Lamar Technologies has new PMAs for pre-1996 Cessna single engine aircraft. Due to high demand for Original Equipment 14 and 28 volt regulators, the company PMA’d both the DGR3 and DGR6 regulators it supplies Cessna. The regulators fit Cessna 150 thru Cessna 210 series aircraft and are available worldwide through aviation distributors, according to company […]
The FAR/AIM in Plain English
Now at Aircraft Spruce is a new book, “The FAR/AIM In Plain English,” which omits everything that you don’t need to know for your sport or private pilot certificate. The balance of the traditional FAR/AIM reference book has been translated into plain conversational English that pilots and student pilots can apply to their everyday flying, company officials said. Aircraft […]
CPS carries Rotax rubber replacement kits
California Power Systems now carries Rotax 912 five-year rubber replacement kits, complete with the parts most commonly needed for the five-year service requirement. The kits were developed by Roger Lee for the Flight Design CT but will also work for other aircraft. For other aircraft, re-measure the fuel, oil, and coolant lines for lengths needed […]
Navigation simulator app released
Digital Aviation has released a lower cost iPhone/iPod touch version of its mobile flight simulator for radio navigation training. Radio Navigation Simulator is a 2D flight simulator, designed for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, that enables pilots and students to practice and become proficient in the use and management of VOR, VOR-DME and ADF instruments, […]
Prime Air receives AS9100-C certification
Prime Air has received AS9100-C certification. Achieved in October 2011, the certification was awarded following an audit by Intertek. AS9100 is the quality management system (QMS) standard for the aviation, space, and defense industries, and certification emphasizes areas that impact on process and service safety, quality, and reliability for aerospace products, according to company officials. […]
First solo, first incident
This February 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: Flight Design CTLS. Injuries: None. Location: Fort Myers, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: Once cleared for his first solo by his CFI, […]
Trilateration: A must for NextGen and ADS-B
By JEFFREY BOCCACCIO. This is the seventh in a series of articles looking at the impact of NextGen on GA pilots. Last post we discussed where GPS came from and how its implementation was successfully completed by using ground base pseudolites. We also reviewed how triangulation was used for navigation. Triangulation basically emulates what we […]
TSA comment period closes March 1
By DAVE HOOK. Do you know about 49 CFR 1552? This regulation deals with alien flight training and flight school security awareness training and is one of the few federal security regulations that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration requires compliance from general aviation. Are you interested in submitting your comments to the TSA and the […]
Associations ‘unwavering’ in bid for driver’s license medical
Officials at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) say they are “unwavering in their effort to open more aircraft to pilots using a driver’s license and medical self-assessment,” despite the FAA’s recent denial of a request to expand the driver’s license medical to private pilots flying aircraft 6,000 […]