MINERAL WELLS, Texas — Genesys Aerosystems reports it has surpassed 1,500 FAA and international Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for its S-TEC line of autopilot systems, covering nearly every make and model of general aviation airplanes and helicopters and about half of all US autopilot certifications issued. With more than 1,040 certifications issued for its autopilot systems […]
Avflight opens FBO in popular Michigan tourism destination
FBO chain Avflight Corporation has opened for business at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, Michigan. Operating out of the airport’s General Aviation Terminal, Avflight offers an array of Avfuel fueling products and services, including the jet fuel savings program Avfuel Contract Fuel and AVTRIP rewards. “Avflight immediately recognized the opportunity to add value for customers […]
Latest edition of World Directory of Light Aviation now available
Now available is the 268-page World Directory of Light Aviation 2014/2015 (WDLA), which includes images, descriptions and technical data on more than 1,000 aircraft, including ultralights, microlights, LSA, gyrocopter, certified aircraft, kitplanes, trikes, ultralight and certified gliders and motor-gliders, instruments, engines, propellers, accessories, and more. It also includes addresses of manufacturers, importers, associations, schools and much more. The WDLA […]
Bounced landing for Tri-Pacer
Aircraft: Piper Tri-Pacer. Injuries: None. Location: Napa, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane touched down in a slight crab, bounced and went off the runway. No pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations were found during the investigation. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing […]
Transitions and trade-offs
Go with me on this. It’s a good story. Annie was a 15-year-old mutt who came to us through the local pound. She was past her date for euthanization when we found her. Somehow her paperwork had been lost, buying her an extra day or two. Thank goodness. When my wife and I walked into […]
Ohio professor releases book on record-breaking flight across state
Pilot Gordon (Joe) Murray, Ph.D., an associate professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) at Kent State University in Ohio has published “Lost in Oscar Hotel: There is Something in the Air,” chronicling the peculiar world record-setting journey he and physician Ron Siwik made in two 1946 Piper J3 Cub airplanes last spring. […]
Kodiak boasts Garmin autopilot
Quest Aircraft Co. reported at AirVenture the integration of the Garmin GFC 700 Automatic Fight Control System (AFCS) in the KODIAK. The GFC 700 is an attitude-based autopilot that integrates with the G1000 avionics systems and provides excellent stability and control of the aircraft. All certification testing has been completed and FAA approval is expected later […]
Lear 60 now FAA-certified with Raisbeck Aft Fuselage Locker
SEATTLE — Raisbeck Engineering has received full FAA certification for its Lear 60 Aft Fuselage Locker. It is now available for purchase and installation at all Raisbeck Authorized Dealer locations that work with Lear 60 owners and operators. Final certification flights were completed in March and all data was submitted to the FAA, which granted single-airplane STC in […]
FreeFlight Systems ADS-B Receiver receives FAA TSO approval
The FAA has granted FreeFlight Systems Technical Service Order (TSO) approval for the company’s RANGR FDL- 978-RX ADS-B receiver with optional built-in WAAS GPS. The system provides an affordable and flexible way to add ADS-B In traffic and weather capabilities to aircraft with certified 1090ES or UAT ADS-B Out transmitters, according to company officials. The RANGR FDL-978-RX receives […]