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 […]
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‘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 […]
IMC Clubs releases iPhone app
Aviation safety organization, IMC Club International, Inc., has released a new iPhone application designed to disseminate aviation-related news to the pilot community. The newly released application delivers the IMC News, IMC Monthly Blog and other aviation-related content to a pilot’s iPhone. The application is downloadable directly from IMCClubs.org. The new application also allows pilots to […]
Frazier Joins BBA Aviation ERO
Michael Frazier has joined BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) company Dallas Airmotive as Regional Engine Manager selling engine services for Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A, JT15D, PW500 and PW306C engines. Frazier will cover the Northeastern USA from Pennsylvania through Maine. Frazier spent nearly 20 years working for Pratt & Whitney Canada Engine Services […]
Cessna promotes two in customer service
Cessna Aircraft Co. has promoted Kelly Reich to vice president of product support in the Customer Service organization and Peter McKernan to director of sales and program administration for Cessna Service Parts and Programs. Reich is responsible for providing post-delivery support to customers of Cessna’s aircraft product line ranging from the Cessna 140 to the […]
Safety Standdown set for Tampa Bay
The Tampa Bay Aviation Association (TBAA), in conjunction with the FAA Safety Team, will hold its first General Aviation Safety Standdown April 16 in the Tampa Bay area. The event will cover six safety-related topics, including high-risk phases of flight, en route and cruise, as well as flight planning and decision making. For more information: […]
Elliott Aviation names Baeder GM at MLI
Elliott Aviation, a Moline, Ill.-based business aviation services company, has named 33-year industry veteran Rich Baeder vice president and general manager at Elliott’s headquarters facility at Quad City International Airport (MLI). Baeder joins Elliott Aviation from Duncan Aviation, Lincoln, Neb., where he was recently manager of government and special programs. “Rich brings vast knowledge and […]
Law firms merge
Madsen, Farkas, & Powen, a law firm that concentrates on serving clients in the aerospace and aviation industries, has joined forces with SmithAmundsen, a firm of more than 140 lawyers headquartered in Chicago and operating throughout the Midwest. “The addition of MFP’s aviation practice is a great strategic addition to the firm that enables us […]
Two Dakota Cub kits added to FAA list
Dakota Cub’s Super 18-160-EXP and Super 18-LT-EXP have been added to the FAA’s list of approved amateur-built kits. This ensures builders that the completed aircraft will meet the FAA’s 51% rule as long as the builder completes the kit as instructed. The Super 18 is based upon the venerable Piper Super Cub. It features Dakota […]