Spot LLC’s SPOT Connect App is now available on the App Store. The SPOT Connect App pairs iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with SPOT Connect, a satellite communications device, to allow users to transmit messages via satellite from virtually anywhere in the world. The SPOT Connect device provides connectivity to the Globalstar satellite network for […]
Vintage biplane tours now at GMU
Longtime Greenville resident Mike Williams has started an open cockpit sightseeing tour company, Wings over Greenville at South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU). “Many cities, like Atlanta, are home to companies that offer vintage airplane tours; and the Upstate of South Carolina has some spectacular aerial views,” stated Williams. “A desire to bring this exciting […]
ECi goes international
Engine Components Inc. has been renamed. The worldwide distributor of general aviation aftermarket parts, services and engine kits is now Engine Components International. The Engine Components International name more accurately reflects the transformation of the business in recent years, according to company officials. “Since 2007, ECi has been developing a new global strategic business structure […]
Go Wichita publishes 2011 Visitors Guide
Pilots are always looking for a new destination or the next great $100 hamburger should consider Wichita, Kan., the Air Capital of the World, said tourism officials, who just released the official Wichita Visitors Guide. From the fly-in restaurant at Lloyd Stearman Field at Benton Airpark (1K1) to the Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita has attractions […]
Air Power to give away F150
Air Power Inc., an Arlington, Texas-based supplier of factory aircraft parts, cylinders and engines, recently launched the “Be Genuine F150 Giveaway Sweepstakes“, which offers Air Power customers the opportunity to win a Ford F150 truck. Every Genuine Lycoming Factory Engine order is registered to win. Participants must purchase a minimum of one Genuine Lycoming Factory […]
Aircraft Supply and Repair launches new website
Aircraft Supply and Repair at Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin, Pa., has launched of a new website. The new site features not only direct ordering of aircraft parts and supplies, but product and application information, according to company officials. Aircraft Supply distributes a wide range of products and has been serving pilots, maintenance organizations, […]
Control problem for Cirrus
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: Cirrus Design SR22. Injuries: None. Location: Greenville, S.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The accident flight was the first flight after the airplane […]
Allegro: Made in the USA
One of the early success stories in Light-Sport aviation was the Allegro. The #3 Special LSA to be approved started out so strong that even after three years of no sales following the collapse of the Czech Fantasy Air company, Allegro still holds the #14 spot on the SLSA Market Share chart. When Fantasy Air […]
Eastern Iowa’s Aviation Heritage
GUEST BLOG By Scott M. Fisher I’ve been crazy about airplanes and history since I was very young — especially when it has some kind of personal connection. So the topic of my new book “Eastern Iowa’s Aviation Heritage,” which combines aviation plus eastern Iowa, where I grew up, is a very special to me. […]