For 10 years, Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) has been operating commercial weightless flights in a specially modified Boeing-727 aircraft, known as G-FORCE ONE. In recognition of the anniversary, everyone who buys seats on the ZERO-G Experience scheduled to fly in 2015 will receive a 20% discount off of the $4,950 retail price. “We’ve flown over 500 weightless […]
Mission Aviation Fellowship honors donors
In a recently-held ceremony, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) honored Alaska Air Group and three families whose financial gifts allowed the organization to buy airplanes that will be used in Mozambique and Central Asia. The Kennedy Family and Alaska Air Group: Bruce Kennedy, former chairman of Alaska Airlines and an MAF board member, died in a plane crash in 2007. […]
TriFan 600 wins Popular Science ‘Best of What’s New’ award
The TriFan 600 is a 2015 Popular Science “Best of What’s New” Award Winner in the aerospace category. Popular Science annually selects the 100 greatest innovations of the year, each representing a significant step forward in their respective categories. The TriFan 600 and other honorees are celebrated in the magazine’s December issue, on newsstands now. […]
Lycoming engines installed on Tecnam P2012 Traveller
Lycoming Engines reports that two of its Integrated Electronic Engines (iE2) have been installed on Tecnam’s P2012 Traveller test aircraft. Roll-out of this next generation, 11-seat, twin piston engine aircraft is due in February 2016, and its first flight is scheduled for June 2016. Lycoming’s iE2 engine, which officials call the company’s flagship technology, is an engine […]
L-3 Lynx and Aspen receive FAA nod for display interface
L-3 Aviation Products reported at last week’s National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention that its Lynx NGT-9000 and NGT-2500 models of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) products have been certified by the FAA to interface with the Aspen Evolution line of Multi-Function Displays (MFDs) and Primary Flight Displays (PFDs) for general aviation aircraft. The interface will allow ADS-B […]
Paragon Network awards FBOs
HOUSTON — The 2015 Paragon Network Member of The Year is Tampa International Jet Center, based in Tampa, Florida. The Member of The Year award was created to recognize a Paragon Network FBO that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the network through continuous dedication, enthusiasm, and professionalism, according to company officials. Throughout the year, Tampa International […]
Phillips 66 Aviation rolls out web-based concierge program
Phillips 66 Aviation has partnered with FlightBridge, a software platform that streamlines the process of booking and managing all general aviation related services, including hotel and car rental bookings, limousine reservations and catering requests. The web-based tool consolidates all ancillary services under one platform, allowing customer service representatives at FBOs to spend less time on […]
Fuel exhaustion brings down C-150
The Cessna 150L pilot reported that, before departure, she checked the fuel gauges and estimated that the fuel tanks were just under 1/2 full and contained no less than 10 gallons of fuel. (The total fuel capacity was 26 gallons, of which 3.5 gallons were unusable.) She was unable to measure the fuel because she […]
Picture of the day: Reflections
Lance Tinseth sent in this very artistic photo of a Cessna wing “reflection” of the Bob Marshall Wilderness in northwest Montana on a beautiful fall day.