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Zenith Aircraft Offers Virtual Demo Flight
With the opportunity for would-be builders of the Zenith kit aircraft scuttled by COVID-19, the company has taken the initiative to “virtualize” several of...
Dynon TSB: Kavlico Fluid Pressure Sensors
Dynon/Advanced Flight Systems issued a technical service bulletin regarding a problem that affects the Kavlico pressure sensors that are often installed in aircraft equipped...
AirVenture 2020 Cancelled
The 68th annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in has been cancelled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The event was scheduled to...
Sun ‘n Fun Launches Home Edition
With the 46th annual Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Sun ‘n Fun and the Aerospace Center for Excellence...
Zenith Industry Spotlight
With no Sun ’n Fun happening this year, we took the opportunity to catch up with Zenith Aircraft’s Sebastien Heintz.
Sun ‘n Fun Postponed Until 2021
The 46th annual Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo will not take place this year due to efforts to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Instead,...
Virtually There: Zenith Takes Next Builder Workshop Online
Instead of canceling an upcoming builder workshop, kit manufacturer Zenith Aircraft has turned it into a virtual affair. Zenith has been running a hands-on...
Kit-Aircraft Manufacturers: Okay So Far (UPDATED)
Many small manufacturers have been able to stay open with a combination of work-from-home employees, reconfigured manufacturing, and other tweaks.
AirVenture Go/No Go Decision Can Wait Until May
Jack Pelton, the Experimental Aircraft Association’s CEO and chairman, confirmed earlier reporting that this July’s AirVenture is still considered a go, and the next “decision point”...
What the Airshow Schedule Looks Like—For Now
The novel coronavirus pandemic is moving so fast it’s hard for anyone to keep up in real time, much less for armchair prognosticators or...
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Channel Challenger
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