The e-book for “Smuggler’s Moon-Underneath the Radar” is now available at the Amazon Kindle Store and Barnes and Noble.com for $6.99. The novel chronicles the adventures of Vietnam vet Ricky Culpepper as he navigates the dangerous skies of the Caribbean in pursuit of money, glory, and the elusive square grouper. Follow Ricky, a good man […]
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Museum hosts 10th annual ‘Women Fly’ event
March 4-5 marks the return of Women Fly!, The Museum of Flight’s annual Women’s History Month event for young women interested in aviation and aerospace careers. This year, with a theme of Space Exploration Pioneers, the event at the Seattle museum features three women who have been on the forefront of space professions from the […]
GNV hosts inaugural Gator Fly-In
Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) in Florida will host the inaugural Gator Fly-In on Saturday, April 23. Flight enthusiasts, pilots and the general public are invited to enjoy static displays of personal and military aircraft, seminars, children’s activities and flight simulator opportunities at the free event. There will also be a prize drawing sponsored by MT’s […]
Lycoming adds Air Power as distributor
Lycoming Engines has added Air Power Inc., located at Arlington Municipal Airport (GKY) in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, to its worldwide distributor network. Founded in 1992, Air Power is an industry leader in the sale of factory engines and parts for general aviation, with over 27,000 factory engines sold worldwide, according to Lycoming officials. “Air […]
Extreme Aerosports new US agent for Sbach
Extreme Aerosports of Corvallis, Ore., has been named US agent for XtremeAir’s Sbach series of aerobatic aircraft. Pilots can choose between the single seat Sbach 300 or the two seat Sbach 342 models. Both are fully capable of aerobatic competition in the “unlimited” class. The two seat model also doubles as a speedy cross country […]
MatchBox unveils new line of electronics
MatchBox Aeronautical Systems unveiled a new line of aviation electronics designed and engineered by pilots for pilots at last month’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Fla. With its engineering and manufacturing facility based in Palm Coast, Florida, (XFL) MatchBox set its mission goals on delivering a host of electronic accessories for all pilots whether […]
Hawker Beechcraft launches mobile support vehicles
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) is augmenting its existing service and support resources with the addition of new dedicated air and ground mobile support vehicles. In addition, the company is leveraging its team of technicians, field support and management personnel to form a Global Experience Team (GET). “Throughout the year, we will be introducing […]
Engine expert to speak at Twin Commander University
Helmuth Eggeling, an acknowledged expert when it comes to operating Honeywell turbine engines, including the TPE331 that powers all models of turboprop Twin Commanders, will be featured at the upcoming Twin Commander University to talk to owners and operators about best practices when flying TPE331-powered Twin Commanders. A former F-104G fighter pilot for the German […]
Wicks begins shipping streamline tubing
Having received a large shipment of streamline tubing, Wicks Aircraft Supply has begun shipping a backlog of orders. The tubing is American manufactured 4130 steel in the most popular sizes, according to Wicks officials, noting it is intended for use as struts in homebuilt aircraft or restoration projects. There is no cutting charge. For a […]