The Southwest Regional Fly In (SWRFI) recently won a long-term lease on the old U.S. Air Force hangar at Hondo Airport (HDO) in Texas. SWRFI now has use of the huge hangar, which measures 120 feet by 110 feet, for exhibitors as well as classrooms and forums, for years to come, according to organizers. The […]
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Eclipse problems “a perfect storm”
Eclipse Aviation has had “far more challenges than we anticipated,” wrote the company’s CEO Vern Raburn in a letter to customers at the end of February. Raburn called the company’s cumulative problems, which have plagued everything from tip tanks to avionics to production certification, “a perfect storm.” The letter came on the heels of successive […]
Lycoming achieves AS9100 registration
Lycoming Engines has achieved AS9100 registration, the aerospace standard of the International ISO9000. “In the aviation manufacturing industry, quality and reliability are vital,” said Fred Hill, Lycoming’s manager of quality systems.
Flying the looking glass
It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. When Max Trescott, a Master CFI and publisher, couldn’t find any user-friendly materials to help him learn and teach G1000 technology, he decided to create his own. Trescott is the author of “The G1000 Glass Cockpit Handbook” and the “VFR & IFR G1000 CD-ROM Course.” […]
Former Mooney CEO Gretchen Jahn now at New Zealand’s Alpha Aviation
Former Mooney CEO Gretchen Jahn has landed a new job at New Zealand’s Alpha Aviation. The company recently received FAA certification for its two-seat trainer, the Alpha 160A. While at Mooney, Jahn more than doubled aircraft production and brought two new aircraft models to market.
Xwind: A better way to practice crosswind landings
“Line the nose up on the runway with your feet,” Dutch, my flight instructor, intoned. I felt his feet tapping on the rudder pedals, letting me know that I needed to use more rudder. “That’s it. Now put it into a slip,” he coached. “Keep it lined up with the centerline! Right before you flare, […]
Air Force Heritage Week to be in Columbus, Ohio in September
The United States Air Force has selected Columbus, Ohio, as the site of Air Force Heritage Week, in conjunction with the Gathering of Mustangs & Legends at Rickenbacker International Airport in September. The Air Force is commemorating its 60th anniversary this year, as well as the 10th anniversary of the Heritage Flight Program, which involves […]
Develop your pilot skills with MS Flight sSimulator
One of the books that should be in every pilot’s library is a current copy of the Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual (the FAR/AIM). Every so often the FAA updates the FARs. This is one of those times. The FAA recently released a 50-page Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on proposed changes to Part […]
Flight Design USA to tour West this spring
Flight Design USA will kick off a Western tour this spring to showcase its CT LSA. Handling the tour is Flight Design West, which represents the CT in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. More than 100 CTs have been registered in the U.S. as Special-LSAs, according to company officials.