Now available through Aircraft Spruce is the Start Pac One for piston engines. The Start Pac is an emergency jump starter that carries 28 Volts. At only seven pounds, it is easy to use in an isolated location or during an emergency anywhere, according to company officials. The Start Pac, designed for all piston and medium […]
Blocked fuel line contributes to crash
The pilot, who was also the builder of the Van’s RV-10, departed for a cross-country flight from his home airport. The passenger reported that, following a normal departure, the airplane continued the takeoff climb through some cloud wisps and ascended above a lower cloud cover with an overcast layer above. Suddenly, the engine experienced a total […]
Pictures of the day: Beauty multiplied
Rafael Cortes, a frequent contributor of photos to our site, just sent in these, explaining: “Puerto Rico is beautiful all around, but from the air all that beauty is multiplied.” Rafael took these photos while he was flying a Piper Sport from Isla Grande Airport to Culebra Island.
Can I use these cylinders?
Q: I have several wide deck cylinders (for a Lycoming) 360 but the deck is a little bit thinner than normal and the deck looks like it is milled or radiused around the attach nuts area on the deck. I’m not sure where I got them from, but are they early style wide deck? Can I mix […]
Video: Planes of Fame 2016
The 2016 edition of the Planes of Fame airshow was held April 30. Airailimages was on hand to film this commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. During the recreation, Japanese aircraft engage a civilian airplane before the actual attack. For the re-enactment, two restored A6M Zero fighters and a replica Val […]
First Colorado Splash-In set for May 14
The first Colorado Splash-In will be held Saturday, May 14, on Lake Meredith near Sugar City in southeastern Colorado. The event, which runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., is expected to draw some 500 spectators. The Seaplane Pilots Association has been working for years to gain access to Colorado waters. Colorado historically has been off-limits to seaplanes, so the splash-in […]
Aircraft Spruce East to host customer appreciation day May 14
PEACHTREE CITY, GA — Aircraft Spruce East will host its annual customer appreciation day on Saturday, May 14, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its facility next to Falcon Field (KFFC). On hand will be representatives from Champion, Concorde, Delorme, Gill Batteries, Hartzell, Michelin, and Tempest. There will be a number of raffle prizes given out during […]
Flying Musicians award scholarship
The Flying Musicians Association has selected the 2016 FMA Solo Program Scholarship winner. The selection process was very difficult due to the abundance of so many high-quality nominees, association officials noted. Five finalists, from Tennessee, California, Michigan, and Wisconsin were selected from nominations received from band directors across the country. “The caliber of all the […]
Desert Jet Center breaks ground on FBO complex
THERMAL, Calif. – Desert Jet Center has broken ground on the newest FBO at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM). The event was held in the Oliphant Aviation Hangar, a newly built 26,000-square-foot hangar managed by Desert Jet Center. “Today is the culmination of a vision that began more than five years ago to bring a full service aviation […]