Recently a GAfuels reader sent us the following message: “Yesterday I had some work done by a Rotax maintenance facility near me. During our chat, we recounted his experience and training as an A&P, IA, pilot and FBO owner. With Rotax-powered aircraft of his own and a source of income for his business, I asked him […]
Taking the reins at AOPA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has a new president: Mark Baker. Rumors of the appointment were rampant at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, but the official announcement wasn’t made until Aug. 20. Baker is only the fifth person to be president of AOPA. Actually, he is the sixth. The first was T. […]
NASA to crash helicopter to study safety
NASA researchers will drop a 45-foot-long helicopter fuselage from a height of about 30 feet to test improved seat belts and seats and advance experimental techniques and crashworthiness data. The test is slated for Wednesday, Aug. 28, at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. NASA is collaborating with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and […]
Students experience rides aboard Yak 52s
FRANKFORT, Kentucky — Several students from the Institute of Aerospace Education recently met at Bowman Field in Louisville, Kentucky, to fly in Yak 52s. Six Yak pilots from around the country gathered at the airport, letting each student experience formation flight in these amazing World War II Warbirds. The students learned about the history and […]
FAA seeks to expand Piper fuel selector AD
AOPA is reporting that the FAA is proposing to add aircraft to an existing airworthiness directive that requires replacing the fuel selector valve cover on certain Piper PA-28-140, PA-28-150, PA-28-160, PA-28-180, PA-28R-180, and PA-28R-200 airplanes.
Cessna 310 to ‘fly’ over GMU’s new park
A Cessna 310 will soon “fly” over the new aviation-themed park at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina. “About two weeks ago, I got an email about a static display plane that was being auctioned off by The State of Georgia,” said Joe Frasher, airport director. “The bidding was ending within 48 hours and […]
NATA updates training to meet OSHA December deadline
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has recently revised its online NATA Safety 1st Hazardous Communications (HazCom) training program. In 2012, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) finalized rule changes aligning its HazCom Standard with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). OSHA has required that employers train their employees […]
Proposed AD could have devastating effect on GA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — From the 1940s to the 1970s, Max Karant was a senior vice president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) who tirelessly and fearlessly fought for the interests of GA. Even though he frequently was blunt and sometimes vicious in his discussions with — and about — the FAA, most people […]
EAA founder Paul Poberezny dies
The founder of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Paul Poberezny, passed away Aug. 22 at Evergreen Retirement Village in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, after a battle with cancer. He was 91. “We deeply appreciate all the support shown to Paul and Audrey over the past five months,” the Poberezny family said in a released statement. “As Paul […]