The Seawind 300C, expected to go into full certified production early next year, will use Approach System’s Fast Stack Pro Hub and off-the-shelf, ready-built cables for its avionics panel. Approach System’s Fast Stack wiring system interconnects avionic components with a central hub and ready-built Milspec Tefzel cables available for most avionics in the marketplace. Retrofitting […]
Stylish safety glasses unveiled
Uvex has introduced the new Uvex Protégé, a line of safety eyewear designed to offer the ultimate in lightweight comfort and sports-styling innovation while providing protection. Uvex Protégé safety eyewear weighs in at 27.5 grams, less than one ounce. A wrap-around brow expands to accommodate a wide range of users, while Uvex’s proprietary Floating Lens […]
Vets get break on flight training at Pan Am Academy
Pan Am International Flight Academy’s (PAIFA) Career Pilot Development (CPD) division has restructured its training program to minimize out-of-pocket expenses for military veterans. Active duty military personnel and veterans may be reimbursed for most of their flight training expenses through the Montgomery GI Bill. A new law gives reservists who were activated after Sept. 11, […]
Pushed over the edge
I would like to take this opportunity to respond to a column written by Joel Elman in the November issue titled “The eye of the camera.” After reading this article several times, I tried to figure out how something like this could have been deemed worthy of being published. This article was not informative, factual, […]
Chalk’s Turbo-Mallard crashes
Chalk’s Ocean Airways, flying since 1919, suffered its first passenger fatalities on Dec. 19 when one of its Grumman G-73T Turbo-Mallards crashed in Miami’s Government Cut shortly after takeoff. The plane was less than 300 feet off the water when, according to witnesses, the right wing burst into flame and separated from the fuselage. The […]
GlobalFlyer to do it again
Adventurer-pilot Steve Fossett plans to set a record for the longest non-stop flight of an airplane, starting from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center sometime in February. His mount, once again, will be the Burt Rutan-designed GlobalFlyer. The exact takeoff date will depend on the weather, following preflight preparations scheduled to start Jan. 6. Fossett’s plan is […]
Sun ‘n Fun to honor astronauts and Rutan
John Young and Bob Crippen, commander and pilot of the first Space Shuttle flight, are set to appear at this year’s Sun ‘n Fun evening program on April 8. The fly-in runs from April 4 to 10. The program is part of a celebration of the first Shuttle launch, April 12, 1981. Programs honoring the […]
AOPA educating the non-flyign public
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association ran a series of television commercials on The Weather Channel during the Christmas season. They showed many benefits of general aviation, from assisting with hurricane relief efforts to air ambulance and other humanitarian flying. They emphasized that GA is a vital part of American life which poses no threat. […]
‘Wings for History’ preserves history of women in aviation
To preserve the history of women in aviation, the Ninety-Nines Museum of Women Pilots is launching a worldwide fundraising campaign. Its “Wings for History” endowment fund is asking for donations of airplanes. Helen Holbird of Oklahoma City was the first donor. Money from the sale of her Cessna 172 initiated the museum’s new endowment. The […]