PilotMall.com has signed an exclusive distribution contract to sell Radenna’s latest SkyRadar weather receiver directly to the public. The weather receiver features ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) capabilities paired with a built-in WAAS enabled GPS. With this system, pilots can receive and display weather data constantly without purchasing a monthly subscription. PilotMall.com is accepting pre-orders immediately, […]
Inflight fire for Warrior
This May 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Warrior II. Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor. Location: Chandler, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The private pilot and CFI were performing […]
The resurrection of ‘Weisse Eins’
By J. DOUGLAS HINTON Prologue: Luftwaffe Unteroffizier (Corporal) Heinz Orlowski was shot down Feb. 9, 1945, over Nazi-occupied Norway’s Fordefjord during an Allied raid of 32 Beaufighters, 10 Mustangs, and two search and rescue aircraft intent on destroying the German destroyer Z33 and support ships holed up in the fjord. Pitting his Focke Wulf 190F-8 […]
Eclipse inks deal to produce jet airframe
Eclipse Aerospace has signed an agreement with PZL Mielec, an affiliate of Sikorsky Aircraft and subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., to produce major components for the Eclipse 550 Jet. PZL Mielec will manufacture the fuselage, empennage, and wings for Eclipse Aerospace in Poland and ship the parts to Albuquerque, N.M., for final assembly. Eclipse Aerospace […]
LightSquared files for bankruptcy
LightSquared has filed for bankruptcy, saying it will seek to resolve the concerns of U.S. regulators who thwarted the company’s plan to build a nationwide high-speed wireless network that tests showed interfered with GPS signals. According to a Bloomberg report, LightSquared listed assets of $4.48 billion and debt of $2.29 billion in the bankruptcy filing, […]
Kestrel Aircraft slates job fair
All is not gloomy news in general aviation. Kestrel Aircraft Co., based in Brunswick, Maine, and Superior, Wis., led by aviation entrepreneur, and Cirrus Aircraft founder Alan Klapmeier, will host a Job Fair this week in Wichita. Following an informational session Tuesday from 6-7 p.m., open Recruiting will be held Wednesday, May 16, and Thursday, […]
FAA revises flight blocking rules
The FAA has published new procedures that would give aircraft owners broader control over their flight information’s disclosure, according to a report at AOPA.org. The agency will accept comments on its notice of proposed process until June 8.
New food truck with aviation theme takes off
After winning the 2012 Scovie Award for its Aviators Sauces, the owner of Sauce Depot got inspired and created a new food truck and menu using his own products. In late 2011 a panel of top culinary experts from the Scovie awards honored Sauce Depot and it’s locally produced Gourmet Aviator Products a first place […]
Paying tribute to Mama Bird
An honor guard of Civil Air Patrol cadets will salute aviation legend Evelyn Johnson Bryan, known by all as “Mama Bird,” when she is laid to rest Wednesday morning in Jefferson City, Tenn. The scheduled cadet presence is part of CAP’s tribute to Col. Evelyn Bryan Johnson, one of its most storied members. She joined […]