Wicks Aircraft Supply has signed with aviation engine manufacturer UL Power to be the exclusive North American distributor of spare, warranty, and replacement parts for the full line of UL Power experimental aircraft engines. The line of UL Power four-stroke engines has simple installation requirements (e.g., no external oil tank or radiator), standard configuration (no […]
Hartzell offers composite props for SR22
Owners of Cirrus SR22 series aircraft can now purchase Hartzell Propeller’s three-blade structural composite carbon fiber propeller for aircraft that were originally delivered with metal props. This is the same ASC-II composite propeller that is incorporated on all new SR22T single engine aircraft that Cirrus delivers to customers. The three-blade propellers with the lighter, more […]
Sheltair at LAL gears up for SUN ’n FUN
LAKELAND, Florida — The annual SUN ‘n FUN Fly-In returns to Lakeland Linder Regional Airport April 21-26. The show attracts nearly 500 exhibitors and more than 150,000 aviation-loving attendees each year. Sheltair (KLAL), the most recent addition to the Sheltair network of FBOs, is gearing up for the big show. Amenities include courtesy shuttles to and from the […]
AvMap EngiBOX: The EMS for Rotax engines debuts at SUN ‘n FUN
AvMap, the Italian manufacturer of avionic instruments since 1994, will introduce at SUN ‘n FUN EngiBOX, an engine monitor for Rotax aircraft engines. Fitting in a standard 79.5 mm (3-1/8 ”) panel hole, EngiBOX is an Engine Monitoring System (EMS) displaying the engine parameters with an update rate of five times per second and recording 160 hours […]
Breitling introduces connected watch
Breitling has introduced the B55 Connected, which enables two-way communication between the watch and a smartphone. Owners can use their phone to perform certain adjustments (time-setting, timezones, alarms, display and operating parameters, night mode, etc.). The user may also upload the results of various measurements (flight times, etc.) from the watch to the smartphone so as to be able to […]
Three injured in botched go-around
The pilot of the Cessna 172 entered the traffic pattern at a residential airpark in Davis, W.Va. He was concerned about the houses located near the runway, so he approached the 3,000-foot runway higher and faster than he normally would. As a result, the airplane touched down near the runway mid-point. When he realized that he […]
Picture of the day: Ski landing
Greg Andersen submitted this photo, noting: “First ski landing of the year in the 170. Taken below Mt. Spurr, Alaska.”
Gifts for the seaplane pilot in your life
Sectionals, headsets, kneeboards — all are appropriate gifts for the pilot in your life. If the pilot in your life also has a seaplane rating, gifts appropriate to watercraft operations come into play. One of the most popular items, say veteran seaplane pilots, are constant-wear life vests. These are less bulky than the ones normally worn on boats, […]
Got questions about ADS-B?
Starting in 2020, aircraft must be equipped with ADS-B-Out to fly in most controlled airspace. Will you need to equip? It depends on where you fly. You can find out at FAA.gov/go/equipADSB, a new resource launched last week.