An introduction to the tax benefits of using owner/pilot-flown aircraft for business purposes is slated for Feb. 17. The program, put on by Wolcott & Associates, a CPA firm with a practice limited solely to the aviation industry, begins with a discussion of the IRS regulations governing business use of owner/pilot-flown aircraft, and includes the […]
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Omniflight opens Houston base
Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., a provider of air medical services, has opened a new air medical services base in Houston associated with HCA Houston, which is a network of hospitals, diagnostic imaging facilities, cancer care programs, emergency care centers and outpatient surgery facilities throughout Greater Houston. The Houston base will be located on the campus of […]
Van’s cuts prices
Van’s Aircraft, Inc. has lowered the price of RV-6/6A Fuselage Kits by $1,000. Both Standard and QuickBuild kits are included in this offer. Orders and deposits must be received by May 4. Kits will be produced on a “batch production” basis, which means the company will wait until it receives enough orders to make a […]
A need for speed
Knots2U, Ltd., of Burlington Wisconsin, has been named an authorized sales representative for Flight Resource LLC’s composite MT Propeller STCs. Knot’s2U has more than 70 STC modifications and more than 30,000 kits installed world-wide. For more information: Flight-Resource.com or Knots2U.com
The ‘Power of Plus’ now available
Baldwin Aviation, which developed SMSplus, a web-based safety management and monitoring program for fixed wing and helicopter flight organizations, and CAP Aviation Consulting Group (CAPACG), providers of Flight Data Monitoring (FDM), have teamed to offer the “Power of Plus,” a safety management and flight data monitoring package. “Our SMSplus is an on-line, turnkey program that […]
FlightPlan 2.5 for Google Earth
NavAware has enhanced its line of Portable Synthetic Vision products centered on Google Earth with FlightPlan – a 3D solution incorporating FAA airspace, navaids, obstacles, airports, runways, pilot-contributed waypoints, NEXRAD radar, weather, TAFs and surface conditions, winds-aloft, NOTAMs and TFRs. “Flight Plan the way you fly, in three dimensions” said NavAware President Paul Mace. “What […]
Personal cooler introduced
CoolSpace has developed the new “Wave” personal work space cooler. The “Wave” is built with the same features found in the larger CoolSpace units. It is built of corrosion-proof polyethylene, and has thick edge coated pads and large wheels for increased mobility, according to company officials. The “Wave” also includes a matted top for placement […]
‘Fiberglass From Start to Finish’
Synergy Air of Eugene, Oregon, a training center offering assistance to homebuilders, is taking the show on the road, offering a weekend workshop, “Fiberglass From Start to Finish” in Wickenburg, Arizona, March 10-11. The two-day course is designed to give participants a thorough grounding in the materials and techniques needed to finish a canopy, cowling, […]
Air 10 Jet Center forms new company
Air 10 Jet Center at Cincinnati Municipal Airport/Lunken Field Airport (LUK) in Ohio recently formed a sister company, Reynolds Jet Management, to take over charter and jet management operations. The new company takes its name from owner J. Mercer Reynolds, who acquired the management company in 2008. The Reynolds Jet Management fleet that includes a […]