The new FAA Risk Management Handbook is a tool chest of information and resources on the methods pilots use to assess risk. This handbook presents methods pilots can use to manage the workloads associated with each phase of flight, resulting in a safer, more enjoyable and less stressful experience for both themselves and their passengers. […]
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Space marketplace launches
Earth Space Agency has launched a space marketplace to help civilian space companies trade parts, services, and patents required for building space ships, satellites and space probes. The space marketplace allows these companies to start with designing, manufacturing and selling components that would be required by governments’ space agencies or private space projects. The market […]
Citation CJ4 wing mated to fuselage
Cessna Aircraft Co. completed wing/fuselage mate of Citation CJ4 serial number 003 earlier this week. The new Citation CJ4, the latest in the popular CJ series, will enter service in 2010. Three aircraft, a prototype and serial numbers 001 and 002, have started certification flight test in Wichita, already accumulating more than 800 flight hours […]
Cessna inks deal with StandardAero
StandardAero has entered into an agreement with Cessna to support the global Citation Service Center network. The agreement involves support of the Pratt and Whitney Canada PW615F for the Cessna Mustang and the Rolls-Royce AE3007C/C1 on the Citation X. StandardAero provides full overhaul and repair for the PW615F engine at its facility in Maryville, Tenn. […]
Wicked designs for helmets
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has introduced the Wicked design to its Elite and Digital Elite series of auto-darkening arc armor welding helmets. These helmets are designed for professionals and hobbyists who use Stick, MIG, TIG and plasma cutting applications. For more information: 800-4-A-Miller (800-426-4553) or MillerWelds.com.
Dads get free admission to Fantasy of Flight
Fantasy of Flight is offering free admission for Dad when accompanied by a paying guest Thursday, June 18, to Sunday, June 21. The complimentary admission offer for Dad is valid with a full-price paid youth, senior or adult admission and is not valid with any other offers, discounts, annual passes or special events. The weekend […]
AOPA Airport Directory on iPhone
AOPA’s Airport Directory is now available for the Apple iPhone or iPod touch. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has partnered with ForeFlight, a leader in aviation applications for the iPhone and the iPod touch, to offer the complete directory as a download that is free to AOPA members. The application, called AOPA Airports, is […]
Hangar 10 opens at MKC
The new Hangar 10 aviation services complex at the Kansas City, Mo., Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) has officially opened for business. The first aircraft fueled was a Citation Sovereign operated by Cessna Aircraft Co. Hangar 10, which broke ground in January on a 91,000-square-foot aviation services complex, is operating from a temporary facility […]
Flight training hits Internet radio
The Finer Points of Flying is now collaborating with Flight Line Internet Radio. Episodes from The Finer Points of Flying’s audio programming can now be heard four times a day on Flight Line Internet Radio, at 0510, 1110, 1710 and 2310 Zulu/GMT, and include The Finer Point’s Safety Sessions, industry interviews, instructional lectures and TFP […]