It’s the size of a business card. Weighing less than a cell phone, it’s the world’s smallest aviation transponder — and it’s on board Kansas State University’s unmanned aircraft vehicle. The XPS-TR transponder was developed by Sagetech Corp., Hood River, Ore., and has shattered size records with a footprint smaller than that of a standard […]
Burnum joins Business Jet Access
Business Jet Access at Love Field (DAL) in Dallas has named John Burnum, Jr. as Director of Business Development, responsible for growing the company’s maintenance capabilities. He previously was regional sales manager for King Aerospace. A 22-year aviation services veteran, Burnum also held key management positions with Gulfstream Aerospace, including completion sales executive, and has […]
Jet blast tips Cessna
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: Tucson, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: Following an uneventful landing, the student pilot and flight instructor were […]
LSA world flocks to Sebring
Rapidly changing and diverse weather and rapidly changing and diverse aircraft — that describes this year’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Fla., held Jan. 20-23. One day the sun shone and the wind blew. On another day the temperatures were near freezing and the wind blew. Then one day it rained so much that, […]
Design the paint scheme for Zenith’s demo plane
As Zenith Aircraft Co. completes its new CH 650 B demonstrator plane, it is soliciting paint scheme designs. The winning design will be shown off at Sun ‘n Fun, which kicks off March 29. According to company founder Sebastien Heintz, “We’d like the new paint scheme for our new CH 650 to help highlight the […]
Garmin teams with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Garmin International Inc. has teamed with ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to help a Florida family get the airplane makeover they need and deserve. For more than 25 years, Joe Hurston, a pilot and the founder of Air Mobile Ministries, and his wife Cindy, a former nurse, have been on a quest to provide clean […]
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Tell Lockheed Martin what you really think — anonymously
Recent changes to the Lockheed Martin Flight Services website allow pilots to provide anonymous feedback, according to a report at AOPA.org. Previously, pilots had to be a registered user of Lockheed Martin’s website to provide feedback. “The registration requirement has resulted in some pilots being unwilling to provide needed feedback, so Lockheed has worked to […]
Obama may cut airport grants
President Barack Obama may propose a $1.1 billion cut in airport construction grants in his Feb. 14 budget, a 31% reduction, according to a report from Bloomberg, which quotes Kelly Johnson, vice president of the American Association of Airport Executives, who says the $1.1 billion cut in airport construction grants, now funded at $3.5 billion, […]