A group of San Francisco Bay Area pilots based at Reid-Hillview Airport (RHV) have joined together to form the first non-profit fuel club in California that will bring 92 octane unleaded ethanol-free fuel to Bay Area pilots as an alternative to 100LL. California’s 10% ethanol mandate for auto fuel dried up all sources of FAA […]
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Gleim relaunches website
Gleim Aviation recently launched a renovated website designed to better motivate, educate, and update pilots and non-pilots, according to company officials. Improved functionality allows users to navigate new and enhanced features, such as online course previews, specialized resources for flight schools and CFIs, and informative course videos, officials note. A new “Learn to Fly” page, […]
Vertical Power introduces electrical system planner
Vertical Power has introduced the VP-X Planner, a free web-based aircraft electrical system planning tool that allows builders to plan, print, and share the electrical system for their experimental aircraft. The VP-X Planner was designed to simplify the electrical system planning process and provide a tool to allow lots of “what if?” planning, according to […]
Second edition of ‘Smuggler’s Moon’ released
The second edition of “Smuggler’s Moon-Underneath the Radar” is now available. Written by Doug Haddaway, a U.S. Navy veteran who currently flies as a professional pilot, the story follows the fictional adventures of Vietnam vet Ricky Culpepper as he navigates the dangerous skies of the Caribbean in the fast lane of smuggling, in pursuit of […]
Bloodworth joins SkyNet
SkyNet Satellite Communications USA has appointed Patrick Bloodworth Aeronautical Business Development Director. His focus will be the growth of SkyNet’s Aeronautical Information System (AIS) across the Americas, expanding SkyNet’s global customer base of private, commercial and government fixed and rotor wing fleet operators. He comes to SkyNet with more than 25 years of new technology […]
New engine for experimental market debuts
Enhanced Aircraft Systems (EAS) has introduced the O-408 and IO-408 engines, which incorporate the use of technology from Formula One auto racing to develop advanced components, such as crankshafts, connecting rods, pistons, and piston pins. These parts can be retrofitted to any existing Lycoming, ECi, or Superior Air Parts 360 CI engine, or can be […]
Life in the fastest lane
On Saturday, June 4, pilot John Hutchison will talk about flying one of the most exotic airliners ever built — the supersonic Concorde — at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Only 20 Concordes were made, and they were used exclusively by Air France and British Airways from 1976 to 2003. Hutchison is one of […]
FBO partners with sports and golf clubs
Fly High Lexington, a new FBO at the Davidson County Airport in Lexington, N.C., has signed agreements with Wake Forest Sports and Sapona Country Club, a private golf club near the airport. “Fly High Lexington continues to seek new and unique marketing vehicles to attract and service transient customers,” says, Karel Van Der Linden, Owner […]
Personalized oxygen system at Wicks
Wicks Aircraft Supply now offers personalized oxygen systems for high altitude flying. Developed by Essex Industries, the system can use size “D” or “C” cylinders that the company will adorn with the owner’s name or N number. Each system includes a four place regulator, one oxygen mask (additional masks can be ordered), an altitude flow […]