GRT Avionics has been named as the standard equipment electronic flight information system (EFIS) manufacturer for the new Falcon LS Light Sport Aircraft manufactured by Renegade Light Sport of Lees Summit, Mo. The GRT Avionics Sport SX 6.5-inch display, GRT Avionics’ light sport aircraft EFIS, is capable of synthetic vision, synthetic approach with highway-in-the-sky (HITS), […]
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Retired pilot releases memoir
Ace Abbott chronicles his aviation adventures in his new book, “The Rogue Aviator: in the Back Alleys of Aviation.” The book details the author’s adventuresome aviation career that included working for 25 employers. The story travels from five-star hotels and restaurants in Paris to greasy cargo ramps and South American jails. Ace’s aviation career began […]
AWOS installed at N40
Belfort Instrument Co. installed its DigiWxTM Automated Weather Observation system (AWOS) at the Sky Manor Airport (N40), in Pittstown, N.J. The AWOS AV provides real-time wind speed, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity, dewpoint and altimeter setting and visibility information on a graphical displaying the FBO office, over the airport’s Unicom radio, via dial-in telephone, and […]
Record-setting skydiver keynote speaker at Wright brothers banquet
Joseph Kittinger Jr., who holds records for having the highest, fastest and longest skydive, will be the featured speaker at EAA’s annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet on Friday, Dec. 17. The banquet, held in the EAA AirVenture Museum’s Eagle Hangar in Oshkosh, will commemorate the 107th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first powered flight at […]
First R-9-equipped Matrix delivered
The first Piper PA-46 Matrix aircraft to get the Entegra Release 9 upgrade, which includes dual IFD5000 integrated flight displays and dual FMS900w WAAS-capable flight management systems (FMS), has been delivered to its owner in Ohio, according to officials at Avidyne, which manufactures the avionics suite. “The Matrix is a terrific cabin-class aircraft and the […]
Hangar Ten at MKC now 24/7
Following the recent grand opening of Phase II, Hangar Ten at MKC is expanding its hours of operations to 24 hours, seven days per week. The new hours correspond with an increase in customer demand for additional access to the new 55,000-square-foot facility, located at the Northwest end of the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport […]
StandardAero to provide Pratt & Whitney Canada PW300 service
StandardAero will add service and support for Pratt & Whitney Canada PW300-series engines in early 2011. The company will support PW305, 307 and 308 engines at its four service centers, as well as its broad Mobile Service Team network. “If an operator of a Falcon 2000EX, Falcon 7X or Learjet 60 requires either a scheduled […]
Steve McQueen bio published
Did you know that Steve McQueen was a pilot who flew antique planes? That and more is revealed in a new biography on the star, “Steve McQueen: The Life and Legend of a Hollywood Icon,” by Marshall Terrill. Featuring hundreds of interviews and research, Terrill reveals new details about the star’s life from his childhood, […]
ATP expands training fleet
Piper Aircraft Inc. is selling a fleet of six Piper Seminole multi-engine piston-powered training aircraft to Airline Transport Professionals (ATP), a nationwide firm specializing in airline pilot training and pilot career development. The planes, valued at about $3.9 million, will be delivered in 2010. ATP Vice President of Flight Operations Jim Koziarski said, “Our fleet […]