The Wichita Aero Club will move its first monthly luncheon of 2011 from its traditional site at the Wichita Airport Hilton to the campus of the new National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT) at the north end of Wichita’s Colonel James Jabara Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The luncheon will also begin 15 minutes earlier […]
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11 earn Master accreditation
Master Instructors LLC and its Board of Review recently accredited 11 CFIs as Master Instructors. To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 93,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 700 of them have earned Master accreditation, according to officials. The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by […]
Inside look at Blackhawk sim
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,” […]
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 […]