To provide welding operators with the flexibility to weld on a variety of applications and angles without the cost or downtime to purchase or change torches, Weldcraft offers its WP-225 Modular Flex-Neck Torch Package. The WP-225 Modular Flex-Neck Torch Packages come standard with WP-9 and WP-17 series 70° heads (9-70 and 1726), a handle, and […]
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MX Advantage Maintenance Training Program debuts
Cessna Aircraft Co. has teamed with FlightSafety International to offer MX Advantage, a maintenance training program that will augment classroom training with hands-on training at a new facility in Wichita, Kan. The new MX Advantage program is designed to satisfy most international training requirements, in particular those of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and […]
FAA Safety Briefing focuses on NextGen
The May/June 2010 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and how NextGen will bring more efficient navigation, more effective communications, and greatly improved surveillance capabilities. Articles address ADS-B, performance-based navigation, the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems, and more. You can read the online edition here. FAA Safety […]
FlightSafety to offer Falcon 7X training in Dallas
FlightSafety International will offer training for the Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft at the company’s Dallas/Fort Worth Learning Center, beginning in January, 2011. The new Falcon 7X aircraft simulator will be qualified to Level D and will offer Enhanced Flight Visual System, Heads Up Guidance System, Emergency Vision Assurance System and Electronic Flight Bag. It will […]
Twin Otter component center network grows
Viking Air of Victoria, BC, Canada has appointed Team JAS of Jacksonville, Florida, and Universal Avionique Inc. of Miami, Florida, as the first two Factory-Endorsed Component Centers (FECC) in the Twin Otter Series 400 and legacy de Havilland Canada aircraft support network. The companies were selected for the FECC program due to their long-standing history […]
Home sim debuts
King Schools and Redbird Flight Simulations debuted a home aviation simulator, the Redbird TD, at Sun ‘n Fun. “This home simulator will really keep you sharp,” said John King, co-chairman of King Schools. “Unlike other desktop models, the TD desk-mount places the yoke and controls under the table, achieving the feel of a real cockpit […]
Tickets on sale for N.Y. Red Bull Air Race
Tickets are now on sale for the 2010 Red Bull Air Race New York, which is being held in Liberty State Park in Jersey City June 19-20, with planes flying over the Hudson River. In the Red Bull Air Race, 15 pilots race against the clock for the fastest time through an aerial race track […]
FlightSafety to build new facility in Oklahoma
FlightSafety International will build a new flight simulation equipment design, manufacturing and support facility in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Construction of the new facility is scheduled to begin this spring and is expected to be completed in 2011. The building will include a dedicated area for component manufacturing, final assembly, and shipping and receiving. It will […]
Upset recovery training now online
Aviation Performance Solutions, LLC (APS) has launched an online upset recovery training program for private pilots of all skill levels. APS’ upset recovery training program was previously only available to pilots participating in person at the APS Emergency Maneuver Training campus at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona. More than a decade in development, APS’s […]