrell -- whose company builds a FLIR (forward looking infrared radar, a night vision system for airplanes) made several announcements -- the most surprising being is that Forward Vision is dropping the cost of their units by $5000, bringing the non-installation cost of their units down to $9,995 for the first 100 buyers.

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Paper: Pilot Error Behind 2005 P-3 Accident

Investigation Says Airframe Not To Blame

It wasn't an airframe problem that brought down a firefighting P-3 Orion in California last year... it was pilot error. That's the conclusion of an investigation by the San Mateo County Times... whose reporters talked with industry experts, pilots, and aviation consultants.

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Search Continues For Missing Plane In AK

They're not giving up in Alaska. The search continues for a twin turboprop, thought to be an Aero-Commander, missing since Friday.

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Maybe Retro Is Just 'In' This Year

Back To The Future With The Aviation Industry

One common theme emerged at AirVenture this year: pride in a firm's aviation history and past accomplishments. The modern-as-tomorrow aviation industry is rediscovering its roots.

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It's A Bird, It's A Plane... It's A Tree

Pikes Peak Accident Search Called Off

There was a pretty big scare in Colorado over the weekend... where witnesses called 911 to report a plane down at the 11,000-foot level of Pike's Peak near Colorado Springs.

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