Mike Piscatella, Vice President, Business Development, has retired from Tailwind Technologies of Piqua, Ohio, parent company of Hartzell Propeller. Since joining the company in 2003, Piscatella was heavily involved with Tailwind’s acquisition of Industrial Tube Company, AcousticFab, and Electrofilm Manufacturing Company, all three currently operating under the Hartzell Aerospace umbrella. Additionally, he served an operating role […]
LogTen Pro integrated with ForeFlight
ForeFlight has added support for exporting flight information from ForeFlight Mobile to LogTen Pro. Pilots using ForeFlight 4.3 will now have the ability to create a new log entry in LogTen Pro simply by pressing the “LogTen” button on the File & Brief view or from the “Send to …” button within ForeFlight, according to […]
Duncan develops roll-around Hawker landing gear
Duncan Aviation has developed new, roll-around Hawker landing gear, which allows aircraft to be moved through all phases of maintenance at the same time the aircraft’s landing gear is being overhauled. Dan Fuoco, Hawker Airframe Service Sales Rep, estimates that customers will be able to shave at least two weeks, if not more, off of […]
Ask Paul: Tips to getting Dad’s Pacer flying again
Q: I was reading your explanation on the difference between narrow deck and wide deck Lycomings — what an excellent piece of writing. My interest is that my brother Lee and I have my Dad’s PA-20 and, while stored indoors, it hasn’t flown since 1964 or so, but I’m thinking (perhaps foolishly) about putting it […]
Aircraft Spruce acquires California Power Systems
Aviation powerhouse Aircraft Spruce (officially Irwin International Inc.) recently completed agreements to buy California Power Systems (CPS); both are California-based enterprises. This shows what CPS had accomplished through 30 years in business, but it also shows that Aircraft Spruce remains committed to Light-Sport Aircraft, by far the largest users of the Austrian engine. It also […]
Latest FAA fleet fuel report deeply flawed
In November, the FAA published its latest “Reciprocating Engine Aircraft Fleet Fuel Distribution Report” DOT/FAA/AR-TN11/22. As described in the report’s abstract, “The purpose of the data analysis was to establish a baseline of aviation fuels currently in use by all reciprocating engine-powered aircraft to quantitatively assess the effect of first reducing and, eventually, eliminating the […]
Bahamas Habitat kicks off fundraising campaign
The Bahamas Habitat annual fund-raising Christmas Campaign has kicked off and will continue until the end of December. According to John Armstrong, president of Bahamas Habitat, the organization is using an online system it developed that gets everyone involved and leverages social media to not only raise money but to also “Friend Raise” by getting […]
Barry Schiff joins Wolf Aviation Fund
Captain Barry Schiff is now serving as honorary spokesperson for the Wolf Aviation Fund, which provides grants to people doing great work in general aviation. Schiff, retired after a long time airline career for TWA, has enjoyed a parallel career as an aviation writer, with more than 1,600 articles and dozens of books and videos […]
San Luis Jet Center joins Avfuel network
San Luis Jet Center at San Luis Obispo Regional Airport (SBP) in California has joined the Avfuel network. Built in 2004, San Luis Jet Center offers visitors a number of amenities, including a waiting area with views overlooking the runway and ramp; a conference room that can be reserved for meetings; as well as a […]