Zenith Aircraft Co.s “Fly In To Summer” Builder Fly-In Gathering is scheduled for Saturday, June 25, at the Zenith factory located at Mexico Memorial Airport (MYJ) in Mexico, Missouri. All aviation enthusiasts, but especially builders and owners of Zenith Aircraft kit planes, are invited to drive or fly-in for the day. This is an informal […]
New flight bag from Sporty’s, AOPA Store
Now available at Sporty’s is the AOPA Flight Bag, which has specially designed pockets for storing pilot gear. Double-padded headset pockets on each end of the bag will protect headsets, and a custom side organizer pocket keeps pens, pencils, sunglasses and charts in close reach. Heavy-duty construction with metal hardware will withstand the abuse of […]
Two new Piper service centers in California
Western Aircraft has appointed two service centers for Piper aircraft in northern California: Mather Aviation in Sacramento, and Mangon Aviation in Petaluma. Western Aircraft joined Piper’s domestic dealer network in December representing Piper Aircraft’s product line for new aircraft sales in Alaska, northern California, Oregon and Washington. Both Mather Aviation and Mangon Aviation are authorized […]
MITRE produces online engineering guide
The MITRE Corporation has published a free, online Systems Engineering Guide (SEG) as a way to share the knowledge that the not-for-profit organization has accumulated in its more than 50 years of service to the federal government, including the FAA. The SEG, which features the collective wisdom of more than 130 of the company’s systems […]
Pilot flies into thunderstorm
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: Cessna 182. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Dougherty, Texas. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: There was no record of the pilot obtaining a formal […]
California’s air heritage
Dennis Parks is Curator Emeritus of Seattle’s Museum of Flight. Aviation was introduced to California — and Californians were introduced to aviation — via a spectacular 11-day event held at Dominguez Ranch outside of Los Angeles in January 1910. Aviation activities were common in the eastern United States, but no airplane up to this time […]
SyberJet Aircraft continues SJ30 program
MT, LC, the new manufacturer of the SJ30 light jet, has unveiled a new name for the jet program: SyberJet Aircraft. Earlier this year, SyberJet purchased the assets of Emivest Aerospace out of bankruptcy. Since the acquisition, SyberJet has moved the Martinsburg, W.Va., assembly line to its facilities in Cedar City, Utah, and is continuing […]
Honeywell Green Jet Fuel powers transatlantic biofuel flight
Honeywell Green Jet Fuel powered the first-ever transatlantic biofuel flight for the Paris Air Show Saturday, June 18. When it landed in Paris, the Honeywell-owned Gulfstream G450 became the first aircraft to fly from North America to Europe with a 50/50 blend of camelina-derived biofuel and petroleum-based jet fuel, according to company officials. This flight […]
AOPA launches scholarship program
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has created two new $5,000 scholarships, the AOPA Flight Training Scholarship and the Erral Lea Plymate Memorial Scholarship, which will help two student pilots pursue an FAA Sport, Recreational, or Private Pilot certificate. Applications for the scholarships are now being accepted online. The deadline for application is Aug. 19. […]