Q: In troubleshooting an intermittent RPM dependent engine roughness for a friend’s O-360, I came across this General Aviation News column of yours from 2008. I own a 1979 Warrior II with an O-320-D3G and am also curious whether Service Instruction 1294 would apply to my engine. Lycoming does not have this SI (or SB) in […]
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Continental expands diesel engine line
MOBILE, Alabama — Continental Motors Group has expanded its family of diesel engines, adding the CD-265 and CDR-285 engines. The CD-265 is intended for fix-winged applications, while the CDR-285 is designed for rotary wing applications. The CD-265 and CDR-285 are air cooled, boxer style turbocharged engines producing 262 hp at 2,500 rpm and 285 hp […]
Fly-In, air race and open house Aug. 5 at KTYQ
ZIONSVILLE, Indiana — Montgomery Aviation, the FBO at Indianapolis Executive Airport (KTYQ), will host the 11th Annual Open House, Fly-In, and Air Race on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Montgomery Aviation is partnering with the Sport Air Racing League to present the Indy Air Race. This is the seventh year that […]
UND partners with Jeppesen
Jeppesen has inked a three-year deal with the University of North Dakota Department of Aviation to provide the school with its navigation and electronic flight bag (EFB) services. “Integrating Jeppesen charts, data and flight information with our educational programs allows our aviation students to use the same software and programs that professionals in the field […]
Avionics sales up 5.4%
LEE’S SUMMIT, MISSOURI — The Aircraft Electronics Association‘s second-quarter 2017 Avionics Market Report shows that worldwide general aviation avionics sales topped $1.14 billion in the first six months of 2017. The represented a 2.7% increase in year-over-year sales compared to the first six months of 2016 amount of $1.11 billion, AEA officials note. Sales during […]
Aviation charity launches start-up in DRC
Air Serv has deployed a start-up team and a Cessna Caravan to Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to launch a new program in support of humanitarian organizations working in the region. The first passenger flight was July 10, 2017. Kananga is located in the southwestern province of Kasai-Central, recently plagued by an extreme […]
Sporty’s provides sectionals for WAI Girls in Aviation Day 2017
Participants in Women in Aviation International’s (WAI) Girls in Aviation Day will go home with a new skill: How to read a sectional chart. Through a donation from Sporty’s, thousands of instructional sectional charts will be distributed to WAI’s international network of more than 100 chapters. This hands-on teaching tool will be used with thousands […]
New series, Chasing Planes, released
ERIE, Colorado — After nearly two years of filming and editing, the first season of Chasing Planes has been released. The show follows museum founder, Gordon Page, and the efforts to run the Spirit of Flight Center. “Since I was a kid, I have always been obsessed with anything that had to do with airplanes. […]
Three ‘Henry O’ scholarships awarded
The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) Center for Aviation Research and Education has awarded three $1,000 scholarships to college students in Louisiana and Michigan. This year’s recipients of Henry Ogrodzinski (“Henry O”) Scholarships are Bryce Anderson, from Plainwell, Michigan and a student at Western Michigan University; Lakeysha Bullock, from Monroe, Louisiana and a […]