Category: Movements & Images

Vegas 500 Air Tours has taken delivery of a G8 Airvan for use on its scenic air tours of the Grand Canyon. The company said the Airvan was ideal given its high wing configuration and large windows, which it said makes the aircraft “the ideal viewing platform”. The Airvan joins a Cessna Caravan for regular

Colac Aerodrome, which celebrated its 50th anniversary on May 5, has received $163,000 from the Victorian government’s Regional Aviation Fund. The south-west Victorian GA airfield will use the funds to seal the gravel runway and apron areas, and widen the aircraft turning zones to provide a predictable all-weather surface for safer takeoffs and landings. This

Piper Aircraft has received approval from the US FAA to incorporate the Garmin G1000 avionics suite into new single-engine Piper Archer aircraft models available in 2013. Garmin’s G1000 is an integrated all-glass avionics panel that makes flight information easier to scan and process. The G1000 flight deck presents flight instrumentation, navigation, weather, terrain, traffic and

Eurocopter has flown an “optionally piloted vehicle” (OPV) – an EC145 – in a validation flight that included deployment of an external sling load and undertaking a representative observation mission. Following the success of the flight, Eurocopter will now pursue OPV flight capabilities for its product line of light, medium and heavy-lift helicopters – enabling