The engineering and design teams at Ford Motor Co. have produced a unique U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition 2014 Ford Mustang GT, which will be donated by Ford to be sold at the Gathering of Eagles charity event on Thursday, Aug. 1, during the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh 2013. All proceeds from the […]
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Air Safety Institute offers new online flight instructor refresher course
The Air Safety Institute (ASI), a division of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Foundation, has launched a new online Flight Instructor Refresher Course (eFIRC). In the new course, a CFI can enroll and work towards certificate renewal as early as two years before the expiration date of their certificates, according to association officials. […]
Own a Spitfire — or part of one
LONDON — Always wanted to own —and fly — a Spitfire? Now you can — or at least part of one. The Boultbee Flight Academy is now offering the possibility to purchase a 1/10th share in an original Supermarine Spitfire in flying condition. In addition to this, as the only accredited Spitfire training academy in […]
Cessna TTX now with CAV Ice Protection FIKI system
NEW CENTURY AIRPORT, Kan., June 24, 2013 – CAV Ice Protection’s patented TKS system for Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) is scheduled to enter service with Cessna’s new single-engine TTx aircraft by early 2014. “The Cessna TTx can now be ordered with the optional CAV Ice Protection FIKI system,” said Jodi Noah, Senior Vice President, […]
Workshop addresses cost barriers to avionics certification
In cooperation with the FAA, the Aircraft Electronics Association played host to more than 50 attendees at lasat week’s AML-STC Avionics Product Certification Workshop, which took place June 25-26 in the Dan Derby Center for Professional Development at the AEA’s international headquarters in Lee’s Summit, Mo. The workshop was predicated on a discussion for a […]
Research shows black box could increase safety, efficiency of collegiate flight training
Flight operations quality assurance, or FOQA, the system contained in an aircraft’s black box, could improve the safety of collegiate flight training programs in the future, according to research conducted by J.D. Swinney, one of the first two graduates of Kansas State University Salina’s Professional Master of Technology degree program. “FOQA has been proven to […]
FIFI flies into Nashville for six-day stay
Nashville residents will witness a rare sight Tuesday, July 2, when the Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) famous Boeing B-29 Superfortress comes to town. FIFI, the only remaining flying example of the aircraft in the world, will fly into Smyrna Airport for a six-day stay. Country music celebrity and accomplished pilot Aaron Tippin will be flying […]
Ellington Air Commerce Center in development
HOUSTON — J. A. Billipp Company has joined forces with land owner, Webber Properties, to develop air cargo and other aviation-related facilities on 36.8 acres located adjacent to the north end of Ellington Airport (EFD). Ellington Air Commerce Center will accommodate build-to-suit and multi-tenant buildings available for lease or sale, all with direct access to […]
Cessna begins TTx deliveries
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. — Last week Cessna delivered the first production TTx aircraft to customers following a ceremony at the Cessna facility in Independence, Kan. Formerly known as the Columbia 400, the TTx holds the distinction of being the world’s fastest commercially produced and certified fixed-gear single engine aircraft, according to Cessna officials. “The customers will […]