Conklin & de Decker has released its 2011/2012 Aircraft Performance Comparator, which compares aircraft performance data for those interested in acquiring a business jet, turboprop, piston airplane, or helicopter. This newly updated software program allows users to overlay, or compare side-by-side, and compare aircraft interiors and exteriors as well as critical performance data that is […]
Sierra Industries names new operations manager
Sierra Industries has named aerospace industry veteran John Warren as Operations Manager of the South Texas business jet maintenance and modification facility. Warren arrived at Sierra in the second quarter of 2011 with a broad portfolio of aviation management experience, having held technical management and supervision positions in aircraft MRO firms in Arkansas, California and […]
Solo flight, crosswind bad combo
This July 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: 1 Minor. Location: Rutherford, N.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The CFI and student pilot flew a short cross-country flight. […]
A long hot summer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Long hot summer” in Washington is more than a description of the humid weather. This year it refers more to political struggles and how they are affecting general aviation. Opposing goals by the President and the Republican-controlled House of Representatives are causing all special interest groups — including aviation — to ratchet […]
Oshkosh bound? Sporty’s has an app for that
Sporty’s has released the official EAA AirVenture 2011 Fly-In App for both Apple devices (iPhones, iPads, iPod Touch) and Android devices (phones and tablets). The free app includes maps to guides to schedules. Fly-In information includes the complete AirVenture NOTAM for arrival and departure procedures as well as VFR route planning, aerial images and much […]
Pilot’s Bill of Rights introduced
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus and a CFI with more than 10,000 hours, has introduced S. 1335, the Pilot’s Bill of Rights. “Over the course of my years in Congress, I have helped an untold number of pilots facing the pressure of dealing with the FAA,” Inhofe […]
EU climate impact report casts shadow over biofuels
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, aviation sales rep for U-Fuel, and president of EAA1114. Results from an internal EU study on biofuels, recently […]
Pilot makes historic flight through China
A pilot is attempting to make history as the first Chinese citizen to fly around the world in a single-engine plane. Wei Chen, founder and owner of Sunshine Enterprises, a steel trading company with offices in China and Memphis, has already made history, flying his TBM 700 across China. Halfway through his journey, which originated […]
LORD technical info to be presented at Oshkosh
Technology developed by LORD Corporation will be featured at the AirVenture in Oshkosh later this month, along with a chance to win LORD products. Held at the American Bonanza Society Tent (across the road from the Theater in the Woods) on Wednesday, July 27, at 1 p.m., Tom Law, staff engineer, Product Support at LORD […]