Flightline First’s new facility at New Orleans’ Lakefront Airport (NEW) opens at the end of April. The $1.5 million renovation includes a 20,000-square-foot hangar and a complete facility providing high-end FBO services, according to company officials. “Since Katrina, Lakefront has not had a new facility for customers, so it was important to Flightline First to […]
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Glasair brings back 1970s pricing
Glasair Aviation is offering six “Two Weeks To Taxi” Sportsman 2+2 aircraft at more than 25% off the normal price on a first-come, first-served basis. For $118,999 customers can build a Sportsman with a 180-hp Lycoming O-360, a Sensenich fixed-pitch propeller and VFR instrument panel through the “Two Weeks to Taxi” program. Upgrade to the […]
Have tent, will camp
Does it make you cringe to throw a blue plastic tarp over the wing of your airplane to create a shelter for camping? Do you worry about the tarp scratching the finish? Have you or your airplane ever been attacked by hostile tent poles? Bjorn Spelter, a pilot since 1992 and an avid outdoorsman, thought […]
Aircraft Spruce East annual super sale
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty East will host its annual Super Sale on Saturday, May 16. The distribution center is located at 452 Dividend Drive in Peachtree City, beside Falcon Field (KFFC). As in the past, Aircraft Spruce will provide free hot dogs and beverages throughout the day. Representatives from a number of leading aviation companies, […]
High school orders Elite trainer
T. Wingate Andrews High School in High Point, North Carolina, has finalized an order for the Elite RC-1 Advanced Aviation Training Device from Elite Simulation Solutions. Scheduled to be delivered in April, the trainer, configured with eight aircraft types, will be used by the Magnet to provide expose students to the fundamentals of flight, instrument […]
Free podcast for turbine pilots
CAVU Companies has launched “Pilot Points,” a weekly audio podcast that focuses on turbine aircraft and pilot issues. Each session, which is five to 10 minutes long, “discusses one important topic in a light and easy to follow format,” according to company officials. Podcasts can be listened to online through a PC or downloaded to […]
Socata launches FAST
Daher Socata is launching Fly and Share your TBM (FAST), a TBM 850 co-ownership program. Designed for two or three co-owners, the program calls for the partners to agree on time sharing. There is no management fee and no commitment for a number of flight hours. For each one-third share of the single-turboprop business aircraft […]
STC awarded for night vision lighting
United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS), and partner Ahlers Aerospace, were awarded an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for their Night Vision Lighting modifications on the Bell 430. This modification incorporates externally mounted filters that improve day light readability. The design also reduces installation time and cost, according to company officials. The external filters allow the modified component […]
Husky fitted with P.K. floats
P.K. Floats has completed the certification process for a new amphibious float design that can be used on all Husky 180-hp and 200-hp aircraft. The aluminum floats weigh 409 pounds, but only add 295 pounds after the landing gear is removed, according to Aviat officials. The PK2250A floats do not require a ventral fin, saving […]