Hartzell Engine Technologies has finalized the purchase of C&D Associates, which manufactures a line of branded aircraft cabin combustion heaters, as well as FAA-approved PMA parts for Janitrol and South Wind cabin heaters. “We are very happy to welcome the C&D line of products to the Hartzell Engine Technologies cabin heater family,” Mike Disbrow, president of […]
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AircraftSpruce.com offers Product Wizards to help you find the items you are looking for. For example, selecting the category “transponders” will then prompt a series of questions pertaining to the style, price, and preferred manufacturer you are looking for. Product Wizards are available for audio panels, PLBs, kits and plans, handheld radios, headsets, and more.
Taylorcraft crashes into snowbank
The pilot reported that he was departing to the north from a snow-covered grass runway in Hartford, Wis., in a ski-equipped tailwheel Taylorcraft BC12-D. A plowed asphalt runway intersected the snow-covered runway, and snowbanks were located on the north and south side of the plowed runway. During takeoff, the plane hit the snowbank on the […]
Picture of the day: A high-flying Symphony
Aviation Photojournalist Greg Davis sent in these photos from a recent photo shoot with Cheryl Phillips of Queenstown, Maryland, in her Symphony in-flight over Delaware and Maryland on Nov. 15, 2015. The aircraft, serial #7, is being flown by owner Phillips and James Meadows (safety pilot). The first photo is over the famous Chesapeake Bay Bridge, he […]
Tip: Ask the WHY questions
Scott Brackett of Kingman, Ariz., advises other pilots to get to know your IA or the best mechanic on the field. “Ask the WHY questions,” he says. “If there are engineers who fly at your airport, ask them WHY questions.”
One pilot’s Alaska trip prep plan
This is part one in a series of stories about flying to Alaska. Read about Bill’s Flying to Alaska, Flying the Alaska Highway and Return from Fairbanks. Recently a friend asked me to help him prepare for a flying trip to Alaska. I said I would, using notes taken from my own 3,500-mile journey in a Cessna 172 from […]
Sonex reveals B models now in development
Sonex Aircraft has unveiled its latest aircraft development project: Sonex and Waiex B-Models. “What is the B-Model?” asks Sonex designer and founder John Monnett. “It’s what you’ve been asking for. More of everything you want in a sport aircraft: More room and comfort, more panel space, more fuel, more engine choices, and more standard features combined with reduced build time and the […]
Cobalt Valkyrie pre-orders top $50 Million in 90 days
SAN FRANCISCO — Cobalt reports it received more than $50 million in pre-orders for the company’s first two models — the Co50 Valkyrie and the Valkyrie-X — within the first 90 days. The fully certified version, Co50 Valkyrie, and the experimental version, Valkyrie-X, were publicly introduced Nov. 12, 2015. Upon opening the order book, Cobalt officials said they received hundreds […]
Switchblade flying car development advances
Sam Bousfield, CEO of Samson Motors and designer of the Switchblade flying sports car, recently unveiled the latest advances in the company’s multi-year program to establish a viable flying car. “The idea of landing at an airport, pushing a button to stow wings and tail, and drive to your destination not only brings us new-found […]