New from PSA Enterprises are paddle lamps, LED Replacement Navigational/Position Lamps that are available in red or green, 14 or 28 volts, weighing in at less than .0285 pounds. The lights draw .12 amps and pack 100+ Foot Candles of light. The paddle lamps are “plug & play” with no modification or alterations required and […]
Scheme Designers debut limited edition designs for Cirrus aircraft
Scheme Designers has introduced Cirrus Applied Art — 12 limited edition vinyl design sets available just for Cirrus owners. Only 15 of each set will be sold and each set is numbered and signed by the artist. Cirrus aircraft have been popular since their introduction and, with the harsh environment all aircraft operate in, the […]
Blocked rudder pedals lead to off-runway trip
Aircraft: Cessna 180. Injuries: None. Location: Abingdon, Va. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, after the airplane touched down it started to veer to the left as he began to apply the brakes. Attempts to apply right rudder were blocked because the passenger had stretched his legs out and blocked the rudder pedals. The […]
SAFE Toolkit App launched
A new smartphone application with near-real-time NWS weather, flight tracking, flight planning services, CFI endorsements and more was unveiled this week at SUN ’n FUN by the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE). Called the SAFE Toolkit, the new app is free for flight instructors and other aviation educators. SAFE spokesman Kevin D Murphy said the […]
Diamond twin-engine diesel makes show debut
A new diesel twin-engine DA42-VI — known as the Dash-6 — is making its 2014 show debut at this week’s SUN ’n FUN. “Since its introduction last year, everyone has been asking when the Dash-6 would be available to see,” said Jeff Owen, vice president of Premier Aircraft Sales in Fort Lauderdale, Diamond’s southeastern distributor. […]
The circus is more than just a circus
It’s an American tradition that continues unabated, thank goodness. Kids start smiling a little wider in the weeks before the big day. Neighborhood dogs pick up on the excitement, wagging their tails with abandon. Moms and dads prepare for days of high strung adventure, followed by the easily predictable collapse of exhausted young ‘uns. Wait […]
Shell to sponsor Able Flight scholarship to honor Alan Henley
Able Flight, a non-profit organization that provides flight and aviation career training scholarships to people with physical disabilities, announced today that Shell Aviation has signed on as a major sponsor of its national scholarship and mentoring program. Each year the Shell Aviation/Able Flight scholarship will be awarded to honor air show pilot Alan Henley, a […]
Air shows: The new paradigm
By JOHN CUDAHY No single American industry was as adversely impacted by last year’s sequestration debacle as the air show business. By the end of the 2013 season, more than 60 shows in the U.S. had cancelled as a direct result of the Pentagon’s withdrawal of all military support. Dozens of other shows experienced attendance […]
HARMAN’s AKG enters the aviation market
On opening day of SUN ’n FUN, HARMAN’s AKG introduced the AV100 aviation headset, the Austria-based company’s first product designed for pilots. According to company officials, the AV100 utilizes proprietary hybrid noise-reduction technology to block cockpit noise and offers features specifically designed for aviation use. Aimed at professional and private general aviation pilots, the AV100 […]