Beginning this week, the Reno Air Races — now dubbed the TravelNevada.com Reno National Championship Air Races — will return to northern Nevada for the 49th annual event. Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 12, planes will once again return to the Sierra skies in a world-class, week-long event featuring six classes of aircraft in a head-to-head competition […]
Oldest fly-in Breakfast Club in U.S. to land in Greenville
On the morning of Sunday, Sept. 30th, The South Carolina Breakfast Club will be landing at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), the same weekend as the Southeast Aviation Expo. Members of the South Carolina Breakfast Club have been traveling to airports, in and right around South Carolina, since 1938, ceasing meetings only during World War […]
Hawker Beechcraft close to signing deal with Chinese company
According to a report at FlightGlobal.com, Hawker Beechcraft is within a “few days” of signing a $1.79 billion purchase agreement with Superior Aviation Beijing. The report notes that: “In fact, (Chairman Bill) Boisture stopped the interview for about five minutes to take a phone call that he said could be the final agreement with Superior […]
New online course: ADS-B for general aviation
The AOPA Foundation’s Air Safety Institute has released a new free online course, “ADS-B for General Aviation: The Basics.” The course, developed in collaboration with the FAA, offers a primer on the fundamentals of ADS-B and will help pilots become familiar with the technology and associated terminology, according to officials. The course includes a downloadable […]
Concorde battery approved for Skylanes
Wilco has received FAA approval to modify its STC to convert Cessna Models 182S, 182T and T182T from existing lead acid batteries to Concorde’s valve regulated sealed lead acid recombinant gas batteries. The STC, SA00753WI, permits the replacement of the main battery alone. The main battery is replaced with Concorde’s RG24-15 or RG24-16. According to […]
Bogert introduces leak-proof oil drain probe
Bogert Aviation has introduced a leak-proof 90° oil quick drain probe. The probe for the AVI-BJ107 drain valve, used on many Continental aircraft engines, has an O-ring seal around the valve body, making it leak proof while also locking the probe to the valve body. Another improvement is the compactness of the probe, company officials […]
Jobs grow 61%
JSfirm.com manager Jeff Richards is reporting a record-setting second quarter for the online aviation job board. “There was a 61% increase in the number of aviation jobs being advertised on JSfirm.com during April, May and June of this year compared to the same period in 2011,” Richards stated. “In fact, this was the busiest second […]
Fargo Jet Center hosts outdoor movie night
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Jet Center and Fargo Flight School, along with the Hector International Airport, will host the 3rd Annual Fargo Airport Outdoor Movie Night on Thursday, Sept. 13. The event is designed to provide exposure and generate interest in the local community for its airport and affiliated businesses, according to FBO officials. “Building […]
New iPad app for creating flight logs released
Cockpit Apps, a company that offers iPad solutions for the cockpit, has launched its flagship application, iLOG. iLOG provides pilots with a simple, yet modern, alternative to traditional pen-and-paper flight logs, increasing efficiency and accuracy while reducing the pilot’s workload, company officials said. The app follows a pilot through a typical duty day, tracking components […]