Phoenix East Aviation, Inc. of Daytona Beach, Florida, has selected the Diamond Aircraft DA42 NG for its multi-engine training fleet. With an initial order of two DA42 NGs, Phoenix East Aviation also plans to upgrade its existing DA42 TDIs with Austro Engine AE 300 powerplants and will eventually migrate its entire multi-engine fleet to the […]
Beech pilot encounters ice
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: Beech Duke. Injuries: None. Location: Rock River, Wyo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot, who was on a cross-country flight in IFR […]
The CASA
By JIM OLTERSDORF, For General Aviation News At 10,000 AGL and in cruise with a speed indicating about 190 kts (a bit of a tailwind), the vast expanse seemed never ending. I must have seen a million different lakes, pot holes, and raging waterways, not to mention the glaciers and magnificent mountains. Alaska. Nothing is […]
Senators push for lame-duck passage of FAA reauthorization
The FAA might get reauthorization after all this year if two powerful senators of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation have their way during this lame-duck session of Congress. Senators John (Jay) Rockefeller (D.-W.Va.), chairman of the full committee, and Byron Dorgan (D.-N.D.), chairman of the aviation subcommittee, say the FAA has been without […]
FAA proposes photos on pilot certificates
The FAA wants your opinion on whether photos should be on pilot certificates. The FAA announced the proposal Thursday, Nov. 18, and set a deadline of Feb. 17, 2011, for submitting comments. Under the current proposal, a new pilot certificate would cost $22 and be valid for eight years. At the end of that time […]
Young Eagles take flight in NASCAR race
The EAA Young Eagles program will reach a whole new audience this weekend as a featured sponsor on Joe Nemechek’s NEMCO Motorsports race cars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races at Homestead Motor Speedway near Miami. The sponsorship was donated by Nemechek for the annual “Gathering of Eagles” fundraiser auction at AirVenture […]
Lightspeed Aviation Foundation awards grants
In April, the newly formed Lightspeed Aviation Foundation revealed the 20 aviation-related charities that had been nominated to receive grants during 2010, with all funds coming from the Lightspeed Aviation Corp. Since then, more than 20,000 pilots have cast votes for their favorites. The first five winners are Angel Flight Southeast/Mercy Flight Southeast, JAARS, the […]
CubCrafters adds Certified Build Centers
CubCrafters has added two Certified Build Centers: Zero Gravity Builders Studio, of Richland, Washington, and The CubWorks, of Lewistown, Montana, to its Certified Build Center network. These facilities provide workspace, tools and assistance to individuals involved in building CubCrafter’s Carbon Cub EX experimental aircraft kit. Zero Gravity Builders Studio boasts a modern 14,000-square-foot facility. In […]
Air Plains Services joins forces with Petersen Aviation
Air Plains Services, of Wellington, Kan., and Petersen Aviation Inc., of Minden, Neb., have agreed to partner on an Anti-Detonation Injection System (ADI), which will allow GA engines to run on low-octane fuels. In the early 1990s Petersen Aviation certified ADI Systems on Cessna 188s, 210s and Barons, which allowed operation of these aircraft using […]