ANN ARBOR, Mich. — TECAT Performance Systems is now shipping its new WISER 4000 wireless torque measuring and monitoring systems. Featuring shunt calibration, TECAT’s latest WISER system is designed to simplify instrumentation verification for users while allowing them to check calibration of the system in the field. The WISER 4000 has been enhanced with two […]
Former FAA chief to speak at IAWA conference
The International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA), a worldwide organization for women who hold leadership positions across the entire spectrum of the aviation and aerospace industry, reports that Marion Blakey, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce North America, will be the keynote speaker for its 28th annual conference. This year’s conference will be held Oct. […]
Spin in Skycatcher fatal for pilot
The commercial pilot took off for a personal flight in a Cessna 162 and flew uneventfully for about 44 minutes, including a touch-and-go landing at another airport about 10 minutes before the fatal accident, after which he made several turns in the area around Borrego Springs, Calif. According to the recovered flight data from the avionics system, […]
Picture of the day: Waiting patiently
Frequent contributor Star Novak sent in this photo with a quick note: “This pretty 1946 clipped wing Cub waits patiently for a summer evening flight at Cedar Air Park (51K) in Olathe, Kansas.”
What engine is best for my Long-EZ?
As far as which engine is the most reliable high horsepower Lycoming engine for your plane, it’s a little difficult to name just one.
Video: My GoPro has gone to my head…
Smitty Smith from FunPlacesToFly.com recently posted a video detailing a quick and easy way to capture video, while giving viewers the feeling of really being in the pilot’s seat. He clipped his GoPro camera to his EAA baseball cap and off he went. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/CnKHgETlkVg
New York to Oregon in a Super Breezy
Washington’s Sanford Reim is flying a Breezy – N800PY – from Penn Yan, New York, to Hillsboro, Oregon. Reim launched on Friday, Sept. 9 and as of Sept. 14, he’d made it to Billings, Montana. You can follow along via his SPOT. Reim stopped in Albert Lea – his home town and where he learned to […]
New safety program to debut at Texas Antique Airplane Fly-In
GAINESVILLE, Texas — A new safety program will debut at the 54th annual fly-in for the Texas Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association. The fly-in will be held Oct. 7-8 at the Gainesville Municipal Airport (KGLE). The safety program, led by Gary Reeves, will offer free safety classes to pilots on topics ranging from using […]
Ford Tri Motor wings its way to Columbia, S.C.
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s 1929 Ford Tri Motor will be in Columbia, S.C., Oct. 13-16. EAA Chapter 242, Palmetto Sport Aviation, is sponsoring the plane at its home base, Jim Hamilton-LB Owens Airport (KCUB). The stop at KCUB is the first leg of the Tri-Motor’s Southern Winter tour, according to officials. Along with the Tri Motor, the chapter […]