LONDON — Always wanted to own —and fly — a Spitfire? Now you can — or at least part of one. The Boultbee Flight Academy is now offering the possibility to purchase a 1/10th share in an original Supermarine Spitfire in flying condition. In addition to this, as the only accredited Spitfire training academy in […]
New Spark Plug Tray from Tempest
Tempest has created a new spark plug tray constructed of high quality metal to protect spark plugs from damage.Rubber feet on the bottom of the tray help keep the tray in place on metal workbenches and tool boxes. The tray includes numbered spark plug slots allowing for proper spark plug organization and rotation. The tray […]
‘Flying the Cessna 210: The Secrets Unlocked’ released
Just released is “Flying the Cessna 210: The Secrets Unlocked,” an all-new primer on owning and flying the Cessna 210 by six-time Master CFI Chuck McGill. The book helps aviators master the art of piloting this complex airplane, according to the author, who offers his wisdom on optimum performance and safe operations based on his […]
Cessna TTX now with CAV Ice Protection FIKI system
NEW CENTURY AIRPORT, Kan., June 24, 2013 – CAV Ice Protection’s patented TKS system for Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) is scheduled to enter service with Cessna’s new single-engine TTx aircraft by early 2014. “The Cessna TTx can now be ordered with the optional CAV Ice Protection FIKI system,” said Jodi Noah, Senior Vice President, […]
Engine failure on takeoff proves fatal
Aircraft: Piper Super Cruiser. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Delta, Alaska. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: According to witnesses on the ground, the airplane took off from the private airstrip and had reached an altitude of about 200 to 300 feet AGL, when the engine lost power. The airplane turned to the left and the […]
EAA vs. FAA: It’s complicated
To be honest, I’m a bit conflicted about all that’s been going on with the Experimental Aircraft Association and the FAA’s demand that the association cover some of the costs of air traffic control at this month’s AirVenture. Of course, EAA is much more than AirVenture. But once a year, it does host the mother […]
Workshop addresses cost barriers to avionics certification
In cooperation with the FAA, the Aircraft Electronics Association played host to more than 50 attendees at lasat week’s AML-STC Avionics Product Certification Workshop, which took place June 25-26 in the Dan Derby Center for Professional Development at the AEA’s international headquarters in Lee’s Summit, Mo. The workshop was predicated on a discussion for a […]
Research shows black box could increase safety, efficiency of collegiate flight training
Flight operations quality assurance, or FOQA, the system contained in an aircraft’s black box, could improve the safety of collegiate flight training programs in the future, according to research conducted by J.D. Swinney, one of the first two graduates of Kansas State University Salina’s Professional Master of Technology degree program. “FOQA has been proven to […]
FIFI flies into Nashville for six-day stay
Nashville residents will witness a rare sight Tuesday, July 2, when the Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) famous Boeing B-29 Superfortress comes to town. FIFI, the only remaining flying example of the aircraft in the world, will fly into Smyrna Airport for a six-day stay. Country music celebrity and accomplished pilot Aaron Tippin will be flying […]