Secure your devices in the cockpit with the new Pilot Pocket from Sporty’s. You can stow small, valuable items, such as a Bluetooth GPS or cellphone, in the Pilot Pocket. Unsecured items can be a danger in flight and even become lost when you need to verify your GPS signal or make a last minute call […]
Fourth annual Grass Strip Foundation Fly-In set
The fourth annual fly-in for the Grass Strip Foundation at the Berg Park Aerodrome (9GA2) in Midway, Georgia, will be held Saturday, Oct. 19. The force behind the fly-in, Steve Berg, said he hopes to attract between 300 and 500 people to this year’s event. The Open House begins at 9 a.m. and runs through […]
Piper taps Hartzell for alternator, cabin heaters for Seminoles
Piper Aircraft has selected Hartzell Engine Technologies to provide its latest I-Series cabin heater and ES-Series 24V/100A alternators as standard on new Piper Seminole multi-engine advanced training aircraft. “The I-Series cabin heater and the ES-Series lightweight alternators represent the most advanced technologies for their respective categories,” stated Hartzell Engine Technologies President Mike Disbrow. “We are […]
Zenith slates factory workshops
MEXICO, Mo. — Every month Zenith Aircraft hosts a two-day workshop for people who want to learn about the basics involved in building a metal aircraft. Some people attend to build the rudder for the complete kit they are ordering. Others just want to sample the types of work involved in aircraft construction. The workshop in […]
Bad bounce bends LSA
Aircraft: Aero AT-4. Injuries: None. Location: San Diego, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land. When the airplane was about 3 feet above the ground, the airplane stalled, touched down hard and bounced. The pilot applied power to abort the landing but the LSA pulled to the left. The airplane bounced a […]
Go west, old dude…
One of the great advantages of writing professionally is that we who scribble ideas down for others to read rarely have to face those others in person. We don’t have to worry about an errant idea sending you to the refrigerator to ferret out some overly ripe fruits or vegetables that you can hurl in […]
Swift Fuels opens aviation gasoline blending facility
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — More than 100 people attended an event Friday, Sept. 13, to unveil two facilities that could bolster the process to commercialize an unleaded high-octane aviation gasoline called 100SF. Officials from Swift Fuels , based in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open their new aviation […]
Tax cut spurs job growth in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS – Officials from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and top Indiana Senate and House leaders gathered inside the expansive hangar of Eagle Creek Aviation Services here Friday to mark the nearly-instant success of a tax reduction for general aviation businesses. An Indiana measure signed into law just several months ago is already […]
Reno wraps up historic week
RENO — The National Championship Air Races wrapped up its historic 50th event on Sunday afternoon with a Breitling Unlimited Gold Championship race that ended with four-time defending champion Steve Hinton edging out one of the best racing fields in the event’s history for his fifth straight victory. Hinton, from Chino, Calif., was piloting the […]