Rotax-Owner.com has released the latest in a series of e-Learning Technical Videos. This latest video covers the proper procedures for adjusting the BING carb slide needles. This needle adjustment may be required when overly high mag drops above 300 rpm are experienced from incorrect mixture settings. Such a procedure may be required when transitioning from […]
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‘The Flight for the Human Spirit’ pilot to discuss cutting edge technology in his LSA
Michael Combs will speak at an open house hosted by US Aviation at the Denton Municipal Airport (DTO) in Texas Feb. 6. In a joint meeting that will be attended members of the Texas Pilot’s Association, Combs will discuss the cutting edge technology that has been installed into the Remos GX aircraft that he’ll be […]
Leading Edge gets Sallie Mae approval
Leading Edge Aviation (LEA), a Bend, Oregon-based helicopter flight school, has received approval to offer Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loans for helicopter flight training. Recent enhancements have enabled Sallie Mae to offer this loan program to a wider variety of students, according to officials at the flight school. “In addition to our affiliation with […]
Archangel ADAHRS get FAA nod
Archangel Systems Inc. has received FAA TSO approval to manufacture its family of Air Data Attitude Heading Reference Systems (ADAHRS), including the AHR150A and AHR300A. These ADAHRS meet all the requirements of TSO C5f for an Unslaved Direction Gyro (using all solid state MEMS sensors), C4c for Pitch and Bank, and C6e for Gyro Stabilized […]
Get connected with Miller and win
As part of its “Connect With Miller and Win” campaign, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. will give away a welding or plasma cutting package valued at more than $2,700 to a randomly selected subscriber to one of the company’s eNewsletters. Three additional winners will receive an iPod touch. You can enter by going to MillerWelds.com/connectwithMiller, and […]
Orion Jet Center joins Avfuel network
Avfuel Corp. continues to expand its network of FBO dealers, with its most recent alliance with Orion Jet Center at Opa Locka Airport (OPF) in Florida. Orion Jet Center will supply Avfuel aviation fuel and related services to and from South Florida. The FBO has 245,000 square feet of concrete ramp, large hangars, on-site US […]
Cessna debuts South Florida’s first Citation Mobile Service Unit
Cessna Aircraft Co. is fielding its fifth Citation Mobile Service Unit (MSU) to handle Citation maintenance at South Florida airports. The unit, part of Cessna’s ServiceDirect maintenance delivery group, will debut the weekend of Feb. 6-7 at Sheltair Aviation at Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale International Airport (FLL). The newest MSU will be based full-time at Sheltair Aviation […]
Kissimmee Airport launches newsletter
Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida has launched “Touch & Go,” a quarterly newsletter. The newsletter will act as a forum for the airport’s businesses, as well as provide detailed safety and procedural information from the airport and control tower staff, according to airport officials. “Our goal is to provide pilots, businesses, students and tenants […]
Pan Am flight crews to recall the era of flying boats and the Boeing 314 Clipper
A panel of Pan Am veterans will recall their experiences of the grand era of the flying boats — from 1935 to 1945 — during a Feb. 13 program at The Museum of Flight in Seattle. The panelists will discuss the history, design and operations of Pan Am’s flying boats, with a focus on the […]