Cessna reports the successful maiden flight of the first production unit of the Citation CJ3+ from the company’s manufacturing facility adjacent to Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita. Mark Tuttle, production flight test pilot, said all systems performed as expected during the 73 minute flight. The new aircraft was first announced on March 20 of this year, and FAA certification […]
Concorde introduces heated batteries for cold weather ops
Cold temperatures increase the internal resistance, which decreases a battery’s capacity and slows its ability to accept charge current. For years, operators in cold climates have made it a practice to endure the inconvenience of removing batteries from aircraft, transporting and storing them in a heated environment, then reinstalling prior to departure. Some also use external […]
AOPA begins transition back to Jeppesen for online flight planner
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has made a change to its online flight planning member benefit. Starting in 2015, AOPA will return to the AOPA Internet Flight Planner (AIFP) powered by Jeppesen, retiring the current flight planner, FlyQ Web. AIFP will remain a free member benefit. “We are excited to be partnering with Jeppesen to […]
Video: A thunderstorm’s impacts on air travel
When a thunderstorm hits an airport, the impact on aircraft is immediate. Here’s a great time-lapse video of that impact on the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL).
Bush Flying DVD released
Supersonic Productions has unveiled the first in its Excellent Aviator series of shows on DVD, “Bush Flying.” The original footage was filmed in Alaska, and features renowned bush pilots Bob and Bobby Breeden, Vern Kingsford, and others, who share what it’s like to make a living flying among the boulders and mountains, sandbars and fjords that […]
Shell Aviation redesigns lubricants packaging
Shell Aviation revealed new product packaging for piston engine oils at this year’s Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh. ”The reason for the change of the packaging is simple – we’ve listened to customers and they told us that they wanted our products to stand out and be easy to identify,” said Amjad Shahabuddin, Global Marketing […]
Video: A windowless jet… concept
France’s Technicon Design came up with a creative new jet concept… no windows.
Jeppesen to sponsor iPad EFB Challenge
Jeppesen has become a sponsor of the iPad Takes Flight! EFB Challenge Edition – a seminar/contest series designed to advance the use of iPads and other tablet devices in-flight by pilots. This seminar series builds on the iPad Takes Flight! seminar series given by MyGoFlight to thousands of pilots over the past three years. The […]
FlightSafety’s Pilatus sim receives FAA nod
FlightSafety International’s new Pilatus PC-12/47 simulator has been qualified to Level D by the FAA. This simulator is the only FAA Level D qualified simulator for the Pilatus PC-12/47 available worldwide. Training using this new simulator is scheduled to begin at FlightSafety’s Learning Center in Dallas, Texas. Pilatus selected FlightSafety as its factory-authorized training provider […]