By DALE FORTON. The FAA has reversed its maintenance duty time legal interpretation and comments submitted by the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association played a role in that decision. Back in May 2010, the FAA released a legal interpretation meant to clarify rest provisions for aviation maintenance technicians, concluding that the rule required one day off […]
Idaho Aviation Expo set for May
The Idaho Aviation Expo, formerly known as Trade Show Aviation Idaho, will be held May 17-18, 2013 at Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA). In its third year, the expo will feature new and vintage aircraft, maintenance and avionics, clubs and associations, workshops and speakers, and all other things aviation related in Aero Mark’s 30,000-square-f00t hangar. […]
Regional General Aviation Awards winners named
The National General Aviation Awards Committee has revealed this year’s regional General Aviation Awards winners, who are all finalists for the national awards. The mission of the General Aviation Awards program is to recognize individual aviation professionals on the local, regional, and national levels for their contributions to aviation, education, and flight safety, according to […]
Courtesy Aircraft tapped as Towbots distributor
Courtesy Aircraft has been designated the exclusive Warbird distributor of Towbots, a remote-controlled aircraft towing solution. Pilots can remotely tow their aircraft from any vantage point with the Standard Duty TowBot, which are powered by dual 24 volt DC motors capable of towing aircraft weighing up to 15,000 lbs. gross weight. Base Price: $8,995. Features […]
ACONE presents Winter Icebreaker Social
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will present its Winter Icebreaker Social at the Papa Razzi restaurant in Burlington, Mass., Feb. 20. Guest Speaker Garry Kozak, a salvage expert, will give a presentation on the last flying Sikorsky S-39 Amphibian, a 1930 aircraft that was lost some 55 years ago in a remote lake […]
Disorientation brings down Cirrus
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Bennett, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was practicing instrument approaches in night VFR conditions. He was in a right turn and had turned his head to the right to look at some instrumentation when he felt the airplane accelerate. He looked at his flight […]
Time to get familiar with NextGen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It has been said by FAA officials that moving from the present air traffic control system to a satellite-based one is like trying to replace a flat tire on a car while it is speeding down the highway. And while implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) may be behind […]
Mother Jones reports on leaded avgas
One of the positive aspects of dealing with aviation fuels is that concerns are politically bi-partisan among pilots, the media and even among elected officials. A recent example of this is an article on leaded aviation fuel written by Sarah Zhang, a contributing writer for Mother Jones, a magazine that describes itself as “a news […]
Innovations: Seeing clearly in the cockpit
Bill Davis, owner of Airplane Things, noted that it’s hard to read a map while flying because of the dim light inside the cockpit. His solution? He created AV-SUN sunglasses, which are made with a gradient tint that fades to clear on the bottom of the lenses, so you have a bright clear view of […]