WATERTOWN, Wis. — Jeff Baum, founder of Wisconsin Aviation, the state’s largest FBO, will be inducted into the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame in October. Baum is one of Wisconsin’s most successful aviation entrepreneurs and business operators — and has been for the past 32 years, according to Hall of Fame officials. Wisconsin Aviation, which […]
UAV Navigation to compete at Reno
UAV Navigation, a developer of flight control avionics and motion processing solutions, will sponsor a plane at the Reno National Championship Air Races and Air Show from Wednesday Sept. 9-15. Guillermo Parodi, UAV Navigation’s CEO and co-founder, will once again pilot the aircraft. Plane #36, call sign ‘N-A-RUSH’, is a Cassutt Special III, a single-seat […]
Beatles at the Ridge Fly-In slated at ARG
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — The sky is the limit at this year’s Beatles at the Ridge music festival, thanks to a fly-in scheduled at Walnut Ridge Regional Airport (ARG). The airport will welcome air travelers to the only airport The Beatles ever visited in Arkansas (September of 1964) and to the music festival on Saturday, […]
Michael Goulian teams with Bremont
Bremont Watch Co. has entered a partnership with aerobatic airshow performer Michael Goulian. Bremont Co-Founders Nick and Giles English have a passion for the sky that was passed down to them from their late father, Euan, an aeronautical engineer and display pilot. On the other side of the Atlantic, the same passion was being passed […]
MT-Propeller achieves two milestones
MT-Propeller received FAA certification for the Mitsubishi MU-2B for its latest generation high performance composite propeller. The five-blade MT-Propeller reduces cabin noise from 105 dB(A) to 90 dB(A) and improves the takeoff, climb- and cruise performance, according to company officials The risk of a hot start is also reduced due to the faster start-up with […]
ASA releases 2014 test prep books
Now shipping are ASA’s 2014 Test Prep books for pilots and Fast-Track Test Guides for mechanics. New to the 2014 line of Test Preps and Fast-Track Test Guides is the addition of free online testing and authorization. Inside each book is a code that will grant you access to Prepware Online, allowing you to take […]
Raisbeck and Blackhawk Modifications team to promote joint XPR Package
Raisbeck Engineering and Blackhawk Modifications Inc recently formed a joint marketing relationship that will initially focus on the Beechcraft King Air 200 family. The package is referred to as the Blackhawk EPIC XPR Series. The program tag line is “Performance from the Power of Two.” The EPIC XPR package consists of the Blackhawk XP Engine […]
Poor fuel management for Beech pilot
Aircraft: Beech A36. Injuries: 3 Minor. Location: Napa, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was on final approach about 1.5 miles from the runway when the engine suddenly lost power. Attempts to restore engine power were unsuccessful and the pilot made a gear-up landing on a nearby highway. During the landing, the airplane hit a […]
‘He died doing what he loved’
Guest Editorial By THOMAS P. TURNER The pilot of a twin-engine airplane sped through a narrow mountain pass. Low clouds obscured the ridges and peaks; pine trees blurred past just a few hundred feet below, materializing from the mist, flashing dark green beneath the sleek airplane, and zooming into the cloak of mist behind with […]