YUKON, Oklahoma — Legacy Aviation Services has acquired its neighboring MRO facility on Clarence E. Page Airport (KRCE) in Oklahoma City, Mid-Continent Airmotive. As a combined operation, Legacy Aviation adds to its FBO/MRO business an additional 17,300 square feet of hangar and office space, numerous airframe and powerplant technicians, along with control of the airport’s […]
Airforms awarded PMA for Cessna 208 tail tie-down handle
BIG LAKE, ALASKA — Adding to its growing list of FAA PMA approved parts available in support of the world’s Caravan fleets, Airforms, Inc. has received FAA PMA approval for part number AF2612035-1, the Caravan Tail Tie-Down Handle. The part is a direct replacement for Cessna P/N 2612035-1, and is eligible for installation on all […]
Smoke distracts pilot
Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Newberry, Mich. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane was in cruise flight when the pilot detected a “hot electrical” odor in the cockpit. He decided to return to the airport. While on short final, a large puff of smoke was emitted from under the right side of the instrument panel […]
The Black Hole Departure disaster
A dark cloud has recently settled on the general aviation community from the fatal airplane crash of Babar and Haris Suleman. They were a father and son pilot team who were attempting to fly around the world. They had become popular through social media. Followers of their journey wonder what happened that their Beechcraft could […]
Soaring deer population poses threat for pilots
Soaring deer populations are nuisances for airports and threats to pilots and planes, according to a report from ABC News. From 1990 to 2013, there were 1,088 collisions between planes and deer, elk, moose and caribou, according to a recent joint report by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Agriculture Department. Most of the planes suffered […]
New report criticizes NextGen rollout
The FAA’s efforts to modernize the air traffic control system — known as NextGen — has had such a bumpy rollout that costs associated with some of the core technology outweigh potential benefits, according to a report by the Transportation Department’s Inspector General. A story in the Wall Street Journal says the IG’s report “raises new […]
Oklahoma and South Carolina recognized for GA excellence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) recognized excellence, both in its members and state aviation programs, during the association’s awards banquet held at its 83rd Annual Convention and Trade Show in Providence, Rhode Island, earlier this month. The South Carolina Aeronautics Commission was recognized this year for the Most Innovative State Program Award and […]
Fargo Jet Center expands to Minneapolis/St. Paul market
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Exclusive Aerospace, an affiliate of Fargo Jet Center (FJC), has expanded to the Minneapolis market through purchasing the assets of Premier Jet Center at Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM). Flying Cloud is one of the main corporate airports serving the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota market. “We’ve been looking for the right location to […]
Heart of Texas Airshow takes off Saturday
WACO, Texas — The Heart Of Texas Airshow returns this Saturday, Sept. 27, to Texas State Technical College Airport. The Heart Of Texas Airshow promises jets, helicopters, airplanes, warbirds, skydivers, radio control aircraft and more in the sky and on terra firma. Flights will be available throughout the day to the public in helicopters, airplanes, historic warbirds […]