Scheyden Precision Eyewear, which produces lenses and frames for aviators, has struck a partnership with renowned eyewear and optics designer Patrick Hussey, who will oversee product development beginning with the brand’s 2011 collection. Hussey’s more than 20 years of industry experience includes serving as president of Persol North America, developing a patented, integrated goggle/helmet system […]
West Star appointed Hawker Beechcraft service center
West Star Aviation’s Grand Junction, Colo. (GJT) facility has been appointed by Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) as an authorized service center. The agreement includes services on all Beechcraft KingAir models, as well as on Beechcraft Baron and Bonanza models. “We have numerous loyal KingAir customers at GJT, and this agreement will allow us to provide complete […]
Avfuel expands with Avplan
Avfuel Corp. has created a dedicated flight and trip-planning subsidiary called Avplan. Avfuel acquired Pacific Coast Forecasting (PCF) of Van Nuys, Calif., in the first quarter of 2010 to enhance the trip-planning and ground-handling arrangements Avfuel has provided to existing customers. Adding the option of in-house, professional trip planning will streamline and enhance Avfuel’s service […]
TTF good for airports, EAA says
In comments submitted to the FAA on Monday, Oct. 25, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) reiterated its efforts to persuade the FAA that adjacent residential through-the-fence (TTF) agreements will not harm general aviation airport operations; rather, they create an economic stimulus tool that will actually strengthen local community ties to the airport. Read more here.
The challenges of ADS-B
While ADS-B is being touted as the cornerstone of the Next Generation Air Traffic Control System, the FAA’s plans to deploy the new technology nationwide face “significant risks and challenges,” according to a recently released report by the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Asked by Congress to examine the FAA’s plans for […]
GA pilots to relocate rare Mexican wolves
GA pilots from Denver who volunteer for Lighthawk will transport two rare Mexican wolf females that are part of the Mexican Wolf Species Survival Plan next week their new home in Washington State. LightHawk has previously donated flights to transport Mexican wolves, aplomado falcons, orange-breasted falcons and river otters. In this relocation, LightHawk is working […]
Kneeboard for iPad debuts
New Sky Products, LLC has introduced AppStation, an iPad kneeboard for aviation, which gives the user the ability to safely manipulate the iPad while flying or conducting other tasks. The unit is a solution that does not require an additional mounting device/kit or expensive, complicated installation, according to company officials. Constructed of high performance polycarbonate […]
Free flight sharing website launches
WorldAeroClub.org has launched to match GA pilots — and non-pilots — who wish to get together and fly. To do just that they click themselves into the cockpit using the website’s automated Flight Dispatch that matches all flights and flight requests. The website also offers a number of useful features to pilots who wish to […]
Dynon adds traffic alerts to SkyView
Dynon Avionics has added the ability to alert and display air traffic graphically, TCAS-like, within its SkyView products. Traffic will show up on SkyView’s moving map and synthetic vision displays using standard TCAS I symbols. SkyView will identify the location, severity of threat, distance, vertical separation and heading of any aircraft within the traffic system […]