Climategate scandal widens
Posted by · December 8, 2009 · Comments
21st Century science should be good science, but it isn’t. Climategate scientists prove that money talks. This opinion piece from the Wall Street Journal documents how man-made global-warming theorists have been manipulating data in their efforts to maintain funding of pet projects. Given that such theories provide a fundamental justification for the pursuit of “renewable” energy such as ethanol, the fallout from this international scandal could — and should — lead to reconsideration of the EISA 2007 mandates for ethanol production, the reason that a supply of lead-free aviation fuel is rapidly disappearing in the U.S.
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What is the insurable value of your plane?
Posted by · December 8, 2009 · CommentsWhether you are purchasing aircraft insurance for the first time or approaching your 15th insurance renewal, you face a decision about what is the most appropriate value for your hull (physical damage) insurance. In a column at GlobalAir.com, Darryl Abbey, senior vice president of Salem Five Aviation Services, notes that too high a value and you increase the amount of your premium unnecessarily. To low a value and you risk not getting what your aircraft is worth in the event of a total loss. Determining the right value isn’t hard, it just takes a little time, research and thought, he says in the column, which you can read here.
Preview days for auction of rare Hamilton MetalPlane slated for this weekend
Posted by · December 8, 2009 · Comments
The Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. will host a preview of the rare 1929 Hamilton Metalplane H-47 (serial No. 65) scheduled to sell at No Reserve during the 39th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale Jan. 18-24, 2010. The preview is free to the public and will take place Saturday, Dec.12 – Sunday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Fleming Field Airport (SGS) in South St. Paul, Minn.
FAA solicits $7 billion in bids for NextGen
Posted by · December 8, 2009 · CommentsWASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA is soliciting bids from companies interested in competing for NextGen support contracts with an approximate combined value of $7 billion, the largest award in the agency’s history.
What will land next at the Bend Airport?
Posted by · December 8, 2009 · Comments
Oregon’s Bend Municipal Airport may be quieter these days with Cessna gone and Epic Air temporarily shuttered, its fate now in the hands of federal Bankruptcy Court. But according to a report in the Bend Bulletin, the airport remains a hub of commerce for the roughly dozen businesses still there, including one that wants to build a heliport. Additionally, unnamed aviation businesses are showing interest in the Cessna building, while the story reports that Leading Edge Aviation, which operates a helicopter flight school at the airport, has seen a 50% increase in enrollment compared with last year.
Read the full story here.
Thunderbirds to return to Sun ‘n Fun
Posted by · December 8, 2009 · Comments
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds military jet team will return to Sun ‘n Fun in 2010. The Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo is slated for April 13-18 at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Florida.
FGR hosts Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony
Posted by · December 8, 2009 · Comments
Some 400 people participated in Pearl Harbor memorial ceremonies Dec. 7 at Republic Airport (FGR) in New York, as five survivors of that attack were honored at the American Airpower Museum by members of the Air Force Association and the US Navy.
The highlight of the hour-long program included the blessing of the roses by a Navy chaplain, a flight aboard the GEICO Skytypers T-6, and the subsequent dropping of the flowers over the Statue of Liberty to mark the time of the attack, airport officials said.
Washington Aviation moves to AWO
Posted by · December 8, 2009 · CommentsAfter almost seven years at the Smokey Point Gateway Center, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation is moving its offices to the Arlington Airport (AWO).
State Tax Guide for GA to be released
Posted by · December 8, 2009 · CommentsConklin & de Decker is releasing the new 2010 State Tax Guide for General Aviation in January 2010. The guide contains the latest taxes and fees imposed on general aviation in all 50 states and addresses the sales and use taxes applicable to aircraft sales, ownership, leases, parts, and labor.
Cobham DACS receives TSO
Posted by · December 8, 2009 · CommentsCobham’s Digital Audio Control System (DACS) has received Technical Standards Order (TSO) certification from the FAA, a milestone that approves the manufacture of DACS for installation on certified aircraft, according to company officials. This is in addition to achieving European Technical Standards Order (ETSO) in September of this year.
With installations completed and certified by both Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and completion centers, DACS has been flying worldwide for two years in nearly 100 installations across a number of airframe types.
For more information: Cobham.com.
