The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Center to Advance the Pilot Community (CAPComm) held the first of a planned monthly series of webinars Nov. 14. The webinar, with 631 registrants, covered what people need to start their own flying club. Webinar speakers were Adam Smith, senior vice president of the Center to Advance the Pilot […]
Contract towers just as safe, but cost less
Air traffic control towers staffed by private contractors are cheaper and provide the same level of safety as towers staffed by government controllers, a new audit by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General concludes. According to a report at CNN.com, contract towers cost on average $537,000 a year to operate, compared with $2 […]
Duncan Aviation Career Day attracts 200
LINCOLN, Neb. — Duncan Aviation recently welcomed 200 students, parents, counselors and teachers to its aviation career day, Adjust Your Altitude. The program was designed to educate, inspire and ignite students’ passion for the aviation industry, company officials said. Adjust Your Altitude gave high school students from Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas the opportunity to meet […]
UniWest debuts 4-frequency Eddy Current portable instrument
UniWest has introduced its US-454A Eddy Current Instrument, which offers single- and multi-frequency Eddy Current (EC) inspection, signal-to-noise ratio, frequency mixing capabilities, USB and Ethernet data storage capability, and digital strip chart data collection. The 454A’s primary advantage is its ability to be integrated into an automated system, according to company officials. Control of the […]
GMU kicks off runway race name and logo contest
Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina will host a fundraising run on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The money raised will go towards completing the new community aviation park. Race organizers have launched a contest to name the race, as well as create a logo for the race T-shirts. “Since we are in the airport […]
Tecnam delivers first Rotax 912iS powered P2008
Tecnam has delivered the first two production standard Tecnam P2008s fitted with the all new Rotax 912iS (injection) engine to customers in the United States and Colombia. The single-engined Tecnam P2008 has already established itself a one of Tecnam’s best sellers, according to company officials, who note that with its carbon-fiber fuselage, metals wings and […]
AVTRIP awards scholarships
Avfuel’s pilots rewards program, AVTRIP, rewards members with more than just points and cash awards. Every year since 2000, AVTRIP has awarded a lucky pilot with a $2,000 scholarship to put towards continuing aviation education. “The aviation community is made up of truly passionate people always eager to learn more,” said Marci Ammerman, Avfuel Vice […]
Rockwell BenchJaws lends an extra set of hands
Rockwell Tools has introduced BenchJaws, a compact version of the company’s JawHorse, a benchtop workstation. Like JawHorse, space-saving BenchJaws delivers hands-free clamping right from the workbench. The jaws are foot-pedal activated, leaving the operator’s hands free to handle the workpiece. It mounts to a corner of a workbench through a steel, L-shaped plate. This two-position […]
Zaon debuts portable ADS-B system
DALLAS — Zaon Flight Systems has released the MX1090 portable ADS-B system. Compatible with its PCAS XRX traffic system, the MX1090 adds the benefit of an extended range to 100 nm, according to company officials. With built-in Bluetooth link capability, the MX1090 becomes a traffic management system known as PCAS X² offering a combination of […]