Crownair Aviation and Coast Flight Training and Management have joined forces as Cirrus Platinum Partners for Authorized Service and Training. Both companies are located at Montgomery Field Airport (MYF) in San Diego. Crownair Aviation maintains Coast Flight Training’s fleet of Cirrus Aircraft and is open to the public for aircraft service, inspections, maintenance and avionics. […]
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Carbon Cub EX added to FAA kit list
CubCrafters recently received notification from the FAA that the FAA’s National Kit Evaluation Team had completed its evaluation of CubCrafters’ Carbon Cub EX amateur-built aircraft kit. This means the FAA has added the kit to its list of eligible Amateur-Built Aircraft Kits on the FAA website. The list is provided as a service to prospective […]
MMOPA Convention slated
The Malibu Mirage Owners & Pilots Association (MMOPA) has slated its 21st annual Fly-In Convention Sept. 14-18 at The Homestead, an historic resort dating back to 1766, in Hot Springs, Virginia (KHSP). The convention is open to all – MMOPA members and non-members alike. The MMOPA Convention has a long legacy of providing operators of […]
Aviation Docs for iPad debuts
Just released is Aviation Docs, a suite of tools and services offered by On-Board Data Systems (OBDS), leveraging advanced cloud technology to provide delivery of documents to Apple iPads and traditional Windows-based EFBs. The software is intuitive and adapts to the requirements of fleet management, according to company officials. Fleet managers, jet librarians and flight […]
New PMA Electrical Brush for DHC-8 and ATR42/72
Seginus Inc, a manufacturer of FAA PMA replacement aircraft parts, has received PMA approval for its latest part: a replacement electrical contact carbon brush for the propeller deice brush block. The deice brush block assembly part number 786289-6 is made by Hamilton Sundstand. This new PMA brush is eligible for installation on the following aircraft […]
A body defeated; a mind determined
Pilot recounts a paralyzing plane crash and his will to live in new memoir The will to live takes on an entire new meaning when it comes to pilot Dave McKenzie. Not only did he have to fight for his life, but he fought to live the life he wanted. Few people have fought a […]
Spot Connect App at App Store
Spot LLC’s SPOT Connect App is now available on the App Store. The SPOT Connect App pairs iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with SPOT Connect, a satellite communications device, to allow users to transmit messages via satellite from virtually anywhere in the world. The SPOT Connect device provides connectivity to the Globalstar satellite network for […]
Vintage biplane tours now at GMU
Longtime Greenville resident Mike Williams has started an open cockpit sightseeing tour company, Wings over Greenville at South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU). “Many cities, like Atlanta, are home to companies that offer vintage airplane tours; and the Upstate of South Carolina has some spectacular aerial views,” stated Williams. “A desire to bring this exciting […]
Go Wichita publishes 2011 Visitors Guide
Pilots are always looking for a new destination or the next great $100 hamburger should consider Wichita, Kan., the Air Capital of the World, said tourism officials, who just released the official Wichita Visitors Guide. From the fly-in restaurant at Lloyd Stearman Field at Benton Airpark (1K1) to the Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita has attractions […]