You are on the grounds at AirVenture — or any other air show — and trying to impress your traveling companion with your aircraft knowledge. Your companion points to a particular aircraft and asks what it is. You have no idea. You can avoid this particularly nasty form of aviation embarrassment by carrying “A Field […]
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Insurance company createsnew aviation practice
Integro, an insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has established a new aviation practice. Heading it up is Edward Nicholls, who has 25 years of experience in the aviation sector. He comes to Integro from Aon Corporation, where he served as an executive vice president for 13 years. Before that, he was chief operating office […]
Pacific Coast Avionics expands
Pacific Coast Avionics has acquired an adjacent hangar and effectively doubled its square footage to more than 15,000 square feet at the Aurora State Airport in Oregon. The major reason for the acquisition was to provide additional space for the Avionics Install Shop, according to company officials. The new hangar will enable the avionics shop […]
Zenith Aircraft sets 15th annual Open Hangar Day
Zenith Aircraft Co.’s 15th annual Open Hangar Day is slated for Saturday, Aug. 19, at Mexico Memorial Airport in central Missouri. All aviation enthusiasts are invited to drive or fly in. Zenith produces two and four seat kit aircraft, including the low-wing, all-metal Zodiac XL cruiser and the short takeoff and landing STOL CH 701 […]
Conquer the night
Imagine this: It is a moonless night and you are flying over a featureless desert, surrounded by mountains, and things go black. You can fumble around for an old flashlight, or you can conquer the night with FLITELite, a new high intensity light source that snaps onto your headset mic. Touch it once and FLITELite […]
Montgomery Aviation (TYQ) renovation complete
Montgomery Aviation at Indianapolis Executive Airport (TYQ), 14 miles north of the Indiana capitol, now boasts an all-weather arrival/departure canopy. The new canopy, 33 feet high and 100 feet wide, provides shelter from inclement weather for corporate jets of all sizes, their passengers, and crew. Montgomery’s latest $2 million construction project also features a new […]
HPower appointed exclusive U.S. importer of Neuform Props
HPower, Ltd., known for its import, sale, and service of HKS four-stroke light aircraft engines, has become the exclusive United States importer of Germany’s Neuform composite propeller line. “These props offer high performance, low fuel consumption, and are very quiet,” said Tom Peghiny, HPower president. “They also work well with our HKS engines and are […]
New version of BD-4 kit unveiled
BedeCorp, LLC. has introduced a new version of its BD-4 aircraft kit design, the BD-4C. Improvements made on the preceding BD-4B include a larger cabin and new wing design, according to Jim Bede. The BD-4C cabin is 45 inches wide and 14 inches longer than the BD-4B, allowing for larger engines of up to 300 […]
New Laminar Flow Speed Pants make a difference
FAA-approved Laminar Flow Speed Pants will add up to 10.5 mph over bare wheels and up to 8 mph over stock wheel pants for all Piper PA-28 and PA-32 aircraft models, say officials at Laminar Flow Systems. At 10 pounds, these second generation Speed Pants are lighter and up to five times stronger than conventional […]