Pelican Products has introduced the 1460TOOL – Mobile Tool Chest. The 1460TOOL features a two-level, extra deep, fully customizable tray system that lifts out of the case on reinforced stainless steel brackets, according to company officials. The trays, with their interchangeable dividers, accommodate a wide variety of configurations to protect and organize standard hand tools […]
Able wins International Business Award
Able Engineering & Component Services has been named Arizona’s outstanding international business. The Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations presented its 2011 International Business Award for Excellence in Global Business to Lee Benson, CEO of the Able Group of Companies, during the Committee’s International State of the State luncheon Sept. 26. Able provides cost-effective repair and […]
Lincoln extends rebate program
Lincoln Electric has extended its Money Matters rebate program through Feb. 29, 2012. As part of this extension, the company also has expanded the program to include additional products. Both the POWER MIG 180 Dual and the new POWER MIG 256 have been added to the Money Matters product line-up. Rebates on the new additions […]
Drunk pilot crashes
These October 2009 accident reports are provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, they are intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Super Cub. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Bingham, Neb. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: A witness reported that he saw the airplane flying […]
Fly the distance with NextGen: The power of the electron
By JEFFREY BOCCACCIO. This is the third in a series of articles looking at the impact of NextGen on GA pilots. As we race through each generation of the National Airspace System (NAS), technology clearly is the biggest driver contributing to its evolution. Last month we discovered that the expansion of the NAS was started […]
GA vital to balance of trade
National Business Aviation Association President and CEO Ed Bolen recently told the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that the U.S. civil aviation industry remains one of the strongest positive contributors to the nation’s balance of trade, despite the daunting economic challenges that have confronted the industry in recent years. In testimony he provided at a […]
Will NextGen be worth the cost for GA?
Everyone has heard the promises made about the benefits of the FAA’s NextGen air traffic control system, but many of the advantages seem far off and expensive, a story at Business Aviation Insider says. The FAA says business aircraft operators can realize some of the benefits now, such as GPS approaches made possible by localizer […]
State takes aim at proposed landing fee at HXD
State aviation officials are trying to discourage Beaufort County from charging private pilots to fly to Hilton Head Island Airport (HXD) by placing a caveat on state grants. The S.C. Aeronautic Commission set new criteria in a vote Aug. 25 that landing fees or runway usage fees will be seen as “a negative consideration” for […]
NextGen focus of Wednesday hearing
A Congressional hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 5, will examine the costs, benefits, progress and management of the FAA’s NextGen air traffic control modernization program. Wednesday’s hearing, chaired by U.S. Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis), will focus on the FAA’s progress in delivering measureable benefits to aviation users, as well as the agency’s projections for future benefits […]