BUFFALO, Minn. — D’Shannon Aviation has increased the fuel capacity in its tip tanks for the Beechcraft Bonanza and Debonair from 15 gallons to 20 gallons per wingtip. The new total of 40 gallons provides over two hours of additional range for IFR flexibility and reserves, according to company officials. The newest tips incorporate a […]
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Snap-On automated toolbox now includes onboard rechargeable batteries
Snap-on Industrial’s Level 5 Automated Tool Control (ATC) toolbox can now be powered by on-board rechargeable batteries, freeing it from a power cord to make the box more mobile than ever before, according to company officials. The Level 5 ATC toolbox uses digital imaging technology and proprietary software to monitor and track tools as they […]
Baker Aviation named exclusive distributor of Hot-Stop bags
ADDISION, Texas — Industrial Energy Products, Inc. (IEP) of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, has named Baker Aviation, an aircraft maintenance, management and charter company in North Texas, as its exclusive distributor of the HOT-STOP ‘L’ Fire Containment Bag product line. The HOT-STOP ‘L’ Fire Containment Bag contains fires, explosions and smoke emissions from Lithium Ion-powered devices, […]
Online classified site strictly for experimentals launches
HASTINGS, Minn. — Just launched is SkySwapper.com, an online classified site dedicated to the needs of the experimental aviation community. “Over the past few years I’ve noticed that many homebuilders communicate via their own separate online groups. Also, when people are looking to buy or sell parts (or planes), that experience is also quite fragmented. […]
ASA offers free download of Endorsement Labels
CFIs can print only the page(s) they need by selecting specific page numbers during Print Setup, or print the entire seven-page document.
Breathe a sigh of relief with Sporty’s Oxygen Organizer
Storing oxygen masks, hoses, and cannulas normally ends in a big ball of bent hoses, rubber bands and weird looking connectors protruding out at odd angles. Keeping the mess contained should not have to involve buying new hoses every year, according to officials at Sporty’s That’s why the company has come up with its Oxygen Organizer. […]
New aviation law firm opens in Denver
DENVER — Sue Carriere and Ty Little have launched Carriere & Little LLP, an aviation law firm focused on the business and legal needs of aircraft owners, operators, and management companies. The firm serves clients throughout the U.S. working directly with aircraft owners and operators as well as other general law practices to provide aviation […]
Latest edition of Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Guide released
The eighth edition of the Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Guide by Michael D. Hayes has recently been released. The guide is designed to help prepare applicants for their commercial oral exam and checkride with FAA examiners. Using a question-and-answer format, the guide lists the questions most likely to be asked by examiners and provides succinct, […]
New book examines Hollywood star’s mysterious plane crash
Set for publication in January, Robert Matzen’s sixth book “Fireball: Carole Lombard & the Mystery of Flight 3,” will be released on the 72nd anniversary of the mysterious plane crash that killed Carole and 21 others. Five weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hollywood comedy actress Carole Lombard, wife of the world’s most […]