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unusual facts about general aviation



ARV Super2

After breaking the world land speed record in 1983, the UK entrepreneur Richard Noble, spotted a gap in the market for a low-cost light two-seat trainer, after expensive product-liability lawsuits in the United States had temporarily driven the major American general aviation manufacturers to abandon production of such aircraft.

Avidyne Entegra

Cirrus became the first customer of the Entegra system and began offering it on the SR20 and SR22 aircraft in 2003 as the first integrated flight deck for light general aviation (GA).

Centennial Airport

It is an international airport with continuous U.S. Customs services and is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the United States with an average of 874 operations per day.

Chanute Air Force Base

The Chanute AFB airfield and its associated hangars and flight line facilities have been converted into an uncontrolled general aviation airport known as the Rantoul National Aviation Center / Frank Elliott Field.

Gundaroo Airport

The airfield is available to the public by prior arrangement and is popular as a destination for aero clubs, as well as providing an alternative to Canberra International Airport for smaller general aviation and recreational category aircraft.

Hoedspruit

The civil Eastgate Airport, which shares the Air Force base's airfield is, as of February 2012, is served by South African Express, several charter operators as well as general aviation.

Immaculate Flight

According to an interview with President/Owner Brett Logan, current and former clientele have included a diverse range of local General Aviation flyers, corporate flight departments including executives from Pfizer and SAP, as well as royal family members of Middle Eastern kingdoms.

Katherine Stinson

The second oldest general aviation airport in the United States, Stinson Municipal Airport (KSSF) in San Antonio, Texas, was named in the Stinson family's honor.

Little Malvern

Gloucestershire Airport located at Staverton, in the Borough of Tewkesbury near Malvern is a busy General Aviation airport used mainly for private charter and scheduled flights to destinations such as the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Mann, pilot training, and by the aircraft of emergency services.

Moree Airport

Brindabella Airlines operate 36 services per week between Moree and Sydney using British Aerospace Jetstream 41 turboprops, while the airport also provides general aviation facilities, maintenance and support for agricultural aviation in the local area.

Real del Castillo Airstrip

The airstrip is used solely for general aviation purposes, and it has been used as an alternate airstrip to Ensenada Airport during the time of the Baja 1000 road race.

Smiths Falls

The town is on the Rideau Canal system for recreational boating, and is served by the Smiths Falls-Montague Airport for general aviation.

West Malvern

Gloucestershire Airport located at Staverton, in the Borough of Tewkesbury near Malvern is a busy general aviation airport used mainly for private charter and scheduled flights to destinations such as the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man, pilot training, and by the aircraft of emergency services.


see also

2nd Air Army

03/27/1943 - until the end of the war - Stepan Krasovsky, (Krasovsky was promoted to Lieutenant General Aviation with effect from 20 December 1942 and Colonel General Aviation from 4 February 1944);

Aircraft design process

In general aviation a large number of light aircraft are designed and built by amateur hobbyists and enthusiasts.

Alpha 2000

The Alpha Aviation Alpha 2000 is a two-seat, all-metal training and general aviation aircraft built in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Aviación del Noroeste

In 1992, the airline was bought out by Grupo Hermanos Abed ("Abed Brothers Group", abbreviated as GHA) a general aviation investment company.

Bunbury Airport

With increasing interest in ultra-light and general aviation, there is a potential for Bunbury Airport to become a major general aviation airport.

Cedres

Montréal/Les Cèdres Airport, general aviation aerodrome near Montreal, Quebec, Canada west of Vaudreuil-Dorion

Edward Connellan

In 1965 he was awarded the Oswald Watt Gold Medal for his "outstanding contribution to general aviation".

Fly Tiwi

The company is wholly owned by the Hardy Aviation group, Australia's largest general aviation company and was founded in 2008 in association with the Tiwi Land Council and now operates over 50 flights per week between 9 destinations.

Gurney Airport

The airport is a single runway general aviation facility, however in December, 2008, the PNG Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation, Don Polye announced that aviation company Skyworld had been granted permission to operate direct flights from Cairns, Australia to Gurney.

Light Miniature Aircraft LM-5

Unlike the company's LM-1 series which are scale representations of famous general aviation aircraft, the LM-5 series are the same size as the PA-18 that they resemble.

Majors Airport

Originally named Majors Field, is mostly used for general aviation, but is also home to an L-3 Communications facility that is used to modify aircraft.

Moree Airport

Fixed-base operator Austrek Aviation provide ground handling and refuelling services in support of general aviation and agricultural operations.

Orlando Airport

Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) – a general aviation and reliever airport east of Orlando city center

Orlando Apopka Airport (X04) – a general aviation airport northwest of Orlando in Apopka, Florida

Packwood, Washington

The general aviation Packwood Airport is located three blocks west of highway 12 in downtown Packwood, and L.E.W.I.S. Mountain Highway Transit provides multiple weekday public transportation to Centralia-Chehalis, including connections to Amtrak and Greyhound.

Potomac

Potomac Airfield, a general aviation airport located in Fort Washington, Maryland

San Jose Airport

Reid-Hillview Airport, a general aviation airport in San Jose, California, United States

Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport

It is primarily a general aviation facility, though passenger air service did once exist on Midwest Aviation, also known as Lake State Airways.

St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport

The airport features a small passenger terminal building and some apron and hangar stands for aircraft such as the Embraer 170, business jets or general aviation planes such as the Cessna 172.

Toyota TAA-1

Although Toyota announced the first flight, Company executives have remained relatively silent about the project, and many in the general aviation industry were unaware that the aircraft was even being built.