All over the country CFIs spent a few hours in front of the keyboard earlier this month to comply with the TSA’s security awareness training requirements for flight instructors. CFIs are required to take the online interactive course, which is designed to teach them how to spot potential terrorist threats. The course includes tips on […]
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Adam A500 propellers pass stringent FAA test
Hartzell Propeller Inc.’s high technology, blended airfoil propeller system for the Adam Aircraft A500 has passed the final hurdle for certification on the aircraft. A recent FAA regulation requires all new pusher propeller installations, such as the aft propeller on the Adam A500, to ingest airframe ice shed during an inadvertent icing encounter without causing […]
Cirrus reaches international
Cirrus Design Corp. is expanding its international reach with the creation of Cirrus Russia, a sales center based in Moscow. In addition to sales, the center will also provide service for Cirrus aircraft.
Diamond Twin Star received EASA IFR certification
The Diamond DA42 Twin Star has received EASA IFR certification. This follows base certification, which was granted in May 2004. The aircraft, which is equipped with Thielert Centurion 1.7 turbo diesel engines and the G1000 fully integrated cockpit, made its maiden flight Dec. 9, 2002. In anticipation of the IFR certification, production is already well […]
California’s Corona Airport dries out, but remains closed after the flood
The torrential rains that pelted southern California the second week of January turned Corona Municipal Airport (AJO) near Los Angeles into a lake. While those waters have receded, the airport remains closed indefinitely. As early as Sunday, Jan. 9, airport tenants and business owners began to move their belongings to higher ground. One of those […]
Snail mail becomes air mail
If you are an aircraft buff and a stamp collector, the United States Postal Service is about to deliver for you in a big way. This summer the post office will make available 10 stamp designs titled “”American Advances in Aviation.”” The designs, painted by William S. Phillips, an award-winning historical aviation artist, are models […]
Are laser pointers our newest threat
Years ago children at summer camp were cautioned never to shine their flashlights straight up because it could blind pilots flying overhead and cause them to crash. These days pilot blindness is a very real possibility because of the misuse of laser pointers. In recent weeks there have been a number of incidents where people […]
The newest jet jockeys
University of Florida scientists have grown rat brain cells in a petri dish and taught them to fly a fighter plane, according to school officials. The “”brain,”” grown from 25,000 neural cells extracted from a single embryo, has been taught to fly an F-22 jet simulator, they claim. “”When we first hooked it up, the […]
North Carolina airport woos GA with new hangars
Aircraft won’t be the only thing taking off at Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) in Jacksonville, North Carolina, this spring. Airport officials say they’re almost finished with the infrastructure work that will support new general aviation hangars. “The hangars will be built by corporations or private individuals, we’re just putting in the infrastructure,” explains airport […]