Technicians at Yingling Aviation in Wichita, Kansas, one of the reassembly points for Cessna's 162 Skycatcher, prepare these 162s for delivery. The Skycatcher is Cessna's entry in the light sport aircraft category and is priced at $112,000. Yingling has a Skycatcher available to rent for flight instruction or just for fun for less than $100 an hour.
Source: Flight International
UK investigators have disclosed that a vintage glider was damaged in collision with a small drone being flown by a young operator. The Slingsby T21B – built in 1947 – has a high-wing configuration and an open cockpit, with two seats arranged side-by-side. It had been carrying a pilot and ...
Norwegian investigators believe aviation regulators and the government should assess whether sufficient consideration is given to flight safety when granting aerodrome licences, following a series of flight-school incidents at Gullknapp Arendal airport.
Latvian carrier Air Baltic’s training arm is to acquire a number of all-electric Diamond Aircraft models, as part of a modernisation of its fleet. The company has reached a tentative agreement for three Diamond eDA40s, a derivative of the single-engined DA40. It will also take a pair of twin-engined DA42-VIs. ...
