MT-Propeller has received an FAA STC for the next generation 3-blade scimitar composite propeller on the Piper PA-30, PA-39 Twin Comanche. This installation has already received STCs from EASA and Transport Canada. According to MT-Propeller President Gerd Muehlbauer, the installation features: Enhanced takeoff distance by approximately 15%; Enhanced single engine climb performance by approximately 10%; Enhanced cruise performance by 2 […]
Auckland Aero Club newest Cessna Pilot Training Center
Oceania Aviation, parent company of Flightline Aviation Limited, New Zealand’s Textron Aviation partner for Cessna piston aircraft, reports that Auckland Aero Club has been approved as a Cessna Pilot Training Center. As a Cessna approved Pilot Training Center, Auckland Aero Club will receive support from the manufacturer, including ongoing training for the club’s instructors and the potential for […]
Bosco joins Women in Aviation staff
Cassandra Bosco has joined the Women in Aviation International staff as Education and Industry Relations Director. The position was created as part of the organization’s plan to grow WAI’s education offerings and reach out to youth and college and university students, WAI officials said. A founding board member of WAI and WAI member #3, Bosco’s background includes […]
Bird strike dents Cessna 172
The flight instructor stated that, while in cruise flight at an altitude of 2,500 feet near Christmas, Florida, he observed two large birds directly ahead of the airplane. He assumed control of the Cessna 172P from the student pilot and attempted to maneuver around them, but one of the birds hit the left wing, resulting […]
The Triple Tree ’15 experience
The organizers at Triple Tree Aerodrome in Woodruff, S.C., have a pleasant problem. Their annual fly-in has such a remarkably good reputation in the flying community that expectations for more and better activities grow with each successful year. And the recently completed Sept. 9-13 event was no exception. This year more than 320 planes flew […]
Seaplane Pilots Association plans new HQ, seaplane base
The Seaplane Pilots Association Foundation has been awarded a 30-year lease on lakefront land at Gilbert Airport in Winter Haven, Florida, to build a public seaplane base and a new headquarters building — the first such facility in the association’s 44-year history. The Winter Haven City Council approved the lease at its monthly meeting Oct. […]
Enhanced technology improves CAP’s flood damage assessment in SC
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Civil Air Patrol pilots photographing the flood damage in South Carolina began using a new tool in their emergency response arsenal — a Garmin Virb camera system that attaches to their planes’ wing strut. The cameras capture ground images directly below, which allows officials to make much faster use of the images. South Carolina Wing […]
TBM owners meet in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Daher and the TBM Owners and Pilots Association (TBMOPA) report record attendance for its latest annual gathering Oct. 7-11, with more than 100 TBMs — including 20 new TBM 900s, as well as the predecessor TBM 850s and TBM 700s — arrived at Charleston Executive Airport (KJZI). TBMOPA’s meeting of its worldwide membership included three days of […]
New Hartzell props now flying on more than 20% of TBM fleet
Hartzell Propeller reported at the 15th annual TBM Owners and Pilots Association Convention held in Charleston, S.C., Oct. 7-11 it has delivered more than 150 swept airfoil five-blade props for Daher TBM 700/850/900 aircraft in the 18 months since receiving FAA type certificate approval. “Hartzell’s new high performance structural composite propellers are flying on more than 20% […]