Years ago, Burt Rutan told a reporter for Popular Mechanics, “If we make a courageous decision like the goal and program we kicked off for Apollo in 1961, we will see our children or grandchildren in outposts on other planets.” Legendary science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clark would later recall Rutan’s quote in a piece he […]
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‘Your Security’ lands on Flightline Internet Radio
Flightline Internet Radio newest radio program is “Your Security.” This latest addition to Flightline Internet Radio’s broadcast lineup addresses security issues and topics unique to general aviation. Dave Hook, president of Planehook Aviation Services, of San Antonio, Texas, hosts the show. No stranger to general aviation and security, Hook is a certified flight instructor, airline […]
Bearhawk celebrates first Patrol deliveries
Bearhawk Aircraft recently made the first customer deliveries of the Quick Build kit for the Patrol. Four Quick Build kits were recently delivered to customers in Texas, Colorado, and Nevada. Designed by Bob Barrows, the Patrol is a two-place tandem, tailwheel STOL plane featuring a steel tube fuselage with all aluminum, flush riveted wings. Capable […]
Aviation ‘Who’s Who’ to share their adventures
A Who’s Who of aviation’s finest will be on hand June 24th to deliver a presentation to young people at the Caldwell Industrial Airport (EUL) in the first Idaho Mission: Aerospace event. Astronaut Barbara Morgan will headline a panel of space and aviation heroes, including A-10 West demonstration pilot Joe “Rifle” Shetterly, Idaho airshow pilot […]
Smyrna Air Center completes first Power 90 upgrade
Smyrna Air Center has completed its first Power 90 Upgrade conversion for AeroMetric, a company that does aerial mapping. GE Aviation’s M601E-11A engines are now powering AeroMetric’s King Air E-90 aircraft for its site in Anchorage, Alaska. The Power 90 Upgrade Program is a conversion program for owners of King Air 90 aircraft, in which […]
Lambert joins Aero Law Group
Paul Lambert has joined Aero Law Group, an aviation transactions law firm based in Bellevue, Wash. Lambert will be responsible for representing clients in sales, leasing, financing and the exchange of business and commercial aircraft as well as a variety of other aircraft support transactions. Lambert brings more than 23 years of experience as an […]
Avidyne Traffic Advisory System get FAA nod
Avidyne Corp. has received an Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML STC) from the FAA for the installation of the of ADS-B-upgradeable TAS600 Series of Traffic Advisory Systems in more than 700 aircraft makes and models. “As with many avionics installations, dealers installing our TAS600 systems have referenced a single-aircraft STC, a process which […]
Dynon Avionics slates Open House
Dynon Avionics will host an Open House Saturday, July 9, concurrent with the annual Arlington Fly-In at Washington’s Arlington Municipal Airport (AWO). Buses will transport people from the fly-in site to the company’s factory in Woodinville, Wash., and back, leaving Arlington at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m.. The bus ride and tour will […]
TriChute granted patent
Aviation Safety Resources (ASR) has been awarded patent No. 7934682 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its TriChute Safe Landing System. The new patent revises and updates the technology from a previous patent. The TriChute Safe Landing System is designed to equip general aviation aircraft with a pilot-controlled mechanism that lands passengers and […]