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All News

August 01, 2013

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Visits AirVenture

Brief Talk To Press Supports EAA Event

Governor Scott Walker visited AirVenture today. In brief comments, he recognized the importance of aviation to the Wisconsin economy. He also expressed his support of AirVenture and the economic impact it has on the local economy.

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Able Flight: Yes They Can!

Six New Pilots Get Certificates Through Able Flight

One of the best things to do in aviation is to share the wonderful experience of flight and piloting. Each pilot is fortunate and has to overcome obstacles to be successful. Tuesday at AirVenture, six new pilots were recognized for their achievements of successfully becoming pilots. These pilots had to overcome greater obstacles than most of us.

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Piper On The Straight And True

Steady Upward Trend Buoys Established Company

Simon Caldecott presented a brief yearly review at AirVenture Monday. Caldecott reported "satisfactory" increases in orders, and sales described as a “steady upward trend.” Piper reports deliveries of 86 aircraft in the first half of 2013, divided into a few units in Q1 and the majority of deliveries in Q2 due to certification activities around the Garmin G1000 avionics package.

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Lightspeed Set To Introduce The Zulu PFX

PFX = Personal Flying Experience Technology Adaptable To The Individual

Lightspeed is about to introduce the Zulu PFX headset, which the company says is the quietest headset on the market. I say "about to" because the new Zulu PFX won't be available until the end of September, but if President and founder of Lightspeed, Alan Schrader delivers on the innovation promised, headsets will take a quantum leap.

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FAA Certified Audio Panel With Com Radio On Display At AirVenture

Is It A Com With A Radio Or A Radio With A Com? Who Cares, It's Certified

PS Engineering has added a new dimension to the certified communication systems, a full featured VHF com radio fully integrate with an advanced audio control panel.

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FAA Approves G1000 Simulator

Two Leading Flight Simulation Developers Combine Forces To Build An AATD

Elite Simulation Solutions and Flight1 Aviation Technologies announced today that the innovative Elite PI-1000 and RC-1000 glass cockpit training devices have received FAA certification as Advanced Aviation Training Devices (AATDs).

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The FAA Is Like A Box Of Chocolates

You Never Know What You’re Gonna Get

One definition of chaos is getting an unpredictable, non-repeatable output for a given input. The recent political and regulatory actions of FAA match this model. Public intuition expects FAA to take actions that are in the best interest of the aviating public, apparently this notion is counterintuitive.

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Economic Development Officials from Rockford, Illinois Come to Oshkosh

Southern Wisconsin And Northern Illinois Collaborating To Grow And Support Aviation Businesses

There was a great deal of buzz and many new faces with the opening of the EAA Innovations Pavilion at AirVenture 2013.  ANN talked with Mark Podemski, Vice President for Development at the Rockford Area Economic Development Council (EDC) to find out why they attended the opening and have an exhibit on the AirVenture site.

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