Christoph Ziegler sent in this photo shot at SUN ‘n FUN in Lakeland, Florida, April 22.
The devil is in the details with unleaded avgas
In the 1970s, the automotive world switched from leaded to unleaded fuels and the oil companies did a lot of research on knocking and how to prevent it. One of the big projects involved octane requirement increase (ORI). In this program, cars were rated for octane requirement when new and then every 2,000 miles. The octane […]
Continental diesel fleet tops 4.5 million flight hours
Continental Motors Group is celebrating a milestone: The logging of more than 4.5 million flight hours by close to 4,500 Continental diesel engines delivered since start of series production in 2002. Company officials also note that over the last 52 weeks, the CD-135 had only 3.31 inflight shut downs per 100,000 flight hours. “The fuel-efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly […]
Landmark Aviation begins operations at ANC
Landmark Aviation has officially begun operations at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) in Alaska through an equity purchase of Era Group’s subsidiary, Era FBO. The former Million Air branded facility has been rebranded to Landmark Aviation. With 26,400 square feet, the location has the largest heated hangar at ANC, as well as pilot and […]
Take Flight 5K Charity Challenge at KGMU
The Take Flight 5K will be held Saturday, May 23, at Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) in Greenville, South Carolina. The race will depart from Runway Park, which is located next to the Runway Cafe at 21 Airport Road Extension. “Most people have a charity that they help support, so this year, in addition to raising […]
AirMap to graphically aid RPA operators
AirMap is a free, comprehensive digital map that allows remotely pilot aircraft (RPA) operators to visualize the airspace around them, including areas where they may not be permitted to fly. AirMap integrates multiple sources of data and gives RPA operators an easy-to-use, yet detailed, solution providing a single view of the restricted areas around an area of […]
ForeFlight Mobile 7.0 add slew of enhancements
ForeFlite Mobile 7.0 is now available in Apple’s App Store. Preview some of the new features with this 3+ minute video: https://youtu.be/5V8hDMScd5I Delta Downloads Faster and smaller downloads that use less disk space during cycle cross-over time. Delivers only the ‘what changed’ data each month, resulting in a 70% to 90% reduction in download time. Available […]
MT-Propeller wins approval for Extra 300 prop
MT-Propeller has received an EASA STC for the next generation 3-blade scimitar composite propeller MTV-9-B-C/C188-18b on the Extra 300/200 powered by Lycoming AEIO-360-A1 engines. The FAA STC is in progress, company officials noted. The propeller installation: Provides damping characteristics for almost vibration free propeller operations; Has bonded-on stainless steel leading edge for best erosion protection of the blades; Provides enhanced […]
Crosswind catches Tri Pacer
The pilot of the Piper Tri Pacer was attempting to land on Runway 34 at Pella, Iowa, while the wind was from 290° at 7 knots, resulting in a 50° crosswind. He used a crosswind landing technique of using left aileron input and right rudder input at touchdown. Shortly after touching down, the right wing […]