The location at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport in Georgia becomes the fourth Elliott Aviation MRO to be named a Garmin dealer.
Aircraft
Picture of the Day: Teamwork
Joni M. Fisher submitted this photo and note: “Team 33, The Lady Aces, gives Richele Floyd a lift to check the fuel. The team departed Lakeland Linder International Airport Tuesday June 21, 2022, for the women’s Air Race Classic, a four-day, 2,500-mile route that ended in Terre Haute, Indiana.”
With aircraft engines, there’s no such thing as a free lunch
I suspect the cause of all of this would be that when the higher compression ratio pistons were installed, the carburetor was never compensated to provide a higher fuel ratio to support the higher horsepower being taken out of the engine.
Video: Two paralyzed pilots take flight
A new video on YouTube posted by Justin Falls depicts a recent flight with Johnny Ragland, a sport pilot who also happens to be paraplegic. The two men both earned their sport pilot tickets through scholarships with Able Flight.
Seaplanes make their debut in 2022 earthquake drill
The Thunder Run earthquake drill in the Pacific Northwest on June 18, 2022, featured a first: It was the first time a seaplane participated in the annual drill to prepare for a devastating earthquake.
The kids outside the fence: Tango Thirty One Aero Clube
Started by a star of “Airplane Repo,” the Tango 31 Aero Clube in McKinney, Texas, is bringing kids inside the airport fence to learn how to fly and work on airplanes.
Get two chances to win a Cessna
Flying Wings of Louisiana, a non-profit organization that provides transportation for cancer patients in general aviation aircraft, is offering two airplanes as prizes in its annual raffle.
4W0 expected to open in July
Later than usual.
Air Plains debuts instrument panel kit for 172XPs
The Advanced Instrument Panel Kit — the 172XPα — is targeted to Cessna 172 owners either planning to upgrade with Air Plains’ 180-hp STC, or for the more than 2,500 172XP upgrades already in operation.