The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention in Orlando Oct. 21-23 was termed a “massive success” by NBAA President Ed Bolen. Always is. Despite some down years, corporate aviation is booming (comparatively) and attention and spending follow the money. But there’s always more to NBAA than corporate jets. The 26,000 attendees at NBAA 2014 were treated […]
Continental launches CamGuard evaluation
Continental Motors has teamed with Aircraft Specialties Lubricants (ASL) to evaluate the benefits of CamGuard, an aviation oil additive manufactured by ASL. The program will evaluate CamGuard in engines overhauled or repaired by Continental Motor Services at the former Mattituck facility in Fairhope, Ala. While CamGuard has been on the market for quite a while, […]
Crosswind Concepts launches Stick-n-Rudder Ground School
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Crosswind Concepts, an aviation training center based at Centennial Airport, has launched its “Stick-n-Rudder Ground School” educational offering to pilots. “While pilots walk away from our seminars and the ground portion of our Maximum Demonstrated Crosswind training session much more knowledgeable, the more time you spend understanding crosswinds in aviation, the more confident […]
Texas governor proclaims Aviation Appreciation Month
Texas Governor Rick Perry has proclaimed November 2014 Aviation Appreciation Month. General aviation and commercial aviation supports hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state. The 51,000 certified pilots and more than 19,400 active aircraft flying the Texas skies contribute $59.5 billion to the state’s economy.
Latest issue of FAA Safety Briefing online
Now online is the November/December 2014 issue of FAA Safety Briefing, which focuses on winter operations. Articles cover some of the exciting opportunities that the winter flying season offers, as well as provide a review of several important cold weather safety strategies. Feature articles in this issue include: “Cross-Country Skiing – Aviation Style” – exploring the twists […]
Air BP teams with RocketRoute
Aviation fuel supplier Air BP has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with global flight planning business RocketRoute. The agreement was announced at the National Business Aviation Association 2014 (NBAA2014) meeting, held in Orlando, Florida. The collaboration will provide customers with a more efficient approach to flight preparation as information about fuel purchasing will be available within […]
West Star Aviation awarded ODA at all locations
West Star Aviation recently has been appointed a holder of an “Organization Designation Authorization (ODA)” by the FAA. The ODA allows West Star to manage its own certification projects and determine compliance with FAA procedures and guidelines, company officials explain.To receive the authorization, West Star had to complete a lengthy process to demonstrate to the FAA that […]
Beringer introduces new Pilatus wheel system
BERINGER AERO has introduced a new STC for the Pilatus PC-6 that incorporates upgrades for safety, uptime, controllability, and ease and cost of maintenance. Since 2010, BERINGER AERO wheels and brakes have been standard on the PC-6 with 12-inch wheels. The new STC-002 includes new 10-inch billet aluminum wheels with floating discs, calipers, the tail […]
Duck-under syndrome kills three
Aircraft: Piper Aztec. Injuries: 3 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: Charlotte Amalie, Va. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: There was no record of the pilot obtaining a weather briefing before the flight or filing a flight plan. The destination airport was tower-controlled, but the tower was closed at the time of the accident. The runway was located along […]