What do you get when you hang a shiny new and more powerful Rolls-Royce turbine engine on the nose of one of aviation’s premier workhorse aircraft? “Everything,” says David A. Stauffer, CEO of Olympia-based Soloy, LLC, an aircraft modification company.... Continue Reading →
Cessna 206 gets upgraded Rolls-Royce powerplant mod from Soloy
State tax guide for GA available
Conklin & de Decker has released the 2005 State Tax Guide for General Aviation, which covers taxes and fees imposed on GA in all 50 states. Continue Reading →
For the golfer — and pilot — who has everything
Your golf driver’s head and the Golf Club Cover from JetPower Inc. is where aviation and golf meet. Continue Reading →
O2 Booster debuts
Hydraulics International Inc. has released its O2 Booster, which ensures full 1800-3450 psi (124-238 Bar) O2 bottle fills even if the oxygen supply drops below 350-psi (24 Bar). Continue Reading →
New book added to line-up
DARcorporation’s newest book addition is “Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures,” by E.F. Bruhn. This 1973 edition presents two major changes from the 1965 edition: Chapter A23 has been revised and expanded by Dr. Joseph A. Wolf, with the... Continue Reading →
Yingling offers solutions for emergency AD on Cessna 400 wing spars
In response to the Emergency AD resulting from the discovery of cracks in the wing spars of Cessna 400 Series twin engine aircraft, Yingling Aviation offers full visual and eddy current inspections, as well as modifications designed to correct existing... Continue Reading →
Safe Flight introduces landing light status annuciator
Safe Flight Instrument Corp. has introduced a landing light status annunciator. Continue Reading →
Financing available for RVSM solution
AVCON Industries, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Butler National Corp., has a financing source available for the AVCON Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums (RVSM) solution for the Learjet 20 series airplane. Financing also is available for other AVCON modifications. Financing is available... Continue Reading →
Micro Aerodynamics receives FAA approval for vortex generators for Stinson 108
The FAA has issued an STC to Micro AeroDynamics to produce Micro Vortex Generator kits for the Stinson 108 through 108-5 models. The jet-age technology provides the venerable classic with an 8% reduction in stall speed, improved aileron response and... Continue Reading →
Valley Commercial Capital “Preferred Provider” for Piper, Cessna groups
Valley Commercial Capital, the general aviation finance subsidiary of Valley National Bank in Wayne, N.J., has been granted Preferred Provider status by both the Piper Flyer Association and Cessna Flyer Association. The bank is a well-known lender to individual and... Continue Reading →


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