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Columbia 400 cleared to FL250
Lancair’s Columbia 400 has been certified for operation up to 25,000 feet. The certification is retroactive to existing aircraft in the Columbia 400 fleet with the installation of a few new components, including a nose wheel pant, two stall strips, a placard and a new Pilot’s Operating Handbook. These components will be standard equipment on […]
New maintenance facility opens at Washington’s KBLI
Bellingham Aviation Services (BAS) has opened an aircraft maintenance facility at Bellingham International Airport (KBLI) in Washington State. The FBO provides services for both piston and turbine engine aircraft, including general maintenance, inspections, and major repairs.
Lancair discounts builder assist program
On the kit-side of the house, Lancair is offering a $3,000 discount on a kit and one week of Builders Assist for free if four weeks are purchased— if you pay by Dec. 31.
Flower Aviation expands at Salina, Kansas airport
SALINA, Kan. — Flower Aviation is increasing its presence on the Salina Municipal Airport with a new $500,000 customer service center and a $1.7 million hangar for overnight transient aircraft storage. The 30,800-square-foot hangar is capable of storing business aircraft up to the size of a Gulfstream G550.
From boxes to flying in less than 3 months, with Glasairs help
Want to build your own aircraft, but don’t want to wait years to fly? New Builder Assist Centers are popping up for all manufacturers, including Glasair Aviation. The Arlington, Wash.-based company’s Customer Assembly Center makes it possible for a pilot to build an aircraft in less than three months. The program is “intense,” according to […]
Guardian Jet Center breaks ground on new terminal
ONTARIO, Calif. — Construction has begun on a new executive terminal at the Guardian Jet Center at Ontario International Airport in Ontario, Calif. The new terminal, which adds 5,500 square feet of operating space to the existing 46,000 square feet of hangar and offices already at the Guardian Jet Center, will have an expanded passenger […]
NASA offers icing guide
Worried about winter flying? NASA now offers “A Pilot’s Guide to In-Flight Icing,” a free, on-line course intended for the GA pilot. The course provides tools pilots can use to deal with in-flight icing. Emphasis is on avoidance, detection and exit, as well as the effects of ice accretion on performance and handling and the […]
FAA certifies Primus Epic system on G450
PHOENIX — Honeywell’s Primus Epic integrated avionics system has received FAA approval for Gulfstream’s G450 long-range business jet. The G450 certification is the eighth regulatory approval for Primus Epic and the third on an aircraft from Gulfstream. The system has four 10- by 13-inch liquid crystal displays in a point-and-click environment. The displays can show […]