A new crowdfunding website, SkyFunder.com, has launched, focusing on projects in the aerospace and aviation industries. SkyFunder was developed as the starting point for a new generation of aviation and aerospace inventions around the globe, including those in technology, research, training and manufacturing, according to its developers. Projects that need funding can also include educational opportunities […]
Plans to accelerate NextGen benefits unveiled
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FAA and the aviation community sent a plan to Congress last week to show how the FAA will accelerate the benefits of key NextGen initiatives over the next three years. The agreement is the result of several months of collaboration between the agency and the NextGen Advisory Committee, which includes officials from […]
EXPparts opens for business
BOISE, Idaho — EXPparts has opened its virtual doors online with its new, experimental aircraft parts store. EXPparts, which can be found at www.EXPparts.Com, is a parts supplier for the experimental aircraft and recreational aviation community. It is dedicated to a mission of supplying the antique, replica builder with quality supplemental parts, according to company officials. “Over the […]
Denver jetCenter joins Air Elite Network
At the National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition (NBAA 2014), World Fuel Services announced that Denver jetCenter, located at Centennial Airport (KAPA) in Englewood, Colo., has joined the growing Air Elite Network. Denver jetCenter has recently become an Ascent fuel branded member of the World Fuel Services Network and is now an Air Elite […]
Legacy Flight Training to open second training facility
Legacy Flight Training will open a second training facility on the Scottsdale airport (KSDL), in Scottsdale, Arizona. Following an extensive search process, Legacy Flight Training selected the Air Commerce Center on the Scottsdale Airport to house its west coast facility to cater to Piper PA-46 owners, with plans to open in the first quarter of […]
Quest receives approval for TKS tank installation
Quest Aircraft Co. has received FAA approval for a TKS Tank installation in the KODIAK cargo pod. This optional TKS tank will be available for production KODIAKs after the first of the year. A retrofit installation for KODIAKs in the field will also be available. “The Flight Into Known Ice (FIKI) TKS ice protection system […]
Pilot gets behind airplane
Aircraft: Beech Bonanza. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Wausau, Wis. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting an instrument approach. The airport’s weather system was reporting conditions below approach minimums. The pilot chose to attempt the approach and, if necessary, execute a missed approach and hold until conditions improved. He noted the decision altitude and lowered […]
How one of our readers makes her living in GA
One of our regular regulars, Brittany Kerr, responded immediately to our call for readers who make their living in general aviation: “As soon as I got to the airport this morning, I started my day off by reading today’s The Pulse of Aviation from General Aviation News (which has become my daily routine). When I […]
Using physics to fuel safely
A few weeks ago I received an email with a cartoon of a mature lady sitting back with a glass of wine. The caption read, “Another perfect day, and I never had to use algebra once.” I smiled a little, but then got to thinking about how much we use math and science in our […]