Savannah Technical College broke ground Wednesday for its new Aviation Training Center, designed to develop high-level technicians for area jobs in aircraft assembly and maintenance, according to a report in the Savannah Morning News. Read the full story here.
Ameritech to distribute Electroair electronic ignition kits
Electroair and Ameritech Industries, the parent company of Eagle Engines and American Propeller Service, have entered into a wholesale stocking distributor agreement for Electroair’s new line of electronic ignition kits for experimental and certified Lycoming engines. With over 35 years of general aviation experience, Ameritech Industries will be distributing the Electroair electronic kit. The EIS-41000 […]
Paradigm Flight Simulation and Flightline Solutions form alliance
Paradigm Shift Solutions, Inc. has hired Flightline Solutions, LLC as its exclusive sales agent for flight simulation and training products. The partnership leverages Flightline Solutions’ sales expertise and customer relationships within the flight training industry, while allowing Paradigm to focus its resources on technological innovation, product engineering, manufacturing and customer support. “We are excited about […]
FlightSafety promotes Sammur to director of engineering
FlightSafety International has promoted Dr. Nidal Sammur to Director of Engineering for the company’s simulation facility in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. “Nidal has made many significant contributions to the design, manufacture and support of FlightSafety’s advanced technology flight simulation equipment over the past 20 years,” said Rick Armstrong, Vice President, Simulation. “His experience and expertise in […]
Tanis offers preheat systems for AgustaWestland helicopters
Tanis Aircraft Products now has available its helicopter preheat systems for the AgustaWestland AW119. AgustaWestland manufactures the AW119 Koala helicopter, a civilian eight-seat turbine-powered utility helicopter, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Collaborating with the AgustaWestland team, representatives from Tanis reviewed the installation of a Tanis preheat system on a customer’s AW119. The new system comprises a simple […]
Lost student pilot runs out of fuel
This January 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: Cessna 150. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Brownstown, Ill. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot was on the last leg of a […]
Ask Paul: Why is my spark plug oil-fouled?
Q: I have been noticing an intermittent miss on the left mag during mag checks on the O-235L2C in my 1981 Cessna 152 (about 670 SMOH that included new Lycoming cylinders and pistons). About 30 hours ago when I cleaned, regapped, and rotated the plugs, I found that the lower plug on the #4 cylinder […]
GAMA commends Obama, then asks him to fix policy blind spot
WASHINGTON, DC — In his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress last night, President Obama embraced U.S. manufacturing in his “blueprint” for revitalizing the economy and job creation. While encouraging, officials at the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) said they hope the president will abandon his depreciation tax proposal on […]
Barefoot Bandit compares himself to Wright brothers
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that in a series of emails sent from jail, the “Barefoot Bandit,” Colton Harris-Moore, compares his flying prowess to Wilbur and Orville Wright: “The things I have done as far as flying and airplanes goes, is amazing. Nobody on this planet [could] have done what I have, except for […]