Carter Aviation Technologies LLC of Wichita Falls, Texas, has completed negotiations with AAI Corp., an operating unit of Textron Systems, on an exclusive licensing agreement for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) using Carter’s Slowed Rotor/Compound (SR/C) Aircraft Technology — a combination of...
Digital information management is key to meeting NextGen’s safety and efficiency objectives, according to FAA officials, who report the agency is transitioning to digital flight operations information and the modernization of Notices to Airmen. Notices to Airmen, or NOTAMs, provide timely information...
Photo courtesy NASA Items that belonged to Amelia Earhart are out of this world — literally. One of Earhart’s scarves was carried into space by astronaut Randy Bresnik aboard the shuttle Atlantis, which took off Nov. 16. Bresnik is the grandson of Earhart’s personal photographer, Albert...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR I would like to comment on the spark plug “burn out” procedure discussed in Paul McBride’s Sept. 4 column, “Tips to reduce spark plug fouling.” Operating lean really troubles me. My mechanic son observed a Mooney do several aggressive burn outs and...
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is bullish on GA. That’s probably why he was invited to speak at the General Aviation Serves America Rally at the AOPA Aviation Summit earlier this month. AT THE RALLY: Jim Coyne, NATA president, shakes West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin's hand at the GA Serves America...
Think you can’t make a difference? You can — just ask the Transportation Security Administration. When the TSA introduced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would have required airline-like security on all GA aircraft weighing over 12,500 lbs. (known as the Large Aircraft Security Program...
Q: I have a Grumman Yankee Model AA-1 with a Lycoming O-235L 108-hp engine. What is the procedure for a “hot engine” start? When I shut down the engine, I run it lean at 1,800 rpm for about 10 seconds before I pull the mixture. Then, when the engine is cold, it starts right away. However, if I stop...
The last year has been traumatic for GA: Orders have dropped precipitously, customers have cancelled orders, manufacturers and other companies have had layoffs, and the industry has been battered by attacks against business aviation and federal funding for GA airports. “We’ve been through...
Photo from Arab News Capt. Joseph Grant, a U.S. World War II pilot, will be in the Washington, D.C. area this week for the national book launch of “King Abdulaziz…His Plane and His Pilot,” by Michael Saba. Grant will provide a rare first-hand account of the history and the beginning...
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) recently unveiled the first video in an ongoing series featuring NATA President Jim Coyne called “Coyne’s Video Briefings.” A new video will be released every few weeks focusing on “hot topics” and important current events...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the Senate have joined together to voice the importance of passing a long-term FAA funding bill (S.1451) before the end of the year. ... read the rest of Senators push to pass FAA funding this year (218 words)
FltOps.com will team with the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), to present the next in its series of pilot safety symposiums and job fairs, on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the New York-LaGuardia Airport Marriott. ... read the rest of Safety Symposium and Job Fair set (280 words)
Hawker Beechcraft Inc. (HBC) has selected Forward Vision Systems, Inc.’s EVS-100 and -600 Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) for installation on its Bonanza and Baron models. In addition to HBC making EVS technology an option on factory-new airplanes, Forward Vision will offer STC-approved systems...
Samson Motors, developer of the Switchblade flying motorcycle, has recently become an Affiliate Partner with the U.S. Olympic Team Rings Wristbands Program. A link to the U.S. Olympic Team Rings Wristband ordering website is now on the Samson Motors website. ... read the rest of Samson joins Olympic...
Belite Aircraft is now offering several kit configurations of its single-seat Part 103 compliant airplane at prices starting below $8,100. These kits may also be built as a homebuilt, experimental aircraft. Subassemblies and components, many of which can be used on other types of homebuilt and ultralight...
A story posted at the Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald reports that Cirrus is laying off 32 employee from its Grand Forks plant, and another 26 at its Duluth headquarters. From the story: “We had been staffed to a level higher than current demand and (Wednesday’s) changes are not a reflection of...
With all the hype surrounding the new movie “Amelia,” I was prepared to encounter another aviation biopic that slaughtered the main character and violated the Laws of Physics when it came to aviation and what airplanes can actually do in the air. I am pleased to say that the Laws of Physics...
Has the Transportation Security Administration received any direct threats involving GA? No, said Brian Delauter, the new general manager of general aviation for the TSA, at a forum on security at the AOPA Aviation Summit earlier this month. “We are a risk-based organization,” he said. &#...
SPLOG By DAN JOHNSON While I prefer to blog about new aircraft, LSA safety is a worthy topic. Here’s the quick summary: While every loss is tragic to family and friends, LSA fatalities are not bad. Now some detail: According to FAA records in the four-year period from August 2005 to June 2009,...
Piper Aircraft Inc. will offer the Avidyne Entegra Release 9 integrated flight deck system as an optional avionics suite on the Piper PA-46 Meridian, Mirage, and Matrix (pictured) aircraft. ... read the rest of Entegra Release 9 now available for Pipers (190 words)
Cessna Aircraft Company is nearing delivery of its 300th Citation Mustang. “The Citation Mustang order book has remained fairly resilient during the past year,” said Roger Whyte, senior vice president, sales and marketing. “It has found success in air taxi and charter operations, in flight departments...
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) is marking the 50th anniversary of its high performance piston twin, the Beechcraft Baron by offering a limited edition model. ... read the rest of 50th anniversary Baron model unveiled (322 words)
The International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) has produced a collectible deck of playing cards honoring Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II. The cards are available at the museum gift shop and online store. ... read the rest of WASP playing cards debut (280 words)
Power Flow Systems, which has tuned exhaust systems on more than 3,500 aircraft, has designed a tuned exhaust system for the Beech Bonanza. The company plans on obtaining STCs for the IO-470, IO-520 and IO-550 configurations. Initial flight tests revealed that Bonanza owners can expect an increase in...
In a judgment filed Nov. 2, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in favor of the National Museum of the United States Air Force (USAFM) in the ownership dispute of a P-82 Twin Mustang. While the ruling supports the original judgment of the District Court in July, Commemorative...
Able Flight, which provides scholarships to handicapped people to help them learn to fly, and Purdue University’s Department of Aviation Technology have partnered for a joint flight training project next summer. Beginning in late May or early June, between two and four Able Flight scholarship recipients...
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) have reached an accord to help students in that school’s burgeoning aviation program. AOPA will fund an annual scholarship worth $7,500, and will provide membership to every student in the aviation program...
Twenty-one students have been selected as division winners in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s “The History of Flight” aviation art contest. “We received more than 1,000 entries and were very pleased with the creative, insightful work the students produced,”...
Gen. Roland Wright (Ret.) is a P-51 fighter pilot from World War II. He was recently given a ride in “The Mormon Mustang” at a Rexburg, Idaho airshow. Watch the video from KIDK Channel 3.
With the winter flying season already enveloping many parts of the northern United States, pilots need to know how to identify and avoid flying in icing conditions. That’s why the November/December issue of FAA Aviation News focuses on ice. ... read the rest of A GA Pilot’s Guide to Airframe...
