TARBES, France — Daher recently completed its 800th TBM turboprop business aircraft, which rolled out from the company’s final assembly line at France’s Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees Airport. The milestone aircraft was a TBM 930, the latest addition to the TBM family, which is in production along with the TBM 900 version. “The 800th TBM represents another important achievement and highlights the […]
Aircraft Programs Open House with Aero Skills Tournament set for Oct. 15
Learn more about career and academic options in Greenville Technical College’s Aircraft Maintenance Technology and Avionics Technology programs open house, slated for Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at the school’s facility in Greenville, S.C. The highlight of the event is an Aero Skills Tournament, a “Top Gun” competition for aircraft technicians. Winners will advance to the […]
PowerMAX flood lamp debuts
New from Spectroline is the PowerMAX 365 UV-A LED Panel Flood Lamp, which offers technicians a variety of application options. Along with its UV-A intensity of 4,500 µW/cm² at 15 inches, the latest PowerMAX 365 compliances include: Rolls-Royce RRES 90061; ASTM E3022; and ASTM UV-A intensity and wavelength specifications for LPI and MPI. Thermal cut-off […]
‘Aviation Weather’ updated
Last updated in 1975, the latest edition of Aviation Weather (AC 00-6B) is now available in print, as well as an eBook and eBundle from ASA. This FAA Advisory Circular has been in circulation under a variety of titles for more th an 70 years and is now updated to reflect the latest practices and […]
Rectrix designates KORH as new maintenance base
Rectrix Commercial Aviation Services, a Massachusetts-based private jet operator, has selected Worcester Regional Airport (KORH) as its maintenance base of operations. Rectrix will locate its fleet at the company’s new facility at KORH. It operates a fleet of Bombardier Challenger 604, Challenger 300 and Lear 45XR private jets. Rectrix, with a corporate headquarters at Hanscom Field (KBED), celebrated […]
Student’s second solo ends in crash into hangar
On the student pilot’s second solo landing at the airport in Belen, N.M., the Piper PA 28-140 landed hard and bounced twice. The flight instructor, standing on the side of the runway, radioed instructions to go-around. The student pilot then applied full power, applied right rudder and retracted one notch of flaps. The flight instructor observed […]
Picture of the day: Rise Above the holidays
Want to add an inspirational flair to your 2016 holiday greeting cards? Now available from the Commemorative Air Force’s Red Tail Squadron are holiday cards that share the inspiration of the Tuskegee Airmen. All proceeds go to support the squadron’s education and outreach programs, including its Rise Above traveling exhibit.
Reno: Air racing from the grandstands
As if on cue from an invisible orchestra conductor, everyone stands. Thousands of men, women, and children. As one, they turn their heads to the southeast, faces to the sky. No, it isn’t for the national anthem. It’s for the start of the Unlimited Gold Race at the National Championship Air Races at Reno, Nevada. […]
Reno, Part 2: Air racing from the pylons
The sun has just risen over the rim of the desert. The moon hangs over the dry, treeless mountains. It’s chilly. I hunker down in my windbreaker. It’s deathly quiet, except for the occasional far away rumble of an aircraft engine, wafting over the desert like distant thunder. The soil is chalky white, populated only […]