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Alaska’s Childs Glacier airstrip expected to be ready for pilots by August 2022
Further airstrip grooming and hazard removal will take place in the summer of 2023.
Famed air show performer Dick Willetts flies west
Famed air show performer Richard “Dick” Lee Willetts, flew west June 11, 2022. He was 95. Services will be held July 7, 2022, in Albia, Iowa.
Tips to keep your aviation insurance premium low
Factors that affect your insurance premium range from your experience and time in the aircraft you want to insure, what ratings you hold, and whether your airplane is kept in a hangar.
Tax break in the works for Iowa airplane owners
A new law will exempt aircraft parts and labor from sales taxes. It’s estimated Iowa airplane owners could save up to $10 million.
When animals at the airport are a good thing
There are times when a flying bird around an airport is a good thing.
Aerox Aviation Oxygen Systems buys Sky-Ox
“Sky-Ox holds multiple legacy Supplemental Type Certificates for installed oxygen systems that will benefit from Aerox support, providing aircraft owners with the ability to use and maintain these very important systems with confidence. We intend to update these STCs with more modern hardware and to expand them to additional aircraft types to give aircraft owners a wider range of options.”
Study shows normal lead levels in soil at airport that banned sale of 100LL
A story in the San Jose Mercury News reports that a study commissioned by Santa Clara County found that soil samples taken at Reid-Hillview Airport (KRHV) in San Jose, California, did not contain lead levels that exceed local, state, or federal standards. KRHV is one of two airports in the county that banned the sale of 100LL based on a previous lead study.
New Thrush Aircraft model certified
The new models combine the company’s 500-gallon airframe with additional engine options from Pratt and Whitney. The 510P2 is powered by the PT6-34AG engine, while the 510P2+ is powered by the PT6-140AG engine.