LiveAirShowTV got a rare opportunity to get an inside look at the only Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk simulator at Fort Hood, Texas. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Lee, son of LiveAirShowTV President Jeff Lee, arranged for “flight time” in this full motion simulator. “This kind of training has been instrumental during our experience as Army Aviators,” […]
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See the Focke Wulf-190 in flight
Germany’s infamous Focke Wulf-190, aka the “Butcher Bird,” will be the subject of Planes of Fame Air Museum’s first Living History Flying Event of 2011 Jan. 8. Although 20,000 FW-190 fighter planes were made during World War II, none had flown after the war until Focke Wulf Flugzeugbau began to manufacture new examples for collectors […]
Neat Heater now at Aircraft Spruce
Aircraft Spruce now carries a new experimental aircraft cabin heater, the Neat Heater. Manufactured by Light Sport Technologies, the Neat Heater is compact in size, measuring less than 8 inches square and 4 inches in depth. The 300 CFM fan draws only 3.4 amps. This heat system, designed specifically for Light Sport and Ultralight Aircraft, […]
Mystery of the ‘Frozen Airmen’
At a Jan. 15 appearance at Seattle’s Museum of Flight, author and mountaineer Peter Stekel will tell the story of a mysterious 1942 military plane crash that did not begin to unfold until decades later, when the mummified remains of an airman in a World War II uniform — with an unopened parachute — were […]
Paragon Aviation Group takes off
Delks Valley Oil, a veteran provider and supplier of aviation fuels and related services, has formed the Paragon Aviation Group, which will represent a group of independent FBOs and small chains. Paragon Aviation Group will provide a communication platform throughout the network with state of the art programs and flight tracking software provided by Argus. […]
FBO offers specials for bowl games
Tango One Aviation, at Falcon Field Airport (FFZ) in Mesa, Arizona, is offering triple Bravo points to patrons stopping in for the Bowl Championship Series, including the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1 and the BCS National Championship slated for Jan. 10 at The University of Phoenix. The FBO is offering concierge and grounds service, private […]
Concorde RG-12LSA battery at Aircraft Spruce
Now at Aircraft Spruce is the new Concorde RG-12LSA, a small, lightweight sealed valve regulated lead acid battery for experimental and new Type Certified aircraft. This RG Series battery incorporates Concorde’s recombinant gas technology installed on various types of commercial, military and private aircraft for engine cranking, according to company officials, who note the batteries […]
Cessna 182 Gross Weight Increase STC now available at Aircraft Spruce
A new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that will increase the useful load of your Cessna 182P or 182Q by 150 to 160 pounds, and your ramp weight (in most cases) by 160 pounds is now available at Aircraft Spruce. Best of all, this new STC requires no parts, no modifications, and no installation labor costs, according […]
‘The Savvy Flight Instructor’ for Kindle
Greg Brown’s book, “The Savvy Flight Instructor: Secrets of the Successful CFI,” has just been released for Kindle. Rather than teaching piloting techniques, The Savvy Flight Instructor addresses all those “other” flight instructing questions, like how to recruit new flight students and how to keep them flying; how to overcome learning plateaus; and how to […]