The FAA has issued Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) for Cirrus Aircraft‘s Vision SF50, marking another milestone in the aircraft certification program. TIA initiates formal FAA flight evaluation of the Vision SF50 type design, airworthiness, performance and handling properties, Cirrus officials explain. This TIA allows Cirrus to move forward with FAA Conformity Inspections and Certification Flight Tests […]
Aircraft Spruce West to hold Customer Appreciation Day
Aircraft Spruce West will host its annual Customer Appreciation Day Saturday, Oct. 10, at its Corona, California, location. Representatives from a number of aviation products will be on hand to demonstrate their products, including Aviation Technology, Britta Products, Champion Aerospace, Concorde, Electronics International, Gill, Hartzell Engine Technologies, Herber, Lift Expo, Michelin, Tempest, and UPS. An assortment of products […]
Principles of Helicopter Flight eBundle updated
The second edition of Principles of Helicopter Flight from ASA is now available in eBook format as well as in an eBundle (print book + eBook). The book by Walter J. Wagtendonk was previously only available in print. The textbook examines the aerodynamic factors associated with rotor stalls, mast bumping, and wind effect, as well as […]
Student pilot’s solo flight ends in fatal fire
Several eyewitnesses reported observing the Piper Cherokee performing several takeoffs and landings in Danville, Va. One witness stated that, during one landing attempt, the airplane was low, that a go-around was initiated, and that the airplane banked sharply left and right during the maneuver. The witness reported that the second landing attempt was successful and […]
Picture of the day: A Texas sunset, Part II
Perhaps in response to Leah Thye’s photos of a Texas sunset, Malindu Dewage sent in these photos, also snapped at Arlington Municipal Airport in Texas at sunset.
Rare Mosquito makes Oshkosh debut
Highlighting AirVenture for many warbird fans was the appearance of a rebuilt de Havilland Mosquito owned by Jerry Yagen of the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Almost 8,000 Mosquitoes were built during the 1940s, but Yagen’s plane is one of only two examples that are airworthy today. The rare plane, made largely of […]
FAA dedicates runway pavement testing facility
The FAA dedicated its new National Airport Pavement & Materials Research Center at the William J. Hughes Technical Center at Egg Harbor Township, N.J., Aug. 27. The research center allows FAA engineers to use a custom-designed vehicle simulator to test asphalt and other pavement materials at very high tire pressures and temperatures. Airport pavement temperatures […]
Midwest LSA Expo set for September
Plans are underway for the upcoming Midwest LSA Expo, being touted as “the place to be for Sport Aviation this fall.” The Expo is slated for Sept. 10-12 at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) in Illinois. Admission and parking are free. According to organizers, attendees will be able to see more than 40 Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA), including […]
Baffle kit now available for Mooneys
BIG LAKE, ALASKA —Airforms‘ line of replacement engine baffles now includes components for Mooney M20B/C/D aircraft. Airforms’ engineering department received a new PMA (Part Manufacturing Approval) recently through its work with the FAA Anchorage Aircraft Certification Office. The new Mooney baffles add to an existing product line of near 60 FAA PMA engine baffle kits for a […]