Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (8PS5) recently completed the installation of a Belfort DigiWx II AWOS system at the Penn State Hershey Life Lion hangar on the campus of the medical center. The Belfort DigiWx II is an automated weather system that reports FAA-certified altimeter and FAA-certified visibility with advisory winds, temperature, humidity […]
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Enterprise opens at Branson Airport
Missouri’s Branson Airport, the first privately financed and operated commercial service airport in the U.S., has tapped Enterprise Rent-A-Car as the exclusive rental car provider to serve the new airport when it opens in May 2009. Enterprise’s service counter will be inside the airport terminal. Branson Gray Line will be the exclusive provider for all […]
STC for Clifford Development’s Citation 550 mod
The FAA has issued a final STC certificate to Clifford Development, which covers modification of the 550 and S550 Cessna Citation Series aircraft using Williams International FJ44-3A engines. This is the first STC issued to cover both Cessna Citation aircraft. It was issued with no operational limitations or restrictions. Certification flight tests document significant speed, […]
American Aviation completes third King Air flight deck retrofit
American Aviation of Brooksville, Florida, has completed its third Alliant Integrated Flight Deck retrofit in a Beechcraft King Air 200. “Updating the timeless King Air with the Alliant system takes one of the best airplanes ever made and makes it better,” said John Petrick, president of American Aviation. “After initial certification of the system, American […]
WAAS GPS Landing System certified
CMC Electronics‘ IntegriFlight CMA-5024 GPS receiver was certified recently by the FAA and Transport Canada to TSO-C145b Beta-3 and TSO-146 Delta-4. The C145 Beta-3 is the most stringent category for Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) navigation receivers and the C146 Delta-4 category allows these receivers to provide precision approach guidance signals to the autopilot and […]
Get high definition radar
Weather Underground, an online weather service, now has free high definition radar maps available on its flagship website WunderGround.com. The data originates from Terminal Doppler Weather Radar systems that the FAA has in place for 45 airports across the U.S. to enable air traffic control to help airplanes come and go safely. This high-resolution data […]
Maintenance certification program gets FAA nod
SAE Institute‘s Aviation Maintenance Fundamentals (AMF) Certification Preparation and Technical Refresher Training Course has been approved by the FAA for inspection authorization renewal and FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards credit. The course is part of the SAE Institute/Professional Aviation Maintenance Association‘s (PAMA) certifications program. It can be tailored to provide up to 24 hours of […]
Test prep software at Aircraft Spruce
Powerful Learning software is now available at Aircraft Spruce. The software has all of the tools you will need for your private pilot flight test and FAA knowledge test (airplane only). according to Aircraft Spruce officials. The software includes an integrated aviation library that can be updated online. Multiple versions are available, including Private Pilot, […]
International Jet adds King Air to fleet
International Jet Aviation Services, Inc. based at Denver’s Centennial Airport (APA), has added a King Air C90 to its all turbine-powered fleet. The six-passenger turbo-prop features new paint and recently refurbished interior with club seating. The aircraft has numerous upgrades, including a Raisbeck EPIC package, company officials said. For more information: 800-858-5891 or InternationalJet.com.