GREENVILLE, SC. — On Wednesday, June 19, a FedEx Express aircraft will be permanently grounded at a new home at USAeroTech Institute in Greenville, S.C., where it will serve the training needs of aviation students.
Hayward Air Rally slated
June 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
HAYWARD, Calif. – From all over the West Coast, 27 aircraft and pilot crews are preparing for competition in the 49th annual Hayward Air Rally, set for June 21.
Pilot knowingly flies malfunctioning airplane
June 12, 2013 by 5 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna T210. Injuries: 4 Fatal. Location: Armonk, N.Y. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: Witnesses observed the 4,150-hour pilot doing multiple engine run-ups both on the parking ramp and at the end of the runway prior to departure. They reported that the engine initially idled rough. [Read more...]
The FAA’s broken record?
June 11, 2013 by 5 Comments
As General Aviation News reported yesterday, the FAA has issued a long-anticipated request for proposals for a lead-free drop-in replacement for avgas.
Connecticut joins fight over first to fly
June 11, 2013 by 5 Comments
Connecticut legislators have passed a bill insisting that a Connecticut aviator flew two years before the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, N.C. According to an Associated Press report, the measure is the latest twist in an effort to credit the first successful airplane flight to German-born aviator and Bridgeport resident Gustave Whitehead. The legislation is a flight of fancy, say Wright brothers partisans. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has not committed to signing the legislation, but will review it when it reaches his desk, a spokesman said.
New seaplane dock opens in Tacoma
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A new seaplane dock recently opened on Tacoma’s Thea Foss Waterway. The local daily newspaper, the Tacoma News Tribune, featured a page 1 (above the fold) story and photo about the opening and a question and answer interview with Greg Corrado, vice president of the Washington Seaplane Pilots Association and Chuck Perry and Craig O’Neill, Kenmore Air‘s chief pilot and director of flight administration.
Laconia Airport Open House a hit
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By CAROL LEE ANDERSON
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Heavy downpours threatened to create a repeat of last year’s open house at Laconia Municipal Airport (LCI) in Gilford, but as if on cue the rain stopped and the clouds parted just as the doors opened to this year’s Wings, Water & Wheels open house held on June 8. An estimated 3,000 visitors were treated to a vast array of things to see, do, and experience.
Flying safety and General Aviation Security
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Flying safety is the focus of the summer 2013 edition of General Aviation Security, the world’s only magazine to focus on the unique security and safety issues for the general aviation community.
Quicksilver partners with IDENT to produce surveillance aircraft
June 11, 2013 by 2 Comments
TEMECULA, Calif. — Quicksilver Aeronautics has joined forces with IDENT LLC of Jacksonville, Florida, in a strategic partnership to produce a fleet of GT500 surveillance and intelligence gathering aircraft.
Airforms expands Caravan product line
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
BIG LAKE, ALASKA — Airforms, Inc. has obtained two additional approvals from the FAA as part of an expanding product line for Cessna Caravan aircraft.
Airforms received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for replacement high-strength wheel assembly hardware, and a Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA) for replacement interior cabin vent assemblies.
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