On Saturday, June 4, pilot John Hutchison will talk about flying one of the most exotic airliners ever built — the supersonic Concorde — at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Only 20 Concordes were made, and they were used exclusively by Air France and British Airways from 1976 to 2003. Hutchison is one of […]
FBO partners with sports and golf clubs
Fly High Lexington, a new FBO at the Davidson County Airport in Lexington, N.C., has signed agreements with Wake Forest Sports and Sapona Country Club, a private golf club near the airport. “Fly High Lexington continues to seek new and unique marketing vehicles to attract and service transient customers,” says, Karel Van Der Linden, Owner […]
Personalized oxygen system at Wicks
Wicks Aircraft Supply now offers personalized oxygen systems for high altitude flying. Developed by Essex Industries, the system can use size “D” or “C” cylinders that the company will adorn with the owner’s name or N number. Each system includes a four place regulator, one oxygen mask (additional masks can be ordered), an altitude flow […]
Chidiac joins Esterline CMC Electronics
Claude Chidiac will join Esterline CMC Electronics June 15, in the position of vice-president, customer support and strategic development. Most recently, Chidiac was vice president, business development, business aviation, at StandardAero, based in Arizona. Previously, he was managing director of Grob Aerospace USA. He held various positions at Bombardier over the past two decades in […]
New technology improves early detection of volcanic ash
Vaisala’s Global Lightning Dataset GLD360 now includes new technology that can provide early warnings of explosive ash clouds that cause disruptions to aviation routes and safety. The technology detects lightning produced by volcanic eruptions, which is a key indicator of potential ash cloud bursts, according to company officials. During the first 30 hours of the […]
In observance of Memorial Day…
The Pulse of Aviation will not publish Monday, May 30, as the General Aviation News offices will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. Our newsletter will return to your email boxes Tuesday, May 31. Please take a few moments and remember our veterans who have given so much to keep our country free. Thank […]
CAF to host WASP reunion
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) will host a reunion of Women Air Service Pilots (WASP) at the 2011 CAF AIRSHO, slated for Oct. 8-9 at Midland International Airport in Texas. The CAF Ambassadors Committee is currently raising funds to bring as many of the remaining 266 WASP as possible to AIRSHO 2011. The Ambassadors will […]
NTSB: Many unknowns in Stevens crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of the crash that killed Senator Ted Stevens and four others “was the pilot’s temporary unresponsiveness for reasons that could not be established from the available information.” Contributing to the investigation’s inability to determine more precisely what caused the crash in the mountains near […]
Conservation group puts pressure on EPA about 100LL
Conservation group Friends of the Earth has sent a notice of intent to sue to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding its failure to respond to a 2006 petition asking for the regulation of lead emissions from general aviation aircraft under the Clean Air Act. The petition specifically asked the EPA to find that lead emissions […]