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 […]
Students begin building Sportsman
High school students Derrick Cleaves, Logan Feltz, Austin Krause, and Natasha Stemwedel, teacher Mike Hansen, and chaperone Jerry Graf — the winners of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association/Build A Plane 2016 Aviation Design Challenge — will spend the next two weeks building a Glasair Sportsman airplane at Glasair Aviation in Arlington, Washington, as their prize. […]
Plans taking shape for International Girls in Aviation Day
Women in Aviation International has declared Sept. 24 as the annual Girls in Aviation Day. On this day, WAI chapters around the globe will host their own one-day event to attract more young women to the aviation and aerospace communities with a day of activities appealing to girls ages 8 to 16 years of age. […]