Duncan Aviation has been designated an authorized service facility for Ultra Electronics Flightline Systems. With this new authorization, Duncan Aviation is able to offer increased capabilities, better turn times and technical support in the service and repair of Flightline Systems’ electromechanical (formerly Lewis Engineering) and mechanical (formerly Aero Mechanism) line of products for both fixed- […]
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MT-Propeller certified on PAC 750XL
MT-Propeller recently received an STC for its next generation four-blade scimitar composite propeller on the Pacific Aerospace PAC 750XL turboprop. The propeller installation improves the overall performance, reduces outside and cabin noise and gives the airplane a jet-like noise signature, according to company officials. For more information: www.mt-propeller.com/en/entw/stcusa/pac.htm
Viking certifies turbine conversion for 21st Century Otter
Transport Canada has issued an STC to Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia, for the installation of the Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 or PT6A-35 turbo prop engine on the DHC-3 Otter. The original de Havilland factory Otter’s Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340 engine is replaced with the higher 750 horsepower turbine engine with Hartzell […]
Duncan Video Intelligence launched
Duncan Aviation has added online video to its technical newsletter, Duncan Intelligence. The first Duncan Video Intelligence is a two-minute video featuring the importance of replacing the Encoder Flex Card in the DGS-65 Directional Gyro System. In addition to valuable technical tips and troubleshooting advice, the video presents owners and operators with a visual reference […]
Ultralight and Light Sport Festival set
EAA Chapter 511 and New Market Airport (8W2) in Virginia will host the Shenandoah Valley Ultralight and Light Sport Festival on July 18. Admission is free. Small radio-controlled aircraft to full-sized certificated airplanes – and a lot of aircraft in between – will be on display during the festival in an effort to expose the […]
Galvin grows fleet
Galvin Flying Services at Seattle’s Boeing Field has added a Cessna Citation X to its growing charter fleet, which includes the turboprop Beechcraft King Air 200s, light to midsize jets such as the Lear 45 and Lear 55, and super midsize and large cabin jets, from the Challenger 300 to the Challenger 604. For more […]
‘Close Calls – Lessons to Live By’
In an upcoming pilot safety series on DVD, “Close Calls – Lessons To Live By,” aviation masters Bob Hoover and Wayne Handley reveal the wisdom gained from their combined 50,000 hours of flying experience, often in extreme conditions. Each of them shares how they survived in-flight emergencies by applying simple safety principles. Using actual crash […]
Bubble windows available for Cessnas
Great Lakes Aero Products’ STC’d bubble “domed” door windows are now available for all Cessna 170s, 172s, 180s, 182s, 185s, 205s 206s and 207s. Windows, which are available for the opening windows for all models and non-opening window for most models, are available in clear, green, gray or “solar control” gray tints. For more information: […]
Stratos 714 cabin mock-up to be at Oshkosh
Stratos Aircraft recently completed a full-scale cabin mock-up of its Stratos 714 Very Light Personal Jet, which will be displayed at this month’s AirVenture in Oshkosh. For the first time, potential customers will have an opportunity to sit in the Stratos 714. Officials with the Bend, Ore-based company said they will use the opportunity to […]