Aircraft Spruce & Specialty, which was a part of the Phantom Air Racer from the beginning as a source of parts and materials, has become an official on-going sponsor of the new and radical biplane. Tom Abele, who was part of the original design team, flew the aircraft in the 2003 Reno Air Races after […]
Elliott Aviation receives STC for installation of Honeywell’s RAAS in Beechjet 400A
Elliott Aviation has received an STC to install Honeywell’s Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS) in the Beechjet 400A. RAAS offers a safety enhancement to Honeywell’s Mark V Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) and can be added to existing or new installations, providing improved situational awareness to help prevent runway incursions. The system utilizes […]
Ranger Jet Center expands at ISM
Ranger Jet Center, at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida, is adding state-of-the-art corporate hangar facilities and an executive terminal. Ranger Jet Center is working to meet the increasing demand for aircraft storage in Central Florida with the addition of seven facilities comprising 166,000 square feet of hangar and office space. The hangars, which feature […]
New Viasala Ceilometer CL31 for cloud height detection debuts
The Vaisala Ceilometer CL31 is a compact and lightweight instrument for the measurement of cloud base height and vertical visibility. It is able to detect up to three cloud layers simultaneously. The CL31 employs pulse diode laser (LIDAR) technology. Measurement range is from zero to 25,000 feet. The CL31 uses second-generation enhanced single lens technology, […]
The Navy’s Curtiss Hawks
By PETER M. BOWERS. The first Curtiss Hawks for the U.S. Navy were nine F6C-1s, direct equivalents of the Army P-1s, and were delivered late in 1925. The designation meant a fighter model (F), the sixth ordered from Curtiss. The –1 identified the initial configuration. These were used mostly by the U.S. Marines from shore […]
To save the South
Rollin Olson’s sad comments in his Letter to the Editor in the April issue are further evidence of how maligned the South of yesterday and today remains (A good idea). No, the South is not “all about slavery,” as even the most superficial knowledge of U.S. history tells us. I am not referring to revisionist […]
A big deal
Any time history is changed, lost or forgotten, I believe it is a big deal. Would Mr. Olson also have us forget World War II or Vietnam? The Civil War was not about slavery Mr. Olson. True it was one of the major issues, but the war was really about individual freedom to choose as […]
Training better, happier pilots
I read with great pleasure Joel Elman’s article in the May issue titled “With a grimace or a smile.” I just have to tell you that it was a great article and many CFIs — new and old — should take your advice to heart.I am a CFI and I work in Aiken, S.C., at […]
Elusive HondaJet to debut at Oshkosh
The experimental, and long-elusive, HondaJet will make its public debut at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. It is an “advanced, lightweight, compact business jet featuring better fuel efficiency, a larger cabin, and higher cruise speed than conventional aircraft in its class,” according to Honda, which denied the airplane’s existence until its roll-out in December 2003. […]