LETTER TO THE EDITOR Re: Is there a better name for general aviation?: Why not call what we do just…aviation. I submit that it is easy to make the case for retiring that first, ambiguous, word. After all, whenever I am required to define the term general aviation to non-flyers, I always repeat the general […]
Historic hangar at P08 to be rescued
The Coolidge City Council has unanimously agreed to save a historic World War II-era hangar that has fallen into disrepair at Coolidge Municipal Airport (P08) in Arizona, according to a story in The Arizona Republic. The story, which notes the council agreed to award a contract for the hangar’s overhaul, including replacement of outdated wiring […]
Free showing of feature film ‘Amelia’
The Museum of Flight in Seattle will offer a free presentation of the 2009 feature film about Amelia Earhart, “Amelia,” Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m. Admission to the museum is free from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. as part of the museum’s Wells Fargo First Free Thursday. The museum was chosen by Twentieth Century Fox […]
Rotax refresher course slated
A Rotax RFSC Seminar Refresher Course is slated for Feb. 20 at California Power Systems at the Oakland International Airport in California. The Rotax training guidelines for iRMT qualifications, which started in January 2008, have reached their first major milepost, that of the 24-month window. For many this year will mark the first return of […]
Viking Air opens new facility
To support expanding operations for the Series 400 Twin Otter production and ongoing de Havilland legacy aircraft operators’ customer support, Viking Air has added a new 84,000-square-foot facility at its Victoria, BC, location. The new building, officially opened in December, will serve as Viking’s corporate headquarters and main manufacturing facility. The additional space has allowed […]
House GA Caucus reaches 100-member mark
Less than a year after Reps. Allen Boyd (D-Fla.) and Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.) formed the House General Aviation Caucus, more than 100 members of Congress have joined the group, according to a story at AOPA.org. The story quotes Lorraine Howerton, AOPA vice president of legislative affairs: “Having 100 members in the House GA caucus is […]
Duncan Aviation releases whitepaper on WAAS/LPV
Duncan Aviation recently released a whitepaper that addresses common questions and misperceptions about Wide Area Augmentation Systems (WAAS) Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV) upgrades. Titled “Upgrading to WAAS: Answers From Industry Experts,” the whitepaper is written by avionics installation representatives at Duncan Aviation’s Lincoln and Battle Creek facilities as a resource for operators considering […]
FAA administrator to speak at AEA
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Aircraft Electronics Association International Convention & Trade Show in Orlando, Florida, slated for April 7-10. Babbitt will participate in the FAA Leadership Panel — “What is the FAA’s National Vision?” — scheduled for Friday, April 9, sharing with attendees what’s on the organization’s […]
Crownair appoints new director of maintenance
Crownair Aviation,an aviation fuel sales, maintenance and avionics service company with locations at Montgomery Field(MYF) in San Diego and McClellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ) in Carlsbad, Calif., has appointed Bill Rohde as director of maintenance. Rohde, who will be responsible for all maintenance, repair station, parts, and line service operations and personnel, has more than 28 years […]