Imagine holding every public airport in America in your hand. You can with the release of AOPA Airports for BlackBerry and AOPA Airports for Windows Mobile, now available thanks to a joint venture between AOPA and Hilton Software LLC. AOPA members can download the applications, free of charge, at www.AOPA.org. AOPA Airports for Windows Mobile, […]
X-Air taps SportsPlanes.Com for sales
X-Air LLC has reached an agreement with SportsPlanes.Com to be the exclusive sales agent for the X-Air LS in the U.S. The LSA will be sold through SportsPlanes.Com’s network of 15 regional dealers, who offer sales, training, maintenance, financing and insurance to the LSA market. For more information: www.SportsPlanes.Com or www.X-AirLSA.com
Landmark opens new facility at AVL
Landmark Aviation recently celebrated the opening of its new terminal at Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) in North Carolina. The $4.6 million project includes a new 5,000-square-foot terminal with a conference room, pilot’s lounge, and a flight planning area, as well as a new 23,000-square-foot hangar. This addition brings Landmark’s network to 41 FBOs, including locations […]
Rotax engine mount at Aircraft Spruce
Now available at Aircraft Spruce is a ring mount for Rotax 912/914 engines. The mount is 4130 chrome-moly construction, powder coated and fits all 912 and 914 engines. Standard color is white. Options include additional clearance for a 12-volt high-amp starter cable connection and powder coating in other colors. The mount is furnished with installation […]
Sierra’s 2009 catalog now available
Sierra Industries’ 2009 catalog is now available, with information about Sierra’s Citation re-engining programs and many other aircraft upgrades. The 2009 book, which is also available online, contains 132 pages of reference information on Citation history, phase inspections, aircraft maintenance and Sierra modification programs. This year’s catalog has been reorganized by aircraft model, making it […]
Restored B-36 now on display at Pima Air & Space Museum
A Convair B-36J Peacemaker, the largest bomber ever built by the United States, was slowly rolled out onto the grounds of the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Ariz., earlier this month. The B-36 has been secured in its new site, enabling visitors to walk directly under and around the massive plane. The staff […]
Disaster simulated at Florida airport
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) Central Florida Division recently conducted its first civilian aviation disaster-response exercise. ARA held the exercise at the Southwest Florida International Airport to train operations staff how to respond to a sabotage incident. The exercise ran via a new generation of simulation software, called the Airport Emergency Response Operations Simulation (AEROS). […]
EAA’s Tri-Motor hits the Silver Screen
EAA’s 1929 Ford Tri-Motor and parts of Pioneer Airport are featured in the major motion picture “Public Enemies,” which opened in theaters around the country July 1. Many of the scenes in the film, which stars Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, were shot in Oshkosh. The Tri-Motor can be seen about an hour into the […]
Pilot reopens Michigan airport with a nod to the past
A Michigan pilot has transformed an abandoned airport from an overgrown airfield to one dedicated to preserving history while it looks to the future. Read Sarah Brown’s story about Brad Frederick and Prickett-Grooms Airfield (6Y9), a grass strip in a remote area of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, here.