Pacific Coast Avionics Co-founder, Vice President, and COO Dewey Conroy retired Oct. 1, 2023, with Randy Wright taking over as Operations Manager.
Neptune Aviation now a Garmin dealer
Neptune Aviation can now offer Garmin products to private aircraft owners, businesses, charter jets, and government agencies. It can also install and service Garmin products on any type of aircraft, including helicopters and experimental aircraft, according to company officials.
Picture of the Day: Maverick
Warren Baier submitted this photo and note: “Maverick” taking a test flight at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023.”
A fun flying sport: Navigation Flying
In its “Aviation No Tie Downs” YouTube video series, Lightspeed Aviation introduces us to Navigation Flying, a general aviation sport of flying as precisely as possible.
PlaneEnglish expands with access to FAA safety content
The first batch of content now available from the FAA is the agency’s “From the Flight Deck” video series, which provides pilots with actual runway approach and airport taxiway footage captured with aircraft-mounted cameras, combined with diagrams and visual graphics to identify hot spots and other safety-sensitive items, according to PlaneEnglish officials.
Sheltair expands Tampa hangar
The $26 million project took approximately 18 months to build four hangars with attached office space and covered parking, according to company officials. The new complex adds 77,000 square feet of hangar space and 32,000 square feet of office space to the FBO.
Picture of the Day: Ready
Jimmy Rollison submitted this photo and note: “Crew Chief Jim Rollison waiting for Pilot Joel Swager to push the go button on Dreadnought at the 2023 Reno Air races.”
Grant funds improvements at 95IL
The improvements come just in time for the annual stargazing party at Henderson Field (95IL), near Golconda, Illinois.
ICON reaches milestone
The company started delivering to customers in earnest in early 2018, officials said, noting A5 owners are located in 30 states and 13 countries across five continents.