Fatigue, human error, bad management?
Posted on February 27th, 2013 by Dale Forton
Recently the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a statement regarding the December 2011 air tour helicopter crash near Las Vegas. The NTSB states the crash was the result of the operator’s “improper reuse of a degraded self-locking nut in... Continue Reading →
Wings Club to present award to Patty Wagstaff
Posted on February 27th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
NEW YORK — The Wings Club will honor Patty Wagstaff, champion aerobatic pilot, with the fourth annual Outstanding Aviator Award. Continue Reading →
U-Fuel receives patent for Box fuel station
Posted on February 27th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
U-Fuel has received a US patent on the third generation of Aboveground Fuel Stations. The Box Station is currently being installed in the United States, China, Vietnam and other parts of the world. Continue Reading →
Fantasy of Flight to host Splash-In
Posted on February 27th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
For the fifth year in a row, Fantasy of Flight will once again host the Splash-In of the 39th annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, held in nearby Lakeland, Fla., April 9-14. Continue Reading →
PK Floats owner dies
Posted on February 27th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
Alton Bouchard, the owner of PK Floats at Lincoln Regional Airport (LRG) in Maine, died unexpectedly Feb. 17. He was 59. Continue Reading →
Hard landing for Liberty
Posted on February 27th, 2013 by Meg Godlewski
Aircraft: Liberty XL-2. Injuries: None. Location: Burlington, N.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the student pilot, he was attempting a second touch-and-go landing and takeoff. Continue Reading →
Is it time to re-think TFRs?
Posted on February 26th, 2013 by Jamie Beckett
“A TFR is a regulatory action issued via the U.S. Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) system to restrict certain aircraft from operating within a defined area, on a temporary basis, to protect persons or property in the air or on the... Continue Reading →
A five, or seven, year ‘loophole’… some context
Posted on February 26th, 2013 by Ben Sclair
President Obama has called for changing the depreciation schedule for newly aquired non-commercial aircraft from five to seven years. Jay Carney, the president’s press secretary calls the current two-year schedule difference a special tax loophole. As you might imagine, this... Continue Reading →
Fiscal problems lead to conflict, confusion and uncertainty
Posted on February 26th, 2013 by Charles Spence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — March is a windy month. That is expected to be especially true this March in the nation’s capital, with much activity, conflict and confusion as lawmakers try to sort out the nation’s fiscal problems. All this activity... Continue Reading →
RISE ABOVE traveling exhibit at Carolinas Aviation Museum
Posted on February 26th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolinas Aviation Museum at Charlotte Douglas International Airport will host the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron’s RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit honoring the Tuskegee Airmen Feb. 26-March 2. Continue Reading →
Overhauling, and more, for 35 years
Posted on February 26th, 2013 by Ben Sclair
TULSA, Okla. – Aircraft Specialties Services is celebrating 35 years in business in 2013. Continue Reading →
Piper selects G1000 for Seneca V
Posted on February 26th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
Piper Aircraft has selected Garmin‘s G1000 all-glass, integrated flight deck for its twin-class Seneca V model. Continue Reading →
Snap-On Industrial debuts FOD ratchets
Posted on February 26th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
Snap-on Industrial has introduced three new ratchets that meet foreign object damage (FOD) and foreign material exclusion (FME) conformance. Continue Reading →
Sporty’s offers new approach to IFR training
Posted on February 26th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
IFR training hoods are bulky and awkward to wear in the cockpit. IFR glasses offer a good alternative, but you may be required to put them on and remove them many times during a single flight. Now eFoggers offers a... Continue Reading →
IAA March newsletter now online
Posted on February 26th, 2013 by Ben Sclair
The March issue of the Idaho Aviation Association newsletter, The Flyline, is now online. Continue Reading →
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