Lightspeed Aviation has added Bluetooth audio capability to its entry level Sierra headset, making the entire Lightspeed line of aviation headsets compatible with Bluetooth cell phone, music, and audio alerts from aviation apps installed on Bluetooth-capable devices. “Sierra already enabled pilots to use a cell phone via Bluetooth. By adding the music functionality, we are responding […]
Video: ‘You Can’t Fly Without Us’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new video from the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) premiered earlier this month on Capitol Hill, designed to show lawmakers — and others — the importance of aviation maintenance professionals. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OEt6SkdA4M?feature=player_embedded&w=640&h=360] The video can be seen on AVMRO.arsa.org, the aviation maintenance industry’s information portal.
Electroair electronic ignition expanded to more engines, aircraft
Electroair’s six-cylinder electronic ignition system can now be installed on Continental’s 360 and 550 series normally aspirated engines, as well as Continental’s turbo-charged six-cylinder engines. The recent approvals also included an expansion to the Approved Model List for the Electroair Electronic Ignition System.
FlightSimCon 2015 slated for June
FlightSimCon 2015, an annual aviation and flight simulation conference, will be held at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Conn., June 13-14. FlightSimCon is designed to show pilots and aviation enthusiasts the power of at-home, desktop flight simulation, according to organizers. “For pilots, at-home simulation offers the ability to participate in a realistic […]
Cessna rear-ended on taxiway
The pilot of a Cessna was waiting in the run-up area to the runway in Nampa, Idaho. Before he could move onto the runway, he heard a loud noise and felt his airplane move. He shut down the engine and, after getting out of the airplane, saw that the left wing of a Piper had […]
Picture of the day: Willie Victor, Part 2
After seeing our first photo of a Willie Victor, Bill Collins sent in this photo of this Airborne Early Warning Squadron Eleven Willy Victor crew picture was taken at Patuxent River, Maryland, in 1956. He explains: “The squadron was one of three which made five-month deployments to Argentia, Newfoundland, to fly 15-hour round-trip radar patrols between […]
Anachronism or genius?
The world of 100 years ago was quite different than the one we inhabit today. There was no central heat or air-conditioning back then. Private dwellings and places of business were drafty and cold, or insufferably hot, depending on the season. Distances were covered on foot, or on horseback, or in a wagon that bumped […]
100 inverted flat spins is the plan
CAMARILLO, Calif. – Airshow pilot Spencer Suderman, the current Guinness World Record holder for “Most Inverted Flat Spins in an aircraft,” will attempt to break his own record of 81 rotations, set in 2014, with a spin of over 100 rotations. [vimeo 101533431 w=800 h=450] The attempt will occur on April 12 at the Marine Corps Air […]
GA’s long-term outlook ‘favorable’
The long-term outlook for general aviation is favorable, according to the FAA’s recently released Aerospace Forecast. The near-term looks especially good for piston aircraft activity, according to the forecast through 2035, because of declining fuel prices. “After growing rapidly for most of the past decade, and then slowing over the past few years, the most […]