Sun Valley Aviation at Valley International Airport (HRL) has joined the Avfuel branded FBO Network. Located in Harlingen, Texas, approximately 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, Sun Valley Aviation provides aviation services to the Rio Grande Valley as well as Mexico and Latin America. As a member of the Avfuel network, Sun Valley Aviation […]
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Innovators: Making flying safer
In response to our call for innovations, Greg Stockman sent in his latest patented safety improvement, which he says addresses and corrects several common failures that cause inoperative alternators. Now installed on a friend’s 250 Comanche and Stockman’s own Cherokee Challenger through the FAA’s field approval process, the device includes a control switch on the […]
Innovators: Keeping engines healthy
In response to our call for innovations, Jerry Olson wrote to tell us about the engine dehydration system he developed, which he says removes virtually all the moisture from inside aircraft engines. “Removing this moisture should prevent many of the corrosion induced failures that many GA aircraft engines experience, saving those aircraft owners from overhauling their […]
Wings of Liberty Award given to Rep. Hal Rogers
The Aerospace Industries Association presented its Wings of Liberty Award Sept. 18 to Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (R-Ky.), in recognition of his longtime support of the aerospace and defense industry. Rogers is chairman and a 30-year member of the House Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for oversight and passage of the annual appropriation bills that provide […]
Sun Flyer enters next phase of development
DENVER, Colorado — Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC) has entered the next phase of development for its solar-electric training aircraft called “Sun Flyer.” AEAC, in conjunction with its development partner, Bye Aerospace, is performing initial R&D flight tests with the solar-electric technology demonstrator at Centennial Airport near Denver. The single-seat technology demonstrator, which is the basis […]
Youth education at Southeast Aviation Expo this weekend
On Saturday, Sept. 27, students interested in aviation will get a special opportunity. For the first time the Southeast Aviation Expo will include educational sessions designed for kids 8 years old and over. For students, admission to the entire Expo and the sessions are free. Courses include: Sparks and Electricity Workshop for 8 – 18 year […]
Legacy Aviation acquires Mid-Continent Airmotive
YUKON, Oklahoma — Legacy Aviation Services has acquired its neighboring MRO facility on Clarence E. Page Airport (KRCE) in Oklahoma City, Mid-Continent Airmotive. As a combined operation, Legacy Aviation adds to its FBO/MRO business an additional 17,300 square feet of hangar and office space, numerous airframe and powerplant technicians, along with control of the airport’s […]
Soaring deer population poses threat for pilots
Soaring deer populations are nuisances for airports and threats to pilots and planes, according to a report from ABC News. From 1990 to 2013, there were 1,088 collisions between planes and deer, elk, moose and caribou, according to a recent joint report by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Agriculture Department. Most of the planes suffered […]
New report criticizes NextGen rollout
The FAA’s efforts to modernize the air traffic control system — known as NextGen — has had such a bumpy rollout that costs associated with some of the core technology outweigh potential benefits, according to a report by the Transportation Department’s Inspector General. A story in the Wall Street Journal says the IG’s report “raises new […]