SEATTLE – Raisbeck Engineering will acquire all of the products and STCs of Butterfield Industries. The deal is anticipated to close on or before October 31, 2017. Butterfield Industries produces FAA-approved replacement parts for numerous King Air models, including PMA Direct Replacement Floorboards, Fuel Point Pans, Oil Residue Collection Systems, Air/Oil Separator Systems and Flow-Through Anti-Ice Kits. […]
BLR Aerospace expands dealer network
BLR Aerospace has added four companies to its fixed-wing dealer network for King Air and piston aircraft upgrades. The new dealers include AMK Aviation of Ontario, Canada; Rose Aircraft Services of Mena, Arkansas; Tiffin Aire of Tiffin, Ohio; and Upper Valley Aviation of British Columbia, Canada. The company now has more than 40 dealers worldwide, […]
Fuel starvation leads to crash
The pilot stated he had an uneventful cross-country flight and on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern at the airport in Salisbury, N.C., he switched the fuel selector from the right tank to the left tank and turned on the boost pump. While on short final approach, the engine started losing power as the […]
Send us your favorite photo from 2017
Every year, we devote the two December print issues of General Aviation News to photographs sent in by our readers. It’s amazing the number of photos we receive showing airplanes in all their glory — from backcountry flying to a Cub sitting on a grass runway to a dad taking his daughter for her first […]
One more demo flight before retirement
Geremy D. Kornreich was recently in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and was lucky enough to see a demo water drop by the retiring Neptune P-2V water bomber. He captured several photos. He explains: “Pilot Dave Dahl and co-pilot Joe Wattles flew two water bomber demo sorties in Neptune Aviation‘s P2V fire bomber ‘Tanker 06’ during the […]
Tavares rebuilding seaplane base after Hurricane Irma
The popular seaplane base and marina at Tavares, Florida, known as “America’s Seaplane City,” was heavily damaged by Hurricane Irma as it swept through the central part of the state Sept. 10-11, 2017. Salvage operations are underway, but it will months before the area returns to normal. “We prepared for the storm, but it came […]
Into the wild blue yonder
A group of young folks came to Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Leesburg, Florida, Oct. 7, 2017, to take flight for the first time as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 Young Eagles day. At 9 a.m. cars with kids and adult leaders from the “Dads for a Day” program based in the […]
NBAA donates to Las Vegas Victims Fund
LAS VEGAS — A day before the 2017 National Business Aviation Association convention kicked off, NBAA President Ed Bolen announced a $10,000 donation to the Las Vegas Victims Fund, in support of those affected by the horrific events of Oct. 1. The NBAA convention, considered one of the largest aviation conventions in the world, officially kicks […]
Wipaire upgrades Caravan floats
Wipaire has rolled out oil bath wheels on new production Wipline 8750 amphibious floats, eliminating the need for repeated greasing. The design allows the main gear wheel bearings to be continuously lubricated using common SAE 15W50 motor oil (or equivalent), increasing the life of the bearings, company officials explained. Oil bath wheels are standard on […]