Klaus Tritschler, former creative director at BMW Group DesignworksUSA, has joined ICON Aircraft as vice president of design. Before joining ICON, Tritschler was part of the creative leadership at BMW Group DesignworksUSA, voted the most innovative company in design by Fast Company Magazine 2010. As creative director, Tritschler collaborated with some of their largest global […]
Aircraft Spruce carries Practical IFR Flying course
Aircraft Spruce now carries the Practical IFR Flying CD ROM Course, which provides an hour of information on methods and techniques to make Single Pilot IFR flying simpler, easier, less stressful, and safer, according to company officials. Learn tips and techniques from a Master CFI, Chuck McGill, who has over 12,000 flight hours in more […]
Atlanta Aero Club to meet
Delta Air Lines President Ed Bastian will be the featured guest speaker at the regular bi–monthly meeting of the Atlanta Aero Club scheduled for Feb. 16. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta provides service to 357 destinations in 66 countries on six continents while employing more than 80,000 employees worldwide. Bastian will address the challenges Delta faces […]
Museum launches cell phone tour
A free cell phone audio tour is now available to visitors at the International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) in Cleveland, Ohio. With service provided by OnCell, the museum’s audio tour takes visitors through many permanent exhibits throughout the museum, highlighting a number of artifacts. The tour has been developed as the museum is […]
New hires, promotion at Sheltair
Sheltair, a network of FBOs with 13 locations throughout the U.S., has appointed Michael Lerma general manager of the Panama City FBO, while Gary Gutkowski has been named general manager of the Savannah FBO, and Bill Garghill has been named director of customer service for the FBO network. Lerma, who previously held the position of […]
Poor stall recovery bends airplane
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: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Reidsville, Ga. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was practicing power-off stalls in the landing configuration. The […]
House Committee starts FAA reauthorization hearings.
WASHINGTON. D.C. — A House committee held its first hearing Tuesday afternoon about FAA reauthorization, with several members wanting to roll back funding to 2008 levels while others and Senate leaders want full financing to speed the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Both Senate and House Aviation Committee members say reauthorization of FAA is […]
GA Avgas Coalition mischaracterized in blog post
By Chris Dancy, Media Relations Director, AOPA A recent GAfuels blog post in General Aviation News mischaracterized the position of several GA Avgas Coalition members with regard to automotive gasoline, or mogas. The aviation members of the GA Avgas Coalition have never been opposed to having mogas available as an alternative to aircraft owners and […]
Record using Swift Fuel verified
The world governing body for air sports and aeronautical world records has confirmed Richard “Smokey” Young set an official international airspeed record Sept. 11 using SwiftFuel, an unleaded general aviation biofuel. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, validated that the flight established a new 100-kilometer closed-course speed record for a piston engine aircraft […]