Charter operator Corporate Flight Management has received authorization from the FAA to use the recently introduced Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck app for iPad as an alternative to paper aeronautical charts. The authorization allows Corporate Flight Management to begin a systematic transition from paper to iPad with Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck as the sole reference for electronic enroute […]
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Only airworthy Privateer to fly this weekend
By RAEANN SLAYBAUGH The Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer based at Arizona’s Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ), believed to be the only one still actively flying, will be a featured attraction at this weekend’s Copperstate Fly-In. “There’s a Privateer in Greybull, Wyo., that’s currently parked on the ramp,” explains Bruce Brockhagen, spokesperson and volunteer. “There’s another in […]
Eclipse donated to VAC
The Veterans Airlift Command (VAC), based in St. Louis Park, Minn., has received a donated Eclipse Jet to benefit the Veterans Airlift Command, which provides free air transportation to post 9/11 combat wounded veterans and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots. They rely […]
Holland takes unlimited gold at national and world levels
Despite only a few days of practice in his new aerobatic aircraft, the MXS-RH, Rob Holland brought home Gold in the 4-Minute Freestyle competition, besting 53 other competitors and finishing 8th in the Unlimited category at the 2011 World Aerobatic Championships in Foligno Italy, Aug. 31- Sept. 11. “Considering the amount of world talent at […]
Jeppesen becomes founding member of Aviation Green Alliance
Jeppesen has joined the Lindbergh Foundation’s Aviation Green Alliance as a founding member. “We are thrilled that Jeppesen will be among our elite group of founding members,” said Lindbergh Foundation Chairman and CEO Larry Williams. “When I note that their Environmental Policy Statement is a part of the company’s core values and beliefs, I’m confident […]
Seasoned veterans join Jet Source
The Jet Source Maintenance and Avionics Department continues to expand with the addition of seasoned veterans George Puthoff and Glenn Gray to the Parts Department. The pair will be responsible for ordering, maintaining, stocking, and issuing parts for Carlsbad, Calif.-based Jet Source. Puthoff has more than 38 years of industry experience. After managing the Corporate […]
Pilots giving back: Tree of Hope
Do you belong to an aviation group or have a group of friends that are looking for an excuse to fly? You may be interested in learning about the Tree of Hope, a group of volunteers from aviation clubs, EAA chapters, Minnesota Ninety-Nines, Shriners, FBOs, and other aviation enthusiasts who collect and distribute toys to […]
Concerns about LightSquared plans intensify
Words like “shouldn’t” and “most of the time” are not used in the certification of aviation products, Tim Taylor, president and CEO of FreeFlight Systems, testified last week on Capitol Hill. C-SPAN3 coverage of the testimony is now available online. Taylor appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business hearing on “LightSquared, […]
Farmers join in fight against LightSquared
The American Soybean Association (ASA) and a coalition of 12 other national producer groups that represent American farmers are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct additional testing to ensure that any potential wireless services offered by LightSquared will not cause harmful interference to Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) operations. In the agricultural sector, GPS-based […]