Air Power Inc., a direct wholesale distributor for factory aircraft engines, parts and components, now has available the newly released Plane Power alternator kit. The AL24-FS60 is approved for installation on most 360 and 540 series Lycoming engines on 28 volt Cessna 172 and 182 aircraft with multigroove belt/pulley drive systems. This alternator allows owners […]
FlightPrep to enforce its flight planning patent
FlightPrep, an Oregon company that received a patent for online flight planning, has apparently started charging royalty fees to other services doing the same thing, according to a report at AVweb.com, which notes that the result may be that some of the most popular services will shut down rather than pay the fees or try […]
Growing GA in China
As the China Air Show at Zhuhai wowed the crowds, another type of revolution in Chinese aviation was taking place at the western end of the airfield: A ceremony to mark the completion of an FBO and storage/maintenance building. The historic development is a result of a cooperation begun over a year ago by Zhuhai […]
UNT to award first degree in aviation logistics
When Laura Rusnok was 14 years old, her father took her to the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum. Rusnok saw the museum’s DC-3 and surveyed the multitude of controls for the first time. After seeing a film showing the spirit and courage of the early aviators, she was inspired to fly. A few years later, […]
Know your limits
Knowing your limits is sage advice that applies to everything in life from financial risk to piloting an airplane. But when it comes to aircraft tire wear, it’s all about routine inspection and knowing the facts. Aircraft tires experience wear during taxi, takeoff, and landing. Takeoff generates the most tire wear because the airplane has […]
Kermit Weeks honored by acrobatics society
Fantasy of Flight creator and founder Kermit Weeks was recently honored by the World Acrobatics Society as one of its 2010 Gallery of Legends inductees in the Extreme Sports category. Weeks was tapped for this honor for performance in specialty aerobatic airplanes. Every year WAS selects a GOL recipient in each of seven categories: acrobatics […]
Piper taps two for customer service
Piper Aircraft has promoted two experienced managers to higher positions within the company’s Customer Service organization. Vincent Zarrella has been named director of Customer Service, while Jim Slaton was named senior manager of Parts Sales. Zarrella has nearly 25 years of aircraft support experience, the past eight at Piper in increasingly responsible roles, including his […]
Burt Rutan tribute planned for Oshkosh
Paying tribute to an aviation legend responsible for many unique aircraft designs, EAA AirVenture 2011 will salute Burt Rutan with a special day of recognition. The 59th annual Oshkosh will be July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. In addition to marking the 25th anniversary of Rutan’s Voyager aircraft around the world flight, AirVenture […]
Changes coming for CFI renewal process
The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI), representatives of other aviation organizations, and flight instructor renewal clinic (FIRC) providers met with representatives from the FAA’s AFS-800 division in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss updating the flight instructor renewal process to increase safety and reduce the number of GA accidents. According to NAFI officials, the […]