The dilapidated factory that helped make Seattle a high-tech town is being demolished after 75 years, a casualty of time, technology and tails that grew too tall. According to an Association Press report, Boeing Co.’s Plant 2, a sprawling but long outdated building between Boeing Field and south Seattle’s Duwamish River, gave birth to some […]
GA united on avgas issue
The general aviation (GA) community is united in responding to the government’s exploration of alternatives for 100 low lead fuel, according to officials with the National Business Aviation Association. NBAA is part of a coalition of GA and petroleum industry stakeholders that seeks to address concerns about cost, availability and ease of production. Steve Brown, […]
Wings and Waves Air Show slated
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will host the return of its free Wings and Waves Air Show over the Atlantic Ocean in Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 9-10. The show, which takes place off the Daytona Beach shoreline, centered in front of the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, begins at 11 a.m. daily and admission is free and […]
Polyfix Plastic Repair Kits at Aircraft Spruce
Polyfix Plastic Repair Kits are now available at Aircraft Spruce. Polyfix Thermal Fusion is a three-part system that uses chemical reaction to heat the repair to 142°F, fusing it to the parent part while preventing zero shrinkage, according to Aircraft Spruce officials. This system repairs ABS, royalite, graphite, lexan, polycarbon, Kevlar, plexiglass, fiberglass and many […]
Mid-Continent Instruments receives AML STC for first lithium emergency power supply
The FAA has awarded Mid-Continent Instruments an Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to the company’s MD835 Lithium Emergency Power Supply. The MD835 Emergency Power Supply is the first Lithium Nanophosphate battery to be AML STC approved by the FAA for use in Part 23 aircraft, according to company officials. This TSO C179 […]
New addition to West Star sales team
West Star Aviation has a new addition to its sales team, Steve Lercel, who is now California area Regional Sales Manager. Lercel has been in corporate aviation for more than 40 years. He worked for Midcoast Aviation for 12 years as the Western Regional Manager.He also was Regional Manager for Premier Turbines for the first […]
Historic Tooele County-Wendover Airport moves to Avfuel
Tooele County-Wendover Airport (ENV) of Utah has joined the Avfuel network of branded FBOs. ENV now offers Avfuel Contract Fuel pricing and AVTRIP rewards points on qualified purchases. The airport is based at the historic Wendover Airbase, just off I-80 at the edge of the world-famous Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah’s west desert. Pilots flying […]
The disaster that is LASP
By now, most pilots have heard of the events surrounding John and Martha King’s run-in with the aviation security system. But that’s nothing, warns John Hyle, in an editorial on AVweb, who says that a number of proposals coming down the pike from the Transportation Security Administration show that the federal government has declared pilots […]
Legends to be recognized as Master Pilots
As part of the National Business Aviation Association’s 63rd Annual Meeting & Convention, six aviation legends will be presented with Wright Brothers Master Pilot Certificates from the FAA: Neil Armstrong, Gene Cernan, Bob Hoover, Clay Lacy, Russ Meyer and Arnold Palmer. All will be present at the convention to receive their certificates in person from […]