Landmark Aviation has acquired Corporate Jets Inc., of Scottsdale, Ariz., a full service business aviation FBO and aircraft maintenance, sales and charter operation at the Scottsdale Airport (SDL). Scottsdale will be a base for a Landmark Mobile Service Team of technicians, available 24/7 to travel to aircraft requiring repairs and providing on-site service. Aircraft under […]
Duncan Aviation installsand certifies first EVS-1000System in a Falcon 2000
Duncan Aviation, an authorized Max-Viz dealer, recently completed and certified the installation of the Max-Viz EVS-1000 Enhanced Vision Infrared system in a Dassault Falcon 2000. The Duncan Aviation installations and engineering teams worked closely with the FAA to develop the STC for the first-time installation of this system for display on dedicated, high-resolution, panel-mounted LCD […]
Elliott Aviation receives STCs for panel upgrade for the Citation 501/551
Elliott Aviation has received FAA STC approval on a flat panel “Elite Series” cockpit upgrade for the Citation 501/551 series aircraft and has applied for FAA approval on the 550/S550/560 series aircraft. The Citation 501/551 is the third airframe for which Elliott Aviation holds STCs for its Elite Series flat panel installation. Previously, Elliott earned STCs […]
New bit and screw holder prevents dropped screws
FELO introduces a new bit holder that holds standard 1/4″ shank bits and the screw securely in place. The tool uses two rare earth magnets — one holds the bit in place, the other holds the fastener securely. Named Allstar, the bit holder is available individually or packaged with an assortment of popular bits. All […]
Sikorsky’s S-38: The Beauty and the Beast
Dave Paulley, who is known for Western art as well as aviation art, has an affinity for stories of the Golden Era of aviation – the late 1920s and 1930s. One of his favorite subjects is seaplanes because of their artistic beauty and the adventuresome stories they have to tell. One plane in particular, the […]
Vertical engines for kit-built heilcopters
I have been traveling and was way behind in my reading. I saw your comments regarding a vertical piston engine for a homebuilt helicoper (Ask Paul: What’s the best engine for a kit-built helicopter? March 10 issue). The Brantly used the V0-360 with a carb for the model B-2 and B-2A. I owned the TC […]
Drawings could revitalize GA
GAN could sell more issues than it could print! The thousands of model builders would subscribe if you would publish three-view drawings of all popular personal airplanes as you just did on the cover of the April 7 issue. You could add to those all owners who would like to plan their own T-hangars as […]
A simple solution to FAA’s funding woes
I continue to be astonished by what appears to be the inability of both the FAA and those now debating its funding sources to perceive a blinding flash of the obvious that surrounds the passenger excise tax issue. The portion of FAA income that does not originate from general fund revenues contributed by all income […]
A cup a day sends an aspiring pilot on her way
Many enterprising aviators ran lemonade and Kool-Aid stands in their youth to raise money for flight training. Café Avion, an organic coffee roasting company based in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, is taking that idea to a new level by making a donation to the Ninety-Nines scholarship fund for every pound of its Aviatrix blend purchased. “I […]