Response from Cessna 172 and 177 owners to the new short stack exhaust pipe was so enthusiastic that Power Flow has added the option for PA-28 and Grumman AA5 owners. The new short stack is designed to significantly diminish the profile and weight of the original exhaust duct, which is sold as standard equipment on […]
Arnoni Aviation expands landing gear and accessory shops
Arnoni Aviation Ltd. has expanded its landing gear and accessory shops by moving them to a 25,000-square-foot facility adjacent to George Bush International Airport in Houston. The new location includes more than 10,000 square feet of environmentally controlled shop space for the company, which is dedicated to the manufacture, overhaul and repair of components for […]
When does your medical run out?
It’s a question that even AMEs have a hard time deciding: Exactly when does a medical run out? Here’s the scenario: You’re a 43-year-old private pilot who needs to renew your Third Class medical. You received your last medical June 15, 2003, and it expires at midnight on June 30, 2005. You go see your […]
Not Nazis
On page 8 of the April 8 issue of GAN, in the obituary about Gen. Salisbury, reference is made to Nazi transport planes being shot down. There were no such things as Nazi planes, Nazi soldiers, Nazi tanks, Nazi ships, whatever. The word “Nazi” was an abbreviation for Nazional Sozialistiche Partei (National Socialist Party), a political party. […]
Thought provoking
William Helsell’s letter in the April 8 issue (Unabashed admiration needs to be tempered) in which he claims no rational person could believe the framers of the Constitution intended the right to bear arms to include weapons that had not yet been invented, was thought provoking. Using that line of reasoning, we must conclude that the […]
Indicated v. True Airspeed
I was reading the March 25, 2005 issue (No. 6) Pilot’s Report about the XL-5 Velocity. I have a question about the speeds that were presented in the table. The Vne was at 200 kts IAS and the cruise speed (75% power) was at 205 ktas. Can you clarify why the cruise appears to be […]
Fire season opens with fatal air tanker crash
The crash of an air tanker may prompt another grounding of air tankers during the 2005 fire season. All three crewmen on board were killed when the military surplus P-3B Orion crashed near Chico, Calif., during a training flight April 22. The aircraft, built in 1966 for the United States Navy, was converted to a […]
New visual warning system operational for D.C.
A new visual warning system (VWS) for the Washington, D.C. ADIZ becomes operational May 21. The VWS is a ground-based system that uses low-level beams of alternating red and green lasers designed to alert pilots that they have violated the ADIZ or flight restricted zone (FRZ). Pilots who see this signal should immediately contact ATC […]
Liberty to lease facility at MLB
Diamond Aircraft will begin building its DA40 Diamond Star in China. “We are investing in Chinese domestic production as China is an important emerging GA market,” said Diamond CEO Christian Dries. The new facility is designed to employ as many as 1,700 workers and produce more than 600 aircraft a year, as the Chinese market […]