aerox has received a supplement to its already existing Parts Manufacturing Approval PMA PQ2091NE. Supplements 2 and 3 cover the manufacture of replacement steel oxygen cylinders and Supplements 4 and 5 cover the manufacture of replacement Kevlar composite oxygen cylinders, eligible for installation on a wide variety of general aviation aircraft. These cylinders are available […]
Cessna Mustang #400 rolls off assembly line
Cessna Aircraft Co. recently rolled its 400th Citation Mustang off the assembly line at its Independence, Kan., facility. This milestone was accomplished in a little more than five years since the Mustang’s first delivery in November 2006. “What an achievement for Cessna and for the employees in Wichita and Independence who engineer, design, support and […]
SportairUSA to brief LSA rules to FAA IAs
SportairUSA will present a seminar on the certification, operation and maintenance of Special Light Sport Aircraft at the FAA Inspection Authorization Clinic in Jacksonville, Arkansas, Feb. 10. The clinic is sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics for those FAA A&P mechanics who hold the rating of Inspection Authorization (IA). SportairUSA’s presenters will include: Ronnie […]
Two new Skycars in the works
Moller International, Inc, the developer of the Skycar aircraft, the Rotapower line of rotary engines and the Aerobot line of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), reports it has completed the initial design phase for two new Skycars, which may qualify under the FAA’s Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) category. Company officials says they feel that the FAA’s introduction […]
Blackhawk acquires STCs for King Air 90 engine upgrades
Blackhawk has acquired Silverhawk Conversions’ Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the King Air C90/A series and E90 engine upgrades. The STCs allow replacement of legacy engines in C90, C90A, and E90 aircraft with new PT6A-135A engines or used PT6A-135 engines. Blackhawk offers a range of engine upgrade programs for King Air, Caravan, Cheyenne and Conquest […]
Americans show support for General Aviation
Last week marked the 1,000th signature on the AmericaFlies.us online petition, where citizens from across the United States have spoken out against President Obama’s attacks on general aviation. The goal of the site is to reach 5,000 signatures. More than two dozen petition-signers have also shared their personal stories of how general aviation impacts their […]
Pilot’s Bill of Rights introduced in House
Reps. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) have introduced a “Pilot’s Bill of Rights” measure to give general aviation pilots more protection and access to information during FAA enforcement actions, according to a report at AOPA.org. A similar bill introduced in 2011 by Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) is pending in the Senate. The story […]
CP Aviation named Santa Paula Business of the Year
The Chamber of Commerce for the City of Santa Paula, Calif., recently named CP Aviation, Inc. its 2011 Business of the Year. Presented annually since 1983, CP Aviation is only the second airport business in Santa Paula to receive such recognition. The flight school will be honored at an awards luncheon on Feb. 7. Started […]
Twirly Birds to meet in Dallas
The annual meeting of the social helicopter pilot organization, Twirly Birds, will be held in Dallas on Sunday, Feb. 12, during the 2012 HAI Heli-Expo. The reception will begin at 5 p.m., immediately followed by a membership meeting at 6 p.m. in Ballroom A, Section 1, in the Dallas Convention Center. Steve Sullivan, Twirly Birds […]