Wicks Aircraft Supply has expanded its Happy Hour. Anyone placing an order between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., Central Time, on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, is eligible for a “Happy Hour” discount of 10%. Consumers must ask for the Happy Hour discount and it cannot be used in connection with any other promotion. Wicks Aircraft […]
2,000th C90 King Air rolled out
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. recently announced the recent rollout of the 2,000th Beechcraft King Air C90 at its assembly facility in Wichita, Kan. The King Air C90 Series aircraft is defined by all aircraft with LJ serial numbers, including the 90, A90, B90 and all C90 models. The milestone aircraft, a King Air C90GTx, is scheduled […]
Assembly DVD for Zenair kit floats released
HomebuiltHELP is now offering a double DVD set showing the step by step construction of the Zenair metal floats. The Zenair floats are offered in kit form or factory built in sizes ranging from 750# to 2500#. The DVD is based on the 1450# amphibious floats, which were designed for the Light Sport Aircraft category. […]
GRT avionics standard on Falcon LSA
GRT Avionics has been named as the standard equipment electronic flight information system (EFIS) manufacturer for the new Falcon LS Light Sport Aircraft manufactured by Renegade Light Sport of Lees Summit, Mo. The GRT Avionics Sport SX 6.5-inch display, GRT Avionics’ light sport aircraft EFIS, is capable of synthetic vision, synthetic approach with highway-in-the-sky (HITS), […]
Piper names Caldecott VP operations
Piper Aircraft Inc. named Simon Caldecott vice president of Operations, responsible for Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Sustaining Engineering and Supply Chain. With more than 36 years in aviation, Caldecott is a seasoned operations and manufacturing executive with international experience at the senior level in Europe and the United States. Joining Piper in 2009 as chief […]
Retired pilot releases memoir
Ace Abbott chronicles his aviation adventures in his new book, “The Rogue Aviator: in the Back Alleys of Aviation.” The book details the author’s adventuresome aviation career that included working for 25 employers. The story travels from five-star hotels and restaurants in Paris to greasy cargo ramps and South American jails. Ace’s aviation career began […]
CFIT fatal for two
This November 2008 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 Tomahawk. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Smithfield, R.I. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The private pilot had logged more than 1,400 hours, including […]
Aviate to recreate
AOPA‘s Aviation Summit is the end of our fly-in/event season. Phew. I’m glad we’ve wrapped for the year. Being last in our schedule, however, certainly doesn’t make Summit least. Not in my opinion anyway. This year a Flight Training Summit kicked things off the day before opening day. A lot of data — enough to […]
Van’s of feather flock together
By JACK E. NEUBACHER, For General Aviation News The skies over the Rowan County Airport (RUQ) in Salisbury, N.C., dazzled during the weekend of Nov. 12-14th with an assault of Van’s RVs. More than 35 were attending a Formation Flight Clinic organized by Ron “Smokey” Schreck, with the help of other members of the famed […]