The San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) has been awarded accreditation from the American Association of Museums. Accreditation is the museum profession’s primary formal acknowledgement of quality assurance, self-regulation and public accountability, museum officials explained. It grants national recognition for a museum’s commitment to excellence, governance, collections stewardship/management, public programs, financial stability, exceptional professional […]
Avidyne adds features to autopilot
Avidyne Corp. has unveiled additional features for its new DFC100 Digital Flight Control System, which is on schedule for certification by the end of 2010 for Entegra Release 9-equipped Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft. In addition to the features found on Avidyne’s recently certified DFC90 autopilot, including Flight Envelope Protection and the ‘Straight & Level’ […]
Aero-Lift relocates
ARM Aerospace, provider of Aero-Lift aircraft storage hoists, has moved its company headquarters from Tuscon, Ariz., to Steamboat Springs, Colo. Manufacturing of the Aero-Lift and all its components was also geographically centralized in Wisconsin, allowing for more control over the entire manufacturing process, company officials said. “We’re excited about these new opportunities,” ARM Aerospace owner […]
Heavyweights not concerned about FlightPrep patent
AOPA and Jeppesen, two of the largest players in the online flight planning business, say a patent obtained by FlightPrep doesn’t affect their products and they are not willing to discuss it, according to a story at AVweb.com, which notes that AOPA says it’s “business as usual” for its flight planning product. Read the full […]
Java benefits GA
Flying High Coffee, LLC is contributing a minimum of 15% of all profits from coffee sales to fund youth scholarships and general aviation programs. Ponder for a moment how much coffee the aviation industry consumes, says Rob Riggen, a CFI and owner of Flying High Coffee. Now imagine if every time anyone in aviation drank […]
Advice for mounting tires
Taking time to stretch and add a dose of talcum powder may sound like a gymnast getting ready for the high bar, but those practices also apply to mounting aircraft tires. Essential to providing proper tire life, correctly mounting aircraft tires requires following the detailed mounting procedures provided by tire and wheel manufacturers for both […]
New director takes over at Air Force museum
The Air Force has named Senior Executive Service member and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John “Jack” L. Hudson as director of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, effective Dec. 16. He will replace Senior Executive Service member and retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles D. Metcalf, who […]
New book says ‘You Can Afford To Be A Pilot’
Just published is “You Can Afford To Be A Pilot,” a new book from CFI/CTT Timothy O’Connor. The book aims to give students the knowledge and power to break down the most common barriers to completing a pilot certificate, including expense, poor instructors, lack of procedural support, and more. “You Can Afford to be a Pilot” takes […]
B-24 Bomber Crew Training Camp set
For the third year in a row, the Collings Foundation is offering a program where you learn what it takes to train for and fly a mission aboard the B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft.” Ever wonder what it must have been like when your Dad, grandfather or great grandfather went through World War II bomber flight training? […]