Workers from Ideker, Inc. have begun the first phase of a three-phase Taxiway Pavement Rehabilitation Program at Kansas City Downtown Airport (MKC). The $3.5 million project will include partial-depth pavement repairs, full-depth pavement removal and replacement, crack sealing, joint sealing and pavement markings on Taxiways F, K and G. The work will also include rehabilitation […]
‘Sentimental Journey’ to offer rides at Copperstate
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will be offering rides in “Sentimental Journey,” a restored B-17G Flying Fortress, at the 39th annual Copperstate Fly-In & Aviation Expo at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport, Oct. 20-22. Rides on the B-17 start at $425 per person, certainly not pocket change. But, as CAF spokesman […]
PAMA slates national symposium
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) will hold its National Aviation Maintenance Symposium in the Ann Arbor, Mich., area at Eastern Michigan University Jan. 19-20, 2012. The National Aviation Maintenance Symposium will feature exhibitors, speakers and presenters for aviation maintenance professionals. It will provide the opportunity for professional development, educational training and networking for managers […]
Wicks stocks Bluetooth GPS receiver
Wicks Aircraft Supply has added a new GPS receiver to its list of products for GA pilots: The Dual SGPX150 universal Bluetooth receiver that works with iPad, iPod touch, iPhone and other Bluetooth-enabled smart phones, tablets and laptops. It is a high sensitivity GPS receiver that works wirelessly with most apps requiring GPS at distances […]
Banyan rolls out red carpet for boat show
Banyan Air Service at Florida’s Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) is rolling out the red carpet to pilots for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, which takes place Oct. 27-Oct. 31. Pilots flying in for the boat show will get some additional benefits, special hotel rates, fuel discounts, AVTRIP points and a chance to win […]
Student ground-loops
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: None. Location: Chandler, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. The airplane […]
Flying the Skycatcher: The CFI’s perspective
Cessna’s Skycatcher was designed for the Light Sport Aircraft category, as well as to lower the cost of entry into aviation. It was also designed to be a teaching platform that could ostensibly replace the Cessna 150 series in flight schools. I have more than 300 hours in Cessna 150-series aircraft, of which a little […]
Eclipse now taking orders for new jets
Eclipse Aerospace is now taking orders for the Eclipse 550, the new twin-engine jet model in the Eclipse Jet family. “We’re thrilled to be taking this positive step forward in Eclipse history,” said Mason Holland, CEO and Chairman of Eclipse Aerospace, said at the National Business Aviation Association convention in Las Vegas. “We expect a […]
Wright Brothers Trophy awarded
Lt. General Thomas Patten Stafford, USAF (Ret.) will receive the prestigious 2011 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) “for his pioneering achievements that have led the way to the moon, to greater international cooperation in space, and to a safer America.” NAA established this award in 1948 to honor the memory […]