Multi Service Corp., a general aviation transaction processing service, has formed a strategic partnership with PerfectStop, a new Internet-based platform that links aircraft operators and FBOs. The patent-pending system is produced by Houston-based PerfectStop Partners, L.P. PerfectStop offers customers a single program for online reservations, flight tracking, real-time service confirmations, detailed trip reporting, reconciliation and […]
Cessna 206 gets upgraded Rolls-Royce powerplant mod from Soloy
What do you get when you hang a shiny new and more powerful Rolls-Royce turbine engine on the nose of one of aviation’s premier workhorse aircraft? “Everything,” says David A. Stauffer, CEO of Olympia-based Soloy, LLC, an aircraft modification company. Soloy, purchased late last year by a team headed by Elling Halvorson, is about to […]
State tax guide for GA available
Conklin & de Decker has released the 2005 State Tax Guide for General Aviation, which covers taxes and fees imposed on GA in all 50 states. The guide shows how sales and use taxes apply to aircraft sales, ownership, leases, parts and labor. Also, common exemptions from sales and use taxes are explored, such as […]
O2 Booster debuts
Hydraulics International Inc. has released its O2 Booster, which ensures full 1800-3450 psi (124-238 Bar) O2 bottle fills even if the oxygen supply drops below 350-psi (24 Bar). The booster, which weighs only 9.5 lbs., is manually operated using its integral hand pump assembly. Price: $1,699. For more information: 888-780-7867.
Yingling offers solutions for emergency AD on Cessna 400 wing spars
In response to the Emergency AD resulting from the discovery of cracks in the wing spars of Cessna 400 Series twin engine aircraft, Yingling Aviation offers full visual and eddy current inspections, as well as modifications designed to correct existing conditions and prevent future propagation. Yingling, located on Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita and the first […]
Financing available for RVSM solution
AVCON Industries, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Butler National Corp., has a financing source available for the AVCON Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums (RVSM) solution for the Learjet 20 series airplane. Financing also is available for other AVCON modifications. Financing is available through Commercial Capital Company for 24, 36, 48, or 60 month terms. The financing option […]
A Killer
just read “Look and Touch: NTSB alerts pilots to hazards of wing icing, noting that you may have to touch the wing to detect ice,” in the Jan. 28 issue. I don’t know if attempting to take off with an iced-up airplane is coming back into vogue or what. To try and impress upon pilots […]
Parks and Planes do share space
In the Dec. 10, 2004, issue, Meg Godlewski noted the city of Chicago’s director of planning and development had stated that “There are no parks where airstrips are a compatible use” (“Can planes and parks share space?”) This again shows the ignorance of the Chicago political machine. Several times a year, in the summer, I […]
Filmmakers need to get it right
It’s evident from her article that Ms. Godlewski is all a ga-ga over “The Aviator” (Behind the scenes of “The Aviator,” Feb. 11 issue). I grant her there is much to recommend the film. But as a writer for an aviation publication, I would have expected she’d be at least a little critical of some […]