In just under a month, Engine Components, Inc. (ECi), has nearly doubled its Titan EXP parts list, with even more parts expected to be added in the coming months. The list was first published June 1, with 60 parts. The parts list was released in response to requests from experimental aircraft owners who already own […]
No crimial charges for teenager who buzzed school
No criminal charges will be filed against Daniel Morrison, the teenager who allegedly buzzed Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., last month in a Piper Cherokee. According to school officials, Morrison circled the campus for about 30 minutes at an altitude of no more than 300 feet above ground. The orbit was captured on videotape and […]
Fastest Time to visit all hard surface public airports in Wisconsin
Two pilots who landed at all 102 public airports in Wisconsin in one day have officially set the record for “Fastest Time to Visit All the Hard Surface Public Airports in Wisconsin.” Matthew McDaniel and Bruce Kaufman set the record June 20. Final calculated time was 16 hours, 42 minutes, 14 seconds. Besides setting the […]
Do you recognize this plane?
Pilots may forget their anniversaries or the birthdays of their children, but there is very little chance they will forget the airplanes they have owned over the years. Ed Cashmere is banking on that as he tries to find the story behind the art on the tail of his 1953 Piper Tripacer. On the tail […]
The Buzzzzzzzzzzzz
“We need to speak with one voice and quit picking on one another, and then maybe we’d get somewhere.” — Alan Klapmeier, co-founder, Cirrus Design Corp. “When you buy a new airplane from a new company, you’re buying a part of the company in some respects.” — Dr. Gerard Kenney, who just bought an Adam […]
Blimp: The next generation
For decades blimps have been used as flying billboards. Now The Lightship Group of Orlando, Fla., has created an airship that is sort of a flying movie screen. The A-170 Video Lightsign measures 170 feet long, 55 feet high and 46 feet wide, and sports a 70 foot-by-30 foot LED screen. The picture streams from […]
Doolittle Raider Reunion
The 65th annual reunion of the Doolittle Raiders is slated for April 18-21 next year in San Antonio. Host will be the Yellow Rose B-25 Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), which has invited at least 16 flying B-25s. They plan a flyover, as well as a public access static display. 830-379-6540 or [email protected].
The right stuff…to clean your composite airplane
Glastonbury, Conn.-based Composiclean, LLC, a company recently formed to provide “all the right stuff” to properly clean and detail composite, aluminum and fabric covered aircraft, has a full line of professional quality aircraft friendly products. The Composiclean line includes wash detergent concentrates and spray wax to MicroFiber detail cloths and all the conditioners and accessories in between. Flagship products are neutral pH wash […]
Loggerhead Tools introduces Bionic Grip
LoggerHead Tools LLC has unveiled the 8-inch Bionic Grip, an open-ended version of the patented Bionic Wrench. This new tool brings together the best features of a pair of pliers and an adjustable wrench, company officials say. The 8-inch Bionic Grip distributes force around a work surface and automatically grips multiple sizes of nuts and […]