Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW), in Morgantown, W.Va., has joined the Avfuel network of FBOs. Recognized as one of the “best small cities in the country,” Morgantown is home to West Virginia University as well as a growing infrastructure of healthcare, recreation, and commerce. In addition, Morgantown serves as a gateway to Washington, D.C. With daily […]
New twist on trouble lights
Snap-on has a new twist on second generation trouble lights: It’s new horizontal-shaped swivel light features 30 bright-white LED lights that provide up to 100,000 hours or 11.4 years of continuous service. The horizontal head pivots -5° to 90° and rotates 300° . The swivel light is extremely useful in providing light where it’s needed, […]
FirstSupportAOG.com launches
Dallas Airmotive has unveiled a dedicated website for its F1RST SUPPORT command center. The website – FirstSupportAOG.com – gives visitors an overview of First Support capabilities, locations, contact information, downloads and video tour of the operation. The new website provides customers with a look at how F1RST SUPPORT operates and provides several options for contacting […]
Tanis opens Twin Cities office
Tanis Aircraft Products has opened an administrative offices in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, located 12 miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis. Tanis has operated its aircraft preheat systems manufacturing business in Glenwood, Minnesota, for more than 30 years and will continue to produce its line of aircraft products there. The new offices at Flying Cloud Airport (FCM) […]
Duncan Aviation publishes ADS-B Straight Talk Book
Duncan Aviation has published a new book in its online Straight Talk series, Straight Talk About ADS-B. Available at DuncanAviation.aero/straighttalk, the book provides insight regarding the upcoming Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) mandate, which allows an aircraft to transmit information to Air Traffic Control ground stations and to other properly equipped aircraft. “The retrofit of business […]
Taylorcraft loses tailwheel
This June 2009 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: Taylorcraft BC12-D. Injuries: None. Location: Somerville, N.J. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land on runway 12. The winds […]
Good science
Ben Visser is an aviation fuels and lubricants expert who spent 33 years with Shell Oil. In one of my past columns, I criticized the ethanol industry and others for using “bad science” to promote their products. I received several emails from readers who felt that I was off base because, they said, the Wright […]
Flying is expensive, but does it have to be?
Lately I have been seeing a lot of angst in the marketplace. Much of it aimed at the unconscionably high cost of flying, and the unattainably high cost of training to earn a pilot’s license. Let me be honest here. I have all the same economic problems the average aviation nut has. I am not […]
DOT move would allow anyone to follow flight plans
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The decision by the Department of Transportation to change the rules and let anyone in the world follow any general aviation aircraft on an instrument flight plan — departure point, route and destination — may be challenged in court by three of GA’s alphabet groups. The National Business Aviation Association, Aircraft Owners […]