COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – Cutter Aviation recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new FBO Executive Terminal at Colorado Springs Airport (KCOS). In August 2006, Cutter Aviation launched FBO operation at COS when it purchased the former FBO, Discount Fuels. As fuels sales and activity increased steadily over the years, Cutter began making plans to […]
LogTen Pilot Logbook launches Smart Share
Coradine has launched LogTen Pro X 7.3 Bandeirante, which includes hundreds of updates, performance improvements and new features, according to company officials. LogTen Pro X Bandeirante adds two new major features: Smart Share and Instant Endorsements. SMART SHARE The Smart Share feature enables pilots to share any item in their logbook, including flights, endorsements and certificates, limit, currency and […]
Maintenance issues contribute to fatal flight
Before departure for the flight, the private pilot and owner of the Cessna 172 conducted the preflight and run-up and noted the airplane was operating normally. During takeoff, he rotated about 70 knots and the climb out was normal. About 300 feet above ground level, the engine suddenly lost power and shook violently. The pilot scanned for potential […]
Picture of the day: AirVenture arrivals and takeoffs
In the many photos Bill Walker sent in from this year’s AirVenture was this one that shows a Cessna 195 departing the show as another aircraft arrives over Wittman Regional Airport at Oshkosh.
Medical reform: ‘It’s not over’
As pilots at AirVenture 2016 and throughout the nation celebrated the July 15th signing of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 and the Third Class Medical reforms it included, the bill’s sponsor, Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahom) warned “it’s not over.” During an interview at his North 40 camp site at Oshkosh, Inhofe expressed concern regarding […]
TBM 930 vs Epic E1000
Regardless of your preference, both the TBM 930 and the E1000 are true performers and easy on the eyes.
FAA rules SMO must stay open
Aviation International News is reporting that the FAA associate administrator for airports has affirmed an earlier director’s determination that requires the city of Santa Monica, Calif., to keep its airport (SMO) open until 2023. In a final decision and order, the associate administrator responded to the city’s appeal of the Dec. 4, 2015, director’s determination, which […]
ECi Cylinder AD takes effect Sept. 15
AVweb is reporting that the FAA has issued its final rule on the controversial airworthiness directive that will require the replacement of cylinders on 6,200 high-displacement Continental engines. The AD, which takes effect Sept. 15, scraps thousands of aftermarket cylinders made by ECi. According to the AVweb report, the AD caused a storm of protest […]
University teams with HiddenGenius.com to launch technology competitions
Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus has joined with a Kansas-based company to launch three technology competitions that seek ways to improve the safety of flying drones, help pilots pass their color vision test, and aid NASA’s search to find life in the solar system. Kansas State Polytechnic is working with HiddenGenius.com, an online community that […]