PilotMall.com has added three new payment methods. The online pilot shop already accepts major credit cards, such as Visa, MasterCard, and American Express, and now offers checkout options with PayPal, Amazon and Google Checkout. PilotMall.com is the first online aviation supply website to offer these options, according to company officials. Customers with a Google Checkout, […]
Memory cards yield no information in Reno crash
WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the investigation into the Sept. 16 crash of a vintage P-51D Mustang at the Reno Air Races continues, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators reported Friday that they were unable to retrieve any on-board video from the badly damaged components and memory cards found in the debris field. A memory card […]
Two Evolution first flights in one afternoon
Neal Longwill and Kevin Jackson, both from Austin, Texas, have been busy for the last 10 months building two Lancair Evolutions. Wednesday, Oct. 19, both aircraft flew for the first time. The Evolution kits were assembled side by side by Neal and Kevin in a rented hanger at Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) in Oregon, […]
Apple iOS 5 update problematic for iPad users
Apple’s new iOS 5 operating system is causing problems for iPad aviation app users, including deletion of data without warning and other glitches, according to an Aviation International News report. In some cases, this can lead to deletion of files needed to display aeronautical charts on popular iPad apps such as ForeFlight and WingX. Read […]
‘Flying Wild Alaska’ star promotes GA careers
Discovery Communications has unveiled new content on its DiscoverYourSkills.com website highlighting career opportunities in general aviation featuring Ariel Tweto of Discovery Channel’s “Flying Wild Alaska.” The initiative is part of the “Discover Your Skills” job initiative, a multimedia public affairs campaign designed to provide unemployed and underemployed Americans with access to critical resources for obtaining […]
The sky’s the limit at GMU
Long South Carolina’s busiest general aviation airport, the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is moving deliberately for future growth, according to a report at JournalWatchdog.com. To showcase its facilities, next Saturday, Oct. 29, the airport hosts the first Southeast Aviation Show, a trade show of aircraft vendors that will grow over the years, its sponsor, the […]
Construction projects at SLN hit full stride
Construction work at Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) in Kansas have hit full stride, with seven projects valued at more than $8.8 million underway or getting started. The scope of work ranges from airfield improvements that will offer immediate benefits to utility line work that will support job growth for decades to come, Tim Rogers, the […]
Daher-Socata rolls out 600th TBM
Daher-Socata rolled out its 600th series production TBM very fast turboprop aircraft – a TBM 850 – from the company’s Tarbes, France, production facility last week. A ceremony at the factory in Tarbes, France gathered TBM-related teams around the milestone aircraft before its upcoming delivery to the aircraft’s owner, a private customer from the northwestern […]
Aerobatic team changes name
The Heavy Metal Jet Team, the six-ship aerobatic civilian-owned jet team sponsored by United Bank Card, Inc. (UBC), has changed its name to Black Diamond Jet Team. The change reflects the continual growth of the team and desire to take it into new and bigger directions, according to officials, who note the pilots, support staff, […]