This April 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: Beech A36TC. Injuries: None. Location: Roseburg, Ore. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, while on the downwind leg for landing […]
The vibrant Viper
“An LSA with headroom and plenty of room for two full-sized adults!” That’s how Jan Pjatak, president of Tomark Aero, describes the Viper SD-4. The brightly painted Viper made its first appearance at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Fla., in January. The low-wing metal airplane is manufactured in Slovakia and brought to the […]
The brief life of an aviation prodigy
By BRIAN D’AMBROSIO, For General Aviation News Cromwell Dixon awoke Oct. 1, 1911, as the talk and toast of the aviation world after the child prodigy turned aviator became the first pilot to fly across the Continental Divide, in his aeroplane “The Little Hummingbird.” Five days earlier, the Helena Independent declared that the 19-year-old daredevil […]
Seawind testing continues
It’s been a long road for the Seawind amphibian, but company officials say the project is alive and well and progressing through certification with two important milestones now behind them. The amphibian completed flutter testing on March 24. With the successful completion of the flutter testing and a number of other developmental test flights, the […]
Polls show support for full FAA funding
Recent polling conducted on behalf of the Aerospace Industries Association shows considerable public support for fully funding the FAA and the Next Generation Air Transportation System. “It’s critical that Congress fund the FAA by passing a fiscal year 2011 appropriations bill,” said AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey. “More continuing resolutions will further erode […]
Financing becoming more available
During a recent corporate jet finance conference, officials at Hawker Beechcraft Corp. said they have seen the overall cost of aircraft financing decrease throughout the past 24 months compared to prices seen during the economic downturn, with buyers seeing greater access to aviation financing. The company says these trends have been aided by a number […]
Soloy delivers 85th conversion
Soloy Aviation Solutions has delivered its 85th Cessna 206/207 Mark I turbine conversion to JAARS, the non-profit organization that provides technical support services such as aviation, information technology, and local language media to advance Bible translation and language community development worldwide. The newly converted Cessna 207 will be deployed in Cameroon, a coastal country in […]
New engineering manager at Twin Commander
Levan Tabidze has been named Engineering Manager for Twin Commander Aircraft in Creedmoor, North Carolina. As engineering manager he is responsible for providing a worldwide fleet of owners and operators of multiengine piston and turboprop Twin Commanders with spare parts, upgrades, and technical support. Tabidze emigrated to the United States in 1993 from the Republic […]
Aerographs Folios released
Aerographs now offers a selection of prints, available for the first time, as a set, featuring everything from the DC-3 to the WACO. A minimum of seven images is included in each set, which are printed on high quality Canson Baryta Photographique paper, using Epson Ultrachrome K3 inks. They are packaged in an 8 1/2” […]