Jeppesen recently presented “Miracle on the Hudson” pilots Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles with a specially designed approach chart and engraved Jeppesen chart binders to commemorate the ditching of US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009. Titled “Hudson Miracle APCH,” the one-of-a-kind chart includes several […]
Runway Cafe opens at GMU
The Runway Cafe is now ready for take off at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina. ‘The cafe officially opens Sept. 1, according to Joe Frasher, airport director. “A short quiet opening has been taking place for the last couple of weeks, just so all systems could be checked,” he added. A variety […]
Protect your medical
As every pilot knows, two licenses are required to fly: A pilot certificate and a medical certificate. Ensuring that medical certification is valid and will be renewed is of paramount concern to all pilots, but the process is much murkier and risk-laden than the straightforward, clearly defined requirements for obtaining pilot certificates, according to officials […]
Twin Commander plans 10th university
Twin Commander Aircraft has begun planning for the 10th edition of its owner/operator conference, the Twin Commander University. The date for the upcoming University has been set for April 28-30, 2011. The university “campus” will be the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs on Southwest Florida’s Gulf coast. The curriculum will […]
Latest edition of ‘Instrument Flying’ released
ASA has released the Sixth Edition of “Instrument Flying,” a textbook that covers all of the aeronautical knowledge and practical skills needed to earn the instrument rating and operate in the IFR system. The textbook features hundreds of full-color illustrations and photographs, as well as helpful notes and mnemonic devices in the outside margins for […]
Tempest Spark Plugs at Aircraft Spruce
Tempest Aviation spark plugs, which are made in the USA, include a proprietary glass center seal with a 21st century “fired in” resistor that replaces the multipart screw, spring, carbon pile stack up that are known to suffer from resistance value instability that can cause misfires, wasted fuel, and engine roughness. The finish on the […]
Tools to go
You can’t always bring the big job to the tool crib, so Snap-on Industrial is bringing the tool crib to the job with its Portable Mechanics’ Service Sets, which put large and small hand tools, including screw drivers, wrenches and pliers along with multimeters and other specialty equipment, at easy reach for professionals looking for […]
Calls go out for full investigation of King detention
Craig Fuller, president and CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), on Monday called for a full review at the federal and local level to determine how misinformation that was easily verifiable as outdated led to the armed detention of two of the aviation community’s most respected members. On Saturday, Aug. 28, John […]
Unleaded avgas: More study needed, coalition says
In a response to Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on leaded avgas, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the General Aviation Avgas Coalition highlighted the many challenges — including safety concerns and technical hurdles — that lay ahead and must be addressed before GA can make the transition […]