EDMO Distributors, an independent distributor of avionics, avionics test equipment, installation supplies, aircraft accessories and pilot supplies, has inked a new distribution agreement with Trig Avionics, Ltd. “EDMO is pleased to be named an authorized distributor for Trig Avionics. Trig’s line of cost effective Mode S transponder products will be of great value to our […]
Bird-B-Gone catalog released
Bird-B-Gone, Inc., a manufacturer of humane bird deterrents, has published a new catalog for 2011, which features more than 100 products to help prevent birds from landing or nesting on rooftops, window sills, eaves, canopies, beams, signs and other areas. Bird-B-Gone’s products include bird exclusion netting, bird spikes, low-profile electric track systems, bird repellents, visual […]
Hawker Beechcraft merchandise now online
Hawker Beechcraft logo-branded merchandise, which is also available at the company’s gift shops at its headquarters in Wichita, and Completions Center in Little Rock, Ark., can now be purchased online at HangarStore.com or HawkerBeechcraft.com. Merchandise on the new website includes a variety of specialty items such as apparel, luggage, aircraft models and more, all branded […]
Open door distracts pilot
This February 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: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: Lincoln, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot departed for a local night flight. The plane’s door […]
Counting our blessings — out loud
Jamie Beckett is a CFI and A&P mechanic who stepped into the political arena in an effort to promote and protect GA at his local airport. A few weeks ago I mentioned that I was booked to make a speech to the movers and shakers in these parts titled, “The Value of Aviation in Polk […]
The blending wall remains intact despite misguided E15 waiver
The GAfuels Blog is written by two private pilots concerned about the future availability of fuels for piston-engine aircraft: Dean Billing, Sisters, Ore., an expert on autogas and ethanol, and Kent Misegades, Cary, N.C., an aerospace engineer and aviation journalist. Many of our readers may have heard that the EPA has granted an E15 waiver […]
Will 4G interfere with GPS?
The U.S. Departments of Defense, Transportation, Commerce and Homeland Security, as well as the civil GPS Industry Council – of which NBAA is a member – have filed objections with the FCC over a new satellite-enabled cellular broadband service from LightSquared, according to a report from Aviation International News. According to the numerous objections, the […]
Avgas transition committee formed
The FAA recently formed an aviation rulemaking committee to provide recommendations to further the development and deployment of an unleaded avgas with the least impact on the existing piston-engine aircraft fleet. The Unleaded Avgas Transition Aviation Rulemaking Committee (UAT-ARC) will be a collaborative industry-government task force that will bring together key stakeholders representing aircraft and […]
New airport for Arizona city in the works
Peoria officials are in preliminary talks with developers to build a 2,240-acre municipal airport and airpark in the city’s north end, according to a report at AZCentral.com, which notes the City Council voted unanimously to enter into negotiations with developer Osage West LLC and the Osage Nation, an Oklahoma-based Indian tribe to develop an airport […]