Aircraft: Cessna 170. Injuries: None. Location: Pullman, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: A CFI was providing tailwheel instruction to a pilot who intended to purchase the airplane. They had completed 10.7 hours of training, which included 56 landings. The CFI said he felt pressured to complete the training since the pilot planned to depart the following […]
Is there a benefit to using fuel additives?
I have recently received several inquiries concerning the use of aviation fuel and lubricant additives. To start a discussion on additives, I’ve looked into any and all approved additives. In the ASTM D-910 spec for 100/130 low-lead avgas, there are only two fuel additives approved for aircraft owner addition to the fuel: Isopropyl Alcohol and […]
Air Tractor delivers aircraft to China
Air Tractor President Jim Hirsch and Managing Director Peter Mackay of Field Air Sales & Maintenance Pty. recently participated in a colorful ceremony in Jiamusi China marking the delivery of six Air Tractor AT-802F aircraft to Beidahuang General Aviation Company (BGA). The company is a subsidiary of the Beidahuang Group, a provincial-level state farm agribusiness […]
ISM hangar receives aviation project of the year award
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — An airport hangar, constructed jointly between Kissimmee Gateway Airport and SunState Aviation, recently received the award for Aviation Project of the Year for Architecture, given by the Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives (SEC-AAAE) SunState Aviation was founded in the spring of 2002 when president and co-founder Steve Graham saw […]
Wings Over Wiscasset set for Aug. 8-9
WISCASSET, Maine — The second annual Wings Over Wiscasset (WOW) Fly-In will take place Aug. 8-9, featuring a World War II vintage airshow by the Texas Flying Legends Museum. The fundraising event at Wiscasset Airport (KIWI) includes aviation programs for the kids on Friday, raffles, and historical presentations. The two-day event features educational and veterans programs, military museum […]
LORD develops fluid-free shimmy damper for Piper aircraft
LORD Corporation has developed a fluid-free shimmy damper for the Piper PA-28/32 aircraft. The product, LORD Part Number SE-1508-1, will be available to the market in July. The LORD Fluid-Free Shimmy Damper offers consistent damping in a maintenance-free design and uses surface-effect technology to reduce nose wheel shimmy, according to company officials. LORD has replaced the hydraulic piston […]
Wichita Aero Club awards scholarship
WICHITA — For the second year in a row, the Wichita Aero Club awarded its Edward W. Stimpson scholarship to a Kansas State University-Salina student, Elias Peterson of Lindsborg, Kansas. Peterson follows fellow Wildcat Bert Hutchinson of Wichita, who received the award last year. Peterson was presented with a giant facsimile of a check for $2,000. He is […]
Zenair rivets now at Aircraft Spruce
Zenith Aircraft Co. is making available its blind rivets through Aircraft Spruce and Specialty. Blind (or pulled) rivets are a common type of fastener used in metal kit aircraft construction. They are available in 1/8” and 5/32” diameters. As the rivet is pulled, the rivet head is drawn into a dome-shaped top, which gives the finished […]
Rick Wielebski named GM of Landmark Aviation at BFI
Rick Wielebski has been named the general manager of Landmark Aviation’s Boeing Field/King County International Airport (BFI) location. “I am pleased to have Rick as part of the Landmark Aviation team,” Regional Vice President Charlie Ferraro said. “His industry knowledge and experience make him a key addition, not only to our BFI location, but to the […]