WASILLA, ALASKA – Airforms has been awarded FAA PMA approval for engine mount isolator heat shields for the Cessna 206/207/210 family of aircraft powered by Continental engines. The aluminum construction of the heat shields absorbs less heat than steel, and a cerakote coating on one side inhibits heat transfer to the flexible isolators, company officials […]
Lake LA-4 sinks into lake
The pilot of the amphibious Lake LA-4 reported that during the fourth water landing of the flight, during touchdown, “the nose pitched down aggressively” and the airplane nosed over. He and a passenger were able to perform an emergency evacuation before the airplane sank near Greers Ferry, Arkansas. The fuselage sustained substantial damage. During a […]
Picture of the Day: A golden tribute to a great demonstration team
Gord McNulty submitted the following photo with a note: “A beautifully refurbished Canadair-built Sabre as flown by Canada’s Golden Hawks demonstration team from 1959 to 1964 is impressively displayed in Germain Park at Sarnia, Ontario, which shares the Canada-U.S. border with Port Huron, Michigan. Sabre #23164 was one of the original Sabre jets that flew […]
An apology to the US Sport Aviation Expo, and you
This may come as a surprise to some readers, but occasionally, I am mistaken. In error. Out to lunch. Wrong. This is one of those times. For nearly 15 years I’ve been attending and writing about the US Sport Aviation Expo, which takes place each January in Sebring, Florida. It’s one of my favorite shows. […]
Sonaca 200 certified
The Sonaca 200 earns EASA type certificate. The first certified aircraft from Belgium in several decades.
New Tower at KSRQ
The FAA cut over to a new air traffic control tower at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (KSRQ) in the early morning hours of June 25, 2018. The new, 128′ tower will enable air traffic controllers “to continue to provide the safest, most efficient service to flights at the busy Florida airport,” FAA officials said. Air traffic […]
STC approved for unit that provides navigation and recharging to iPad in aircraft
Keep those tablets fully charged with DAC International’s GDC64. Installable via newly earned STC.
Association awards $10,000 in aviation scholarships
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Westchester Aviation Association, a not-for-profit organization representing general aviation at Westchester County Airport, and Academy of Aviation, a flight school located at the airport, awarded two scholarships at the WAA Safety Day Conference 2018 to Adam Delitta of Mamaroneck, N.Y., and Luc Piderman of Stamford, Conn. Piderman was awarded a […]
Improper soft-field takeoff fatal for two
The pilot and passenger were departing on a personal, cross-country flight from a grass runway in Rockville, Indiana. A witness saw the Cessna 150 lift off from the 2,081′ runway near midfield with a high pitch attitude, but he did not see the subsequent climbout or accident. The airplane hit tall trees about 1,100′ past […]