The Flying Heritage Collection, a collection of rare World War II-era fighter planes in flying condition, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary at its new Paine Field location in Everett, Wash. Located in a restored, working hangar at the southeast corner of Paine Field, the Flying Heritage Collection has seen more than 25,000 visitors in the […]
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Virginia Festival of Flight ‘a resounding success’
After what its organizers called “the best organized and smoothest two-day setup ever,” tired volunteers who were ready for the 12th Virginia Regional Festival of Flight watched helplessly as a severe thunderstorm blew in, the evening of May 29, and flattened tents, tossed chairs and tables, turned over Port-A-Potties and wreaked havoc with a food […]
Sporty’s to award SkyCatcher for 2010 Sweepstakes
Sporty’s Pilot Shop again teams up with Cessna and Garmin to award a customer a new Cessna 162 SkyCatcher equipped with Garmin G300 avionics for its 2010 Sweepstakes. Cessna is planning initial deliveries this fall, so the Sporty’s SkyCatcher Sweepstakes airplane will be one of the first chances for customers to see this pace-setting aircraft. […]
Las Vegas loses flight path challenge
An appellate court ruled against the city of Las Vegas in its fight to stop commercial jets from flying over the northwest part of the city, according to a June 12 report in the Mercury News. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled June 12 that the Federal Aviation Administration didn’t […]
Lycoming Thunderbolt sales hit new high
While general aviation sales have been slow in 2009, a growing number of pilots seem to be OK with cranking up the power and pouring on the speed with a Thunderbolt engine from Lycoming Engines, the company said on June 11. In the first four months of 2009, sales of Thunderbolt engines, Lycoming’s line of […]
NJ Aviation Association urges NextGen funding
The New Jersey Aviation Association is urging Congress to provide full funding for NextGen initiatives to overhaul the country’s air traffic control system. The NJAA organization represents New Jersey’s general aviation community. In a June 11 news release, NJAA said it supports transitioning to the NextGen aviation system, which is satellite-based, compared to the current […]
Continental lowers TopCare cylinder prices
Teledyne Continental Motors said on June 11 that it has lowered its prices on an improved line of TopCare cylinders. TCM’s objective “continues to be to improve the value of its product to the customer, which is reflected in improvements to the cylinder manufacture, durability, maintenance costs, and purchase price,” the announcement said. “Today we […]
Light the night
GloveLite solves the cockpit flashlight issue. GloveLite is a neoprene cover for the index finger and thumb that has two 3-mm LEDs integrated into the fabric. The motion of your fingers draws the light to your fingertips so you can read a map or approach chart. LED colors are available in red, green and white. […]
Divco hits milestone: 100,000th crankcase
Divco, Inc., a crankcase repair station, recently achieved a milestone in its 33 years of doing business. The 100,000th crankcase, a Lycoming O-320, was repaired, certified and shipped to a long-standing customer. Divco employs inspectors, welders and support staff with an accumulated 235 years of experience. Holding FAA Repair Station Certification Number DP2R762K, and JR-145 […]