AURORA, Ore. — “Over the last five years we [Pacific Coast Avionics] have completed more than 80 panels for Glasair Sportsman customers in the Two-Weeks-To-Taxi Program,” said Dewey Conroy, Pacific Coast Avionics (PCA) vice president and chief operating officer. PCA is the exclusive panel builder for the Two-Weeks-to-Taxi program, with a variety of options, but […]
California Airport Land Use Commission at risk
The following post is written by California Pilots Association President Ed Rosiak. Suffice it to say, airports are vital, and must be protected. – Ben Sclair, Publisher The Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) was first introduced in California in the 70’s, after the tragic crash of a surplus Military Jet into a Ferrell’s Ice Cream […]
‘NASA Social’ scheduled for May 4
EDWARDS, Calif. – 75 fortunate social media followers will go behind-the-scenes and learn more about NASA‘s Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base. The Dryden facility is NASA’s primary center for atmospheric research and operations. The “NASA Social” will begin at 7:30 am and will include tours of current aircraft and presentations on cutting-edge […]
Pilots, mechanics can maintain proficiency while job searching
Pilots and maintenance technicians of business aircraft, involuntarily unemployed since January 1, 2012, can maintain their proficiency with no cost training while they look for new employment opportunities. “We are pleased and proud to have helped our Customers through the Proficiency Protection program in the past. We now offer it again during 2012,” said Bruce […]
US Aviation posts strong five-year growth
Denton, Texas-based US Aviation Group has posted impressive growth since their 2006 founding. Starting with a flight training operation in 2006, co-founders Mike Sykes, Mark Taylor and Roper Vaughn added a variety of services and personnel through the end of 2011. The aircraft fleet (ranging from 152s to a C-90 King Air) has grown to […]
Sub kits available for Radial Rocket
Sub kits for the Radial Rocket are now available from Altitude Group. Previously only complete airframe kits were available. The four sub kits now available are Horizontal Stab Kit ($8,935), Fuselage Kit ($20,980), Wing Kit ($29,750) and Finish/Final Assembly Kit ($14,985). Once complete a builder will have a 220+ mph tandem two-seater capable of travelling 1,300 miles […]
Helicopter operations added to FAASafety options
For those who subscribe to FAA Safety Team continuing education content at FAASafety.gov, helicopter specific information is now an email notification option. From their news release, “We are beginning to realize that we need the ability to send pertinent information to helicopter operators who fly low-altitude operations. Included in this group are EMS operations, helicopters […]
ATS adds Beading Tool Kit
Aircraft Tool Supply (ATS) now manufactures the ATS Professional Beading Tool Kit. Used for making hose clamping beads in metal tubes, the kits were formerly produced by Parker and offered surplus by ATS. With its supply exhausted, ATS’s kit added the ability to work with ground, hardened, and polished surfaces for mar-free beads in aluminum, copper, brass […]
Performers donated $250K, how much did you ‘donate’?
At a closing day media briefing, Sun ’n Fun president John ‘Lites’ Leenhouts said airshow performers donated $250,000 worth of performances to the fly-in this year. Lites was a few minutes late to the media briefing because he was thanking performers at the airshow safety briefing. “When a group donates $250,000 of services,” Lites said, “I […]