OSHKOSH, Wisc. – Launched just one year ago, SocialFlight has signed up more than 20,000 users. SocialFlight, for those unaware, is a robust calendar of aviation events. “We’ve logged more than 4,000 events in 2013 alone,” reports SocialFlight founder Jeff Simon. “In fact, we’ve heard of events being created because of SocialFlight.” New at AirVenture […]
Concorde Battery discontinues CB line
WEST COVINA, Calif. — Over the years, Concorde Battery’s technological advances have led to sealed lead acid battery technology that provide more efficiency, more power and more convenience than traditional flooded battery technology. This led to an escalating shift in customer’s preference for a sealed RG Series battery over the CB (dry charged) flooded battery […]
Cessna offers heat-reflecting paint for Turbo Stationair
OSHKOSH — Cessna debuted its new Night Sky edition of the Turbo Stationair at this week’s AirVenture. This limited edition of the Cessna Turbo Stationair features a black and red paint scheme that includes a new surface coating capable of reflecting most infrared solar heat. The Night Sky edition Turbo Stationair also includes a specially-painted […]
P&WC launches extended warranty for skydive operators
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) and Blackhawk Modifications have launched a Progressive Maintenance Program (PMP) for skydive operators using PT6A-42A engines on Blackhawk Modifications’ XP42A Cessna Caravan conversion. “We are very excited about this enhanced PMP, which will allow skydive operators to extend their time between overhauls (TBO) to 5,000 hours,” said Denis Parisien, Vice […]
Arcadia releases McChord Field
Arcadia Publishing has built a strong reputation for producing pictorial walks through history in the form of their sepia-tinged books. The latest from Arcadia’s Images of America series is McChord Field. Released on July 22, the book boast more than “200 vintage images and memories of days gone by.” McChord Field, now part of Joint […]
Loss of control in traffic pattern proves fatal
Aircraft: Piper Comanche. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Camas, Wash. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The private pilot’s most recent third-class medical certificate was issued July 28, 2010. At the time, he reported a total flight time of 4,000 hours. A pilot-rated witness reported watching the Comanche join what appeared to be the left downwind […]
Purdue jet to fly to Oshkosh on biofuel
OSHKOSH — Pilots from Purdue University will fly the university’s Embraer Phenom 100 jet to AirVenture on Friday, Aug. 2, powered in part by a biofuel. One of the jet’s twin Pratt & Whitney engines will be filled with conventional jet aviation fuel, while the other will contain a biofuel blend prepared by the U.S. […]
Amelia Earhart’s namesake plans to retrace legendary flight
OSHKOSH — Pilot Amelia Rose Earhart announced her intention to circumnavigate the globe in a Pilatus PC-12 NG single-engine aircraft today at AirVenture. Departure from Oakland, California, is scheduled for next June. In partnership with Denver’s Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Earhart — a distant relative of the famous pilot — and […]
DIY fuel trailers
GAfuels blogger Dean Billing is nearing completion of his RANS S-7S, which will be powered by a mogas-burning Jabiru engine. With the fuel not being available at his airport in central Oregon, he decided to construct a fuel trailer to haul it from his supplier to his hangar. Dean, a retired computer scientist and talented […]