US Aviation Services at Denton Airport (DTO) in Texas has upgraded to green technology, utilizing renewable energy in the form of solar panels on top of two large maintenance buildings. The buildings, which are used for aircraft inspections, maintenance, and aircraft performance enhancements, have a total footprint of 28,800 square feet. On sunny days, the […]
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Aviation legend Mary Feik addresses SD Wing of Civil Air Patrol
Aviation legend Mary Feik addressed — and participated in — the South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol’s annual wing conference and awards dinner April 30 at Cedar Shore Resort. Feik, a longtime CAP member, was the first woman to break the all male barrier of aircraft engineers and test pilots in World War […]
10 earn Master Instructor accreditation
10 CFIs were recently accredited as Master Instructors by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority. The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA and industry that is earned by a candidate through a rigorous process of continuing professional activity and peer review. Much like a flight instructor’s certificate, […]
Around the world — twice
Flying around the world: It’s the kind of adventure most pilots only dream about. But for Bob Gannon, it became a reality — one that took him more than 10 years to accomplish. And, ever the overachiever and anxious not to miss a thing, he decided to accomplish the feat twice, flying west around the […]
Lockwood’s Sebring Aviation shifts focus
Well known nationally for his support of the Rotax Aircraft Engine line, through Lockwood Aviation Supply and Lockwood Aviation Repair, Phil Lockwood says he will shift resources from new aircraft sales to expand the parts and service business. Lockwood will eliminate activities that align the enterprise with any single brand of SLSA in a bid […]
Wipaire appoints Chinese distributor
Wipaire, Inc. has appointed Aviation Supplies Ltd. as its first distributor in China. Wipaire officials say they are encouraged by the prospect of additional sales generated by the expanding global market for general aviation aircraft and aircraft floats in China. Wipaire was first introduced to the China market through a trip sponsored by the Minnesota […]
Just Aircraft presented with export award
Just Aircraft of Walhalla, S.C., recently received the “Export Achievement Award” from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Just Aircraft established new dealers in Australia and New Zealand with the help of the Export Assistance center in Greenville, S.C., and the centers in Australia and New Zealand. The FA. equivalent in New Zealand commented, “absolutely gob […]
Cessna hosts annual Citation Customer Conference
Cessna Citation owners from around the world have gathered this week at Cessna’s headquarters in Wichita for the annual customer conference, which features company updates, technical briefings, supplier presentations and keynote speeches from Robert Wilson, son of Holiday Inn hotel chain founder Kemmons Wilson, and retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Steve Ritchie, the country’s […]
Homebuilt hours up, accident rate down
The growth of amateur-built aircraft and the continued decline in the fatal accident rate are among the information now available from the new EAA Report to Homebuilders, which is posted on the EAA website. The four-page PDF document is a summary of data collected from FAA and NTSB sources, EAA’s increasing number of resources for […]