NEW CASTLE, Delaware — Delaware Governor Jack Markell, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and U.S. Representative John Carney joined officials with the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and hundreds of general aviation enthusiasts in celebrating general aviation’s significant jobs and economic record in Delaware at a jobs rally Nov. 20. Leaders from Dassault Falcon Jet, […]
Power Flow ships 800th tuned exhaust for Cherokee 140
The number of Piper Cherokee 140s in the United States flying with a tuned exhaust system from Power Flow has reached 800. That is nearly 17% of the 4,883 PA-28s registered in the United States, Power Flow officials noted. With a tuned exhaust, the Cherokee’s engine operates more efficiently, burning less fuel at the same […]
GE debuts new turboprop engine for GA
GE Aviation unveiled its new turboprop engine, which has been selected by Textron Aviation to power its single engine turboprop (SETP), at last week’s National Business Aviation Association’s annual convention. The 1,300 shaft horse power (SHP)-rated turboprop engine is the first entry in GE’s new family of turboprop engines aimed at business and general aviation […]
Hartzell introduces new prop for PC-12
Hartzell Propeller has introduced a five-blade composite swept tip prop specially designed for the Pilatus PC-12 fleet. The 2016 model PC-12 NG will feature the new five-blade, 105-inch diameter, composite propeller as standard equipment. The new propellers also are available immediately for the Pilatus PC-12 fleet of more than 1,300 business aircraft. Thanks to the five-blade Hartzell […]
Free Saturday admission for youth at LSA Expo
All youth will be admitted to the 12th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo for free on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. “The Expo is excited to offer the opportunity for all youth ages 11-17 to attend the Expo on Saturday for free,” said Expo Director Jana Filip. “We think attending the Expo is a great way to […]
Bergen Cable products now at Aircraft Spruce
Now available from Aircraft Spruce is the Safety Cable Kit, a two-step procedure for the lock-wiring of fasteners. FAA approved, Bergen Cable is listed in the US Government QPL-87215-4 as an approved manufacturer of “LOCKCLAD” cable assemblies used in critical flight control systems of aircraft.
Part installed upside down leads to fatal crash
The Dragonfly gyroplane was in the traffic pattern at the airport in Anahuac, Texas, when witnesses saw the main rotor head separate in flight and the gyroplane subsequently hit terrain, killing the pilot. The pilot’s friends and the mechanic who performed the last conditional inspection reported that the pilot/owner performed most of the maintenance on […]
There’s still time to send in your photos
We’re still on the look-out for photos for our December print issues, which will feature The Year in Pictures. We want to run the best shots from 2015 from our readers. Photo also may be considered for Picture of the Day online. Email your photo — and be sure to include specifics like where it […]
Picture of the day: Next generation linemen
Mom Karine Brown took this picture of twins Alex Brown and Christian Brown, sons of Jay Brown and grandsons of Hank Brown of the Greenville Jet Center at Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) in South Carolina. The next generation of line service refueling technicians, Alex wears hearing protection due to the “noise” from the non-turbojet pedaling aircraft his brother […]