In April, the newly formed Lightspeed Aviation Foundation revealed the 20 aviation-related charities that had been nominated to receive grants during 2010, with all funds coming from the Lightspeed Aviation Corp. Since then, more than 20,000 pilots have cast votes for their favorites. The first five winners are Angel Flight Southeast/Mercy Flight Southeast, JAARS, the […]
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Air Plains Services joins forces with Petersen Aviation
Air Plains Services, of Wellington, Kan., and Petersen Aviation Inc., of Minden, Neb., have agreed to partner on an Anti-Detonation Injection System (ADI), which will allow GA engines to run on low-octane fuels. In the early 1990s Petersen Aviation certified ADI Systems on Cessna 188s, 210s and Barons, which allowed operation of these aircraft using […]
Flight Service? It’s right there, next to Home Depot
Drew Steketee was president of BE A PILOT, senior vp-communications for AOPA and executive director of the Partnership for Improved Air Travel. He also headed PR and media relations for Beech, GAMA and the Airport Operators Council International. On the fifth anniversary of contractor-operated FAA Flight Service, many commented on either program success or loss […]
Embry-Riddle flight team takes top honors
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Eagles flight team earned top honors in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s Southeastern Region Competition Nov. 9-13 in Hollywood, Fla. The Eagles flight team, representing the university’s Daytona Beach campus, won first place in six of the eight events, scoring 70% higher overall than the second place team. The victory marks the […]
Historic plane featured in safety documentary
Dr. Louis Hanson, a family physician in Durham, Maine, and his 1946 Stinson Voyager will be featured in an upcoming documentary film about Aviation Safety Resources (ASR), a Long Island-based company founded by Dario Manfredi, the son of the Stinson’s original owner. The mini-documentary, being produced by veteran New York filmmaker Kai Simonsen, will highlight […]
New leaders for GAMA
The board of directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has elected John Rosanvallon, president and CEO of Dassault Falcon and executive vice president of civil aircraft for Dassault Aviation, as GAMA’s chairman for 2011. Rosanvallon previously served as GAMA’s vice chairman of the board and chairman of GAMA’s Security Issues Committee and its […]
Avidyne, Frasca deveop R9 sim
Avidyne Corp. has partnered with Frasca International, Inc. to develop two Cirrus SR22 Flight Training Devices (FTD) featuring Avidyne’s Entegra Release 9 (R9) integrated flight deck system. The first R9-equipped FTD, which was recently delivered to Western Michigan University, provides a simulator for primary and advanced training on the Avidyne R9 Flight Deck for Cirrus […]
Sweden’s Hjelmco Oil in center of European unleaded initiative
While the future of 100LL and its proposed replacement remain unclear in the U.S., Europe will have solved the problem by the end of 2011, according to Lars Hjelmberg, founder and CEO of Sweden’s Hjelmco Oil. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has just issued Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) Number 2010-31, clearing Hjelmco’s unleaded avgas […]
FAA to restrict A&P recognition
The FAA has issued a policy intended to clarify the definition of ”actively engaged” for purposes of issuing and renewing A&P Inspector Authorizations. The new policy proposes to clarify the term ”actively engaged” by saying it means “exercising the privileges of an airframe and powerplant mechanic certificate in the maintenance of civil aircraft. Applicants who […]