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Hobart introduces EZ-TIG welder
Hobart recently introduced its EZ-TIG 165i welder. Designed for first-time welders, the welder has a list price of $1,617 and features just two controls — one for selecting metal type and one for selecting thickness. Built with inverter technology, the EZ-TIG 165i is portable, weighing 50 lbs. It connects to 230 V, 1-phase power using […]
California’s Compton Airport: A runway from the past with an eye on the future
Walking into the 85-year-old Compton Airport (CPM) in Los Angeles is like coming upon a secret, notes Los Angeles Times writer Gerrick D. Kennedy in a recent story on the airport. Kennedy quotes Dennis Lord, a Los Angeles County aviation commissioner: “It’s a hidden gem. It’s also a very important asset to the city. Most […]
Icon opens online store
Icon Aircraft, which is developing the Icon A5 amphibious Light Sport Aircraft, has opened an online store, selling hats and T-shirts with the Icon logo. According to Kirk Hawkins, CEO, the launch of the store is in response to “many requests” for Icon apparel. The Icon, which was recently featured on the Today Show (pictured) […]
First Tecnam P2008 delivered to US
LSA manufacturer Tecnam has delivered the first Tecnam P2008 to the U.S. Launched at the Friedrichshafen’s European Air Show in April 2009, the new aircraft, which combines a carbon fiber fuselage with a metal wing and stabilator, was delivered to Heart of Virginia Aviation Inc. at Hanover County Airport (OFP) in Richmond, Va. The LSA […]
Reaching out to holiday shoppers
After a busy month in the Vista Ridge Mall in Dallas, US Aviation sold 170 Discovery Flights, picked up 130 leads on possible partnerships in aircraft ownership and talked extensively to six people who are interested in buying an aircraft, report officials at the company, which is based at Denton Municipal Airport (DTO). To attract […]
Rotax expert slates seminars
As 2010 arrives, the most popular powerplant for Light Sport Aircraft offers a new Time Between Overhaul and builds on its capability to use auto fuel and new oils specially developed for the engine. National Rotax expert Phil Lockwood will explain details of these new qualities — and more — at several seminars scheduled at […]
Leak detection dye debuts
Spectronics Corp. recently introduced Aero-Brite Universal Fluorescent Leak Detection Dye. When a small amount is mixed with the host fluid, it locates all leaks in aviation fuel, lubrication and hydraulic systems, company officials say. The dye can safely remain in the system as part of a preventive maintenance program and works well with all petroleum-based […]
TSA a ‘substantial threat’ to GA
Aviation attorney Alan Armstrong warns that TSA ambitions still represent a “substantial threat” to the aviation community. In his monthly newsletter, “FlightWatch,” Armstrong notes that while some members of the aviation community congratulate themselves and each other based on the belief that threats represented by the TSA to the general aviation community are subsiding, he […]