SocialFlight’s Event of the Week is the Heaven’s Landing Airshow and Concert, slated for this Saturday, June 25, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Heaven’s Landing, an airpark in Clayton, Georgia, will once again present an evening of aerobatic flying and live music. Seating is festival style, so bring your folding chairs and blankets, organizers advise. This year’s […]
Bracing for the heat
Now that summer is officially here, people across the United States are bracing for the heat. In Oklahoma, where weather is — to put it mildly — extreme, aviation officials work to make sure pilots remain safe and airports functional. Dale Williams, deputy director of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC), who heads up the agency’s Airport Division, noted: […]
Flight school collaborates with charter company on pilot employment program
HILLSBORO, Ore. — Hillsboro Aero Academy has partnered with ACI Jet on a Pilot Pathway Program to provide a path to employment in the charter industry for Hillsboro Aero Academy’s qualified pilots. ACI Jet is a charter operator founded in 1998 with a fleet of 12 private jet aircraft and two corporate jet centers. The program includes […]
Assets Insights adds eValue aircraft valuations to system
Asset Insight has integrated eValue, its electronic aircraft valuations, into its Asset Decision-making And Planning Tool (ADAPT), providing subscribers with unbiased valuation data for a serial-number specific aircraft or a fleet of aircraft. In addition to analytics that track, grade, and value the maintenance condition of a single aircraft or fleet of aircraft, ADAPT now provides: […]
Progressive Air Group acquires Brant Aero
BRANTFORD, Ontario — Progressive Air Group has finalized its acquisition of Brant Aero. Based at Brant Aero’s current location at Brantford Airport (CYFD) in Ontario, Canada, the new company will continue to operate as Brant Aero. In addition, the company has established a new parts distribution center based at the facility. That group will operate […]
Fuel leak brings down Glasair TT
The commercial pilot, who was also the builder of the experimental Glasair TT, departed with full fuel for the planned 2.5-hour cross-country flight. The airplane was equipped with two independent means of determining fuel quantity: A capacitance-based fuel quantity indication system that provided a direct measurement of the fuel quantity; and a fuel totalizer that provided […]
Pictures of the day: Island hopping
Rafael Cortes sent in these photos, noting: “My first flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. Living in the Caribbean is awesome!”
What is the proper procedure to break in my engine?
Q: What is the proper procedure to break in an IO-540-AB1A5 that I own on a 1998 C182S? We pulled and replaced the compression and oil control rings on cylinders 2 and 4. The rest of the cylinders were untouched. Where can I find Lycoming recommendations for a replacement of rings like we are about […]
New recommendations for mental health fitness for pilots
The FAA has released recommendations from an aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) tasked with providing input on how to assess and improve pilots mental fitness for duty. The ARC was empaneled last year in the aftermath of the Malaysia Air 370 and GermanWings 9525 tragedies. In both cases, a depressed member of the flight crew is believed […]