Just begun is a study on the use of saltwater-based plants for renewable jet fuel. The study is being commissioned as part of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group consortium. The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi will lead the study, which will examine the overall potential for sustainable, large-scale production of […]
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ExperCraft tops 1,600 users
ExperCraft Simple Log is a powerful yet easy-to-use website that aircraft builders and restorers use to track project information (hours spent, money spent, successes, challenges, photos and more). The website also allows the builders to share their progress with friends, family and fellow and prospective builders. To date, more than 1,600 ExperCraft users have: Logged […]
Supplemental oxygen for your pets
Aircraft owners know the advantages of flying at higher altitudes when traveling to far-off destinations. They also know they will need supplemental oxygen for themselves and their passengers. But what about their pets? More and more pilots are taking their family pets on vacations and business trips. They often note that their dog will fall […]
Wicks offers stocking stuffers
Wicks Aircraft Supply is offering some suggestions for stocking stuffers, including hand-held radios, headsets, and more. Hand-held radios make an excellent gift for pilots and aviation enthusiasts, according to officials with the company, which has a special on its A23 family of Icom VHF transceivers that feature voice recording and playback, 200 memory channels, one-touch […]
September Master Instructors named
Master Instructors LLC and its Board of Review recently accredited four CFIs as Master Instructors. Of the approximately 93,000 CFIs in the United States, fewer than 700 have earned Master accreditation, according to officials, who note the last 14 FAA National Flight Instructors of the Year were Master CFIs. In addition, the FAA has approved […]
Sporty’s Flight Review updated
Pilots preparing for their next flight review don’t have to go it alone. Sporty’s Flight Review video covers topics every pilot should be prepared for in a flight review, such as regulations, weather reports, airspace, aeromedical factors, aeronautical charts, and airport signs and markings. Sporty’s Flight Review has now been updated with all-new weather segments […]
TCM plant shuts down for week
Teledyne Continental Motors has shuttered its plant this week, while the engine manufacturer plans to have salaried employees work only four day weeks for the rest of the year. According to a story in the Mobile’s Press-Register, the plant will be shut down this week. It also will close for the week between Christmas and […]
Astronaut returns to Earth with piece of missionary history
After a two-week journey of more than 5.7 million miles around the Earth, astronaut Patrick Forrester and fellow space shuttle Discovery crew members landed safely Sept. 11 at Edwards Air Force Base in California with a piece of missionary history. The item, part of an airplane battery box, comes from martyred missionary pilot Nate Saint’s […]
Florida Air Museum receives grant
HISTORY has awarded the Florida Air Museum on the Sun ‘n Fun campus at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport a $10,000 Save Our History grant. The museum will partner with the Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA) of Kathleen High School, which is on the Sun ‘n Fun campus, to develop a new museum exhibit featuring “Florida’s […]