An editorial in the News Virginia notes that President Obama’s recent rhetoric characterizing general aviation airport users as fat cats may be good politics but not good policy. The proposed $100 per flight air traffic control fee could further hurt the economy and local airports, the editorial notes, quoting Eagle Nest Airport manager John Trissel: […]
Conklin & de Decker to hold Aircraft Acquisition Seminar
Conklin & de Decker will host the 12th Annual Aircraft Acquisition and Planning Seminar in Scottsdale, Ariz., Dec. 6-7, 2011 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. The seminar is designed to help the aircraft buyer, owner or aviation professional understand how to make an informed decision when buying and owning an aircraft. It will focus on […]
Second annual Grass Strip Foundation Fly-In slated
The second annual Grass Strip Foundation Fly-In/Open House will be held Saturday Oct. 22 at Berg Park Aerodrome (9GA2) in Midway, Georgia. The Grass Strip Foundation is an educational and preservation foundation dedicated to vintage, experimental and general aviation aircraft, educating the “uninformed about the joys, practicalities and necessities of aircraft in our modern society […]
Bombers take to the skies at AIRSHO
The 2011 Commemorative Air Force (CAF) AIRSHO is this weekend in Midland, Texas, and this year, the CAF will be darkening the skies with the massive bombers of World War II and today. “This year is all about the bombers,” said CAF Colonel/Volunteer AIRSHO Chairman Gena Linebarger. “No other show in the country can feature […]
Airwolf Aviation lands at GMU
Airwolf Aviation has opened a new flight training location in South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) main terminal building. Airwolf Aviation was founded four years ago by Michele Rash, with Cyndy Hollman as chief flight instructor, and one airplane. Currently, Airwolf has a fleet of eight aircraft, five flight instructors and an aircraft sales/purchase assistance […]
Dreamliner on display at Museum of Flight
Boeing’s first 787 Dreamliner will be on public display at Seattle’s The Museum of Flight’s parking lot Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A pilot who flew the plane on its historic first flight, Boeing Chief Pilot Randy Neville, will talk about the Dreamliner program during a 1:30 p.m. presentation at the museum. […]
VFR into IMC kills one
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: RV-6. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Magnolia, N.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The private pilot had logged 270 hours, including 30 hours in […]
Troubleshooting a rough-running engine
Q: My Lycoming TIO-540 engine on my Cessna T206H is running very rough at max power setting. I recently replaced one dud cylinder due to very low compression. The ring gaps were wide and exhaust valve guide and seat were bad. Presently all compressions are good, ignition timing is good, and turbo giving boost. The […]
LSAs at AOPA Summit
At the AOPA Aviation Summit I spent time in the Lockwood Aviation booth, which gave me a chance to speak with a few RV-12 builders. Van‘s has reportedly sold approximately 600 RV-12 LSA, of which 150 may be flying, making RV-12 by far the most successful Experimental LSA. RV-12 would among rank high among all […]