Aircraft Spruce now offers Tie-Down kits suitable for any weather condition. The tie-downs, rated up to 3,000 lbs., are easy to tighten up with one quick pull, company officials said. A sliding cap protects the buckle from freezing during cold weather and keeps grit out during windy field conditions. Each kit includes three 9-foot tie-down […]
Garmin GPSmap 696 manual released
ZD Publishing, Inc. has added a new pilot-friendly manual for the Garmin GPSmap 695/6 to its inventory. The latest from Garmin, the 695/6 covers aviation only. Besides the aviation database, it includes AOPA’s Airport Directory, SafeTaxi, Obstacle and Terrain databases. FliteCharts is available by subscription from Garmin, which must be updated at least every 180 […]
Glass Simulator Center doubles sim training capability
Glass Simulator Center, located at the Chicago-Aurora Municipal Airport, has doubled its general aviation training capability with the addition of three new Frasca Flight Training Devices (FTDs). The new simulators are in addition to school’s Frasca King Air, Frasca TruFlite 142 and Frasca 141 FTDs. The delivery of the new simulators follows on the heels […]
Performance Flight slates open house
Performance Flight at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., will hold an open house Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event at the flight school is open to anyone interested in learning to fly, purchasing an aircraft, or booking charter services. On display will be the newest from Cirrus Aircraft, […]
JAARS installs new president, dedicates new Kodiak
JAARS, Inc., a nonprofit organization committed to speeding Bible translation for all people through the provision of technical support services and resources, recently installed David Reeves as president and officially dedicated the organization’s first Kodiak aircraft. Reeves is a 24-year veteran of the Wycliffe Bible Translation family of organizations. He is just the eighth president […]
LSA mechanic program gets FAA nod
Beginning this summer, Blue Ridge Community College in Weyers Cave, Va., will offer a program for Light Sport Aircraft Repairman with a Maintenance rating. BRCC’s program, one of only two in the nation that offer this certification, according to college officials, provides students with skills needed to inspect and maintain LSA. “We are excited to […]
Business aviation accidents down, fatalities up
For the first quarter of 2009, business aviation accidents – including those that were fatal – declined, but the number of deaths increased, according to statistics compiled by Robert E. Breiling Associates. The over-all numbers, and those of the turboprop segment in particular, were skewed by the March 22 crash of a Part 91-operated Pilatus […]
Used bizjet inventory stabilizing – time to buy?
UBS Investment Research‘s business jet update, released April 7, implies that the high number of used business jets for sale might be at or near the bottom. According to UBS researcher David Strauss, new listings of used business jets slowed to a 1% month-over-month increase in March, although they are still 63% higher than at […]
Crypto-chip offers counterfeit parts solution
Counterfeiting of parts is a serious problem in the aerospace industry. “About 2% of the 26 million parts installed on aircraft worldwide are counterfeit; that’s roughly half a million parts ranging from hardware to advanced electronics equipment,” according to Ben Jun, vice president of technology for Cryptography Research of San Francisco. To help make counterfeiting […]