BALDWIN CITY, Kansas — McFarlane Aviation Products reports that after five years of certification effort, replacement Cessna seat roller housings are now FAA-PMA approved and in stock. FAA AD 2011-10-09 requires the inspection of Cessna seat roller housings. If a housing does not pass inspection, it is mandatory to replace the housing. These new replacement housings […]
$15,000-plus in prizes and scholarships for Women of Aviation Week
The Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide (iWOAW) will be distributing at least $15,000 worth of prizes, trophies, and scholarships as part of the seventh annual Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week, March 6-12, 2017. Girls of all ages who participate in aviation and space activities at official events or on their own and individuals or organizations who […]
CAV Ice Protection introduces SLD Guard
CAV Ice Protection has introduced SLD Guard, a new airborne anti-ice system designed to meet new FAA aircraft certification regulations addressing Flight Into Known Icing Conditions containing supercooled large droplets. In response to the 1994 ATR72 accident in Roselawn, Indiana, when a severe icing encounter overwhelmed the aircraft’s ice protection system, the FAA enacted new regulations […]
Plane-Power reintroduces ALT-FLX alternators
Hartzell Engine Technologies is re-introducing its Plane-Power ALT-FLX line of FAA-PMA certified, 28V/150 Amp to 14V/100 Amp high output, belt-driven alternators. “The Plane-Power ALT-FLX belt-driven alternators deliver more continuous power at lower engine RPMs than any other aircraft alternator,” said President Mike Disbrow. “Aircraft owners with high electrical demand during ground operations, such as those […]
Maintenance error contributes to forced landing
The pilot reported that, shortly after the skydiving flight departed, the Cessna 210’s engine experienced a “mechanical failure,” so he made a forced landing in a farm field south of the airport near Sussex, N.J. The airplane nosed over in the mud, which resulted in structural damage to the airframe. During a post-accident test run of the […]
Picture of the day: A fiery start
Gord McNulty sent in this photo, with a note: “It was a fiery start as flames momentarily erupted from the Merlin engine of the Commemorative Air Force P-51D Mustang, “Red Nose,” piloted by CAF Red Tail Squadron Leader Bill Shepard, during a visit to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum at Hamilton, Ontario, in August 2016. […]
A few last minute gift ideas
Tick tock…Every passing moment finds us closer to Christmas 2016. And if you’re on the hunt for gift ideas for the aviator in your life (even if that’s yourself), following is a handful of the aviation-themed books that have crossed my desk in recent weeks that will make a nice gift. Like aviation itself, these titles […]
Video: Wings Over Dallas Air Show
LiveAirShowTV recently posted a video on the inaugural Wings Over Dallas Air Show at Dallas Executive Airport, the new home of the Commemorative Air Force national headquarters. In the video, CAF President/CEO Steve Brown talks about the show.
Pilot helps Oxbridge Academy aviation program soar
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The aviation program at Oxbridge Academy is reaching new heights under the leadership of pilot and professor Deborah Donnelly-McLay. Awarded UPS Pilot of the Year in 2013, she brings more than 25 years of experience as a commercial airline pilot and academic instructor to her role at the independent secondary […]