Bob Kromer has joined SimCom Training International team as Vice President, Marketing. Prior to joining SimCom, he was most Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service at Piper Aircraft, Inc. in Vero Beach, Florida. Throughout his 30-year career in general aviation, Kromer has also held various management and engineering positions at Cessna, Mooney, and […]
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Cessna Pilots Association slates courses
If you take a Systems and Procedures Course from the Cessna Pilots Association, CPA Executive Director John Frank promises, “You will learn more about your Cessna airplane than 99% of Cessna owners ever will.” Each Systems and Procedures Course instructor is an experienced mechanic, aircraft owner and high-time pilot, he notes. The course takes the […]
New FAR-AMT app from ASA
ASA’s new app puts maintenance regs at your fingertips and in your pocket. Reference, study, and review is now as close as your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. ASA’s new FAR-AMT app features an intuitive, user-friendly interface and contains complete and up-to-date information from Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), as […]
ATS Pro Beading Tool Kit at Wicks
Wicks Aircraft now offers the ATS Pro Beading Tool Kit. The kit allows aircraft builders and restorers to create a bead or bulge on the outside of aluminum, copper, brass and mild steel tubes ranging from ¼” to 1” diameter. The beading tool is inserted into the tube and then dialed for expansion, pressing against […]
Jet Madam launches
Jet Madam, a new website for buyers, brokers and industry professionals looking for a private jet, recently launched. “Everyone’s looking for that elusive jet buyer,” says Tina Bartel, founder and president of Jet Madam and its sister site, JetList.com. “We’ve added Jet Madam to pick up where our more conservative JetList left off. Because whether […]
Million Air appoints new GM at Tallahassee
Colonel Domenick Eanniello U.S.A.F. (Ret) has joined Million Air as the general manager of Million Air Tallahassee. Eanniello recently completed a 29-year career with the United States Air Force before joining Million Air and the REW group of companies’ senior leadership team. He has served as a pilot, aircraft commander, instructor, and evaluation pilot in […]
Want to fly higher?
Not exactly GA, but Florida’s Aerospace Research & Engineering Systems Institute, Inc. is giving someone the opportunity to take the ride of a lifetime to the edge of space aboard a commercial spacecraft — for free. ARES Institute is accepting applications through Dec. 31, 2012. At the conclusion of the registration period, one person will […]
‘Optionally-Piloted’ Centaur gets FAA nod
Aurora Flight Sciences’ “Centaur” aircraft has received a Special Airworthiness Certificate from the FAA. Based on Diamond’s DA42, and powered by two diesel engines, the Centaur is being developed as an “Optionally-Piloted Aircraft” that can fly as an FAA-certificated aircraft for operations inside the National Airspace System with the ability to be reconfigured for robotic, […]
A/V-ator HD camera system adds GPS
Light Sport Group’s A/V-ator HD aviation camera system now includes GPS data. The A/V-ator HD records in-flight video at 1080P resolution, while recording audio with Light Sport Group’s proprietary noise-reduction circuitry featuring impedance-matching technology, company officials said. The new GPS model allows for speed, altitude, and position data to be encoded with the video. Included […]