EVENDALE, Ohio — At GE Aviation’s world headquarters, a new power building is turning heads: The front façade replicates a jet engine looking to the sky. The top of the building’s rotunda features a front fan nose cone with blades around it just like a jet engine. The front windows resemble the sides of a […]
RocketRoute Fuel App now available on iPhone
Air BP’s RocketRoute Fuel App is now available on iPhone. Launched in October 2016, the RocketRoute Fuel App offers all general aviation pilots a new way of buying fuel direct from Air BP, regardless of whether they are a customer or not. It provides online access to a global network of aviation fuel locations, convenient payment methods […]
The runway behind me…
Smitty Smith from FunPlacesToFly.com sent us this picture, with this note: “The runway behind me. You know the old saying, don’t you?” (In case you don’t, check below the picture…) Things that do you no good in aviation: Altitude above you. Runway behind you. Fuel in the truck. Half a second ago. Approach plates in the […]
Air Plains Services celebrates milestone
Wellington, Kansas, just south of Wichita, calls itself the Wheat Capital of the World, but there are pilots and aircraft owners around the world who know it as the home of Air Plains Services, which is marking 40 years as a leader in creating extreme performance upgrades for thousands of Cessna piston aircraft around the globe. “I […]
Honeywell HTS900 to power TriFan 600 prototype
XTI has selected the Honeywell HTS900 to power the TriFan 600 prototype. The powerplant determination takes the vertical takeoff and landing business aircraft a stage nearer to its certification in 2023, according to company officials. The company that is designing the aircraft, which combines the vertical lift capability of a helicopter with the speed of a plane, is […]
Reliefband helps prevent nausea from airsickness
Have a family member or friend who would love to go flying with you, but gets motion sickness? Relief might be available through the new Reliefband, wearable technology that treats motion sickness and nausea. Reliefband’s patented technology uses accurately programmed pulses with highly-specific waveform, frequency, and intensity parameters to stimulate the median nerve on the […]
Sporty’s releases upgrades to Flight Gear bags
Sporty’s Gear Mods make it possible for pilots to customize a Flight Gear bag. Gear Mods are pocket and pouch accessories so that every pilot can modify the bag to fit their particular mission. Gear Mods include an iPad case, sunglasses holder, and a headset pouch. “Gear Mods can be moved from bag to bag,” […]
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Guide released
New from ASA is the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Guide, which covers typical sUAS designs (including multirotor, fixed-wing, and hybrid), major elements and equipment, related technology, common uses, and safety practices. It also provides guidance and resources to help readers make well-informed decisions regarding the purchase and use of a drone and how to determine a path […]
Start ‘er up
Lukas Pritchard sent in this photo with a quick note: “M20F Mooney start-up.”