The Boeing Co. will offer internships each summer for business students who participate in a new Business Eagles Program created by Embry-Riddle’s College of Business. “Hiring a college student for three months is just a long interview,” said Mark Lyden, a lead recruiter for Boeing and an Embry-Riddle graduate. “We can evaluate them on the […]
Supporting the Franklins
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty and Hartzell Engine Technologies have teamed up to support Kyle and Amanda Franklin, a husband-and-wife airshow team who were injured last month during a show. Through June 30, a donation of $1 will be made to the Kyle and Amanda Fund for every Hartzell Engine Technologies oil filter that is purchased […]
Grand opening set for FBO
US Aviation Services will host ceremonies marking its Grand Opening at Denton Airport (DTO) in Texas on April 15-16. The event will begin on Friday at 3 p.m. with speeches from CEO Mike Sykes, Mayor Mark Burroughs, Diane Helms from State Senator Estes’ office, and Airport Manager Quinton Hix. Immediately following will be a ribbon […]
FIKI approved for Bonanza G36
CAV Aerospace, Inc. has received amended Supplemental Type Certification (STC) approval from the FAA to install the TKS Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) protection system in Bonanza G36 aircraft. The company is scheduling installation of the proprietary TKS system in Bonanza G36s for a base price of $47,500. “We’ve been working towards obtaining FIKI approval […]
Distraction results in gear-up landing
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 […]