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Prop Catches Fire on Beech 1900

Jan. 13/14-The Air Georgian Beechcraft 1900D (C-GORC) was at the gate with no engines running and one pilot aboard completing the flight’s paper work. An aircraft maintenance vehicle from another operator was driving by C-GORC […]

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Gear Collapses on Homebuilt

Jan. 23/14-The ski-equipped amateur-built Martin Canadian Cruiser aircraft (C-GUSL) was on the take-off run from a snow covered runway. Directional control was lost when the left main gear collapsed. As the aircraft slowed it veered […]

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Murphy Kit Company For Sale

One of the more successful kit aircraft companies in the world is looking for a new owner to “take it to the next level.” Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing, of Chilliwack, B.C. has sold more than 2,000 […]

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Pitts Damaged in Forced Landing

Aug. 8/13-The privately operated Pitts S1S (C-GEWW) was returning to the Brampton Airport (CNC3) after a local aerobatic flight when the engine began to run roughly before quitting. The pilot performed a forced landing in […]

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Canadian Team Wins Sikorsky Prize

Toronto based engineering firm AeroVelo Inc. has won the $250,000 (USD) Sikorsky Prize for human powered helicopter flight. The prize, initiated 33 years ago, has never been won, until now. The Sikorsky prize was to […]

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Blog begins on July 28th

Russ Niles, our Senior Editor, is heading to Oshkosh in a float equipped Cessna 182 on Saturday, July 28 and will report back throughout the show using this blog. Show Full Size Photo

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This is going to be a great show

Russ Niles is flying to Oshkosh this year in a Cessna 182 on floats. He will leaving from Veron, B.C. on Saturday, July 27. His blog coverage will begin then. Show Full Size Photo