Following the recent grand opening of Phase II, Hangar Ten at MKC is expanding its hours of operations to 24 hours, seven days per week. The new hours correspond with an increase in customer demand for additional access to the new 55,000-square-foot facility, located at the Northwest end of the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport […]
StandardAero to provide Pratt & Whitney Canada PW300 service
StandardAero will add service and support for Pratt & Whitney Canada PW300-series engines in early 2011. The company will support PW305, 307 and 308 engines at its four service centers, as well as its broad Mobile Service Team network. “If an operator of a Falcon 2000EX, Falcon 7X or Learjet 60 requires either a scheduled […]
Steve McQueen bio published
Did you know that Steve McQueen was a pilot who flew antique planes? That and more is revealed in a new biography on the star, “Steve McQueen: The Life and Legend of a Hollywood Icon,” by Marshall Terrill. Featuring hundreds of interviews and research, Terrill reveals new details about the star’s life from his childhood, […]
ATP expands training fleet
Piper Aircraft Inc. is selling a fleet of six Piper Seminole multi-engine piston-powered training aircraft to Airline Transport Professionals (ATP), a nationwide firm specializing in airline pilot training and pilot career development. The planes, valued at about $3.9 million, will be delivered in 2010. ATP Vice President of Flight Operations Jim Koziarski said, “Our fleet […]
Plane hits drain pipe
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: Cessna 182. Injuries: None. Location: Gillespie, Ill. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to take off from his private grass […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
The Pulse of Aviation will not be e-mailed on Thursday, Nov. 25, or Friday, Nov. 26, as the General Aviation News offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Look for The Pulse to return to your e-mail boxes on Monday, Nov. 29.
Coming clean in the TSA era
Jamie Beckett is a CFI and A&P mechanic who stepped into the political arena in an effort to promote and protect GA at his local airport. The conversation turned to the TSA at my morning coffee gathering today. Pretty much everyone at the table flies for business or pleasure, at least occasionally. So it is […]
A training success story
Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, is an expert on Light Sport Aircraft. No, this is not about an established flight school operation. Nor is it about a university training program, or some government flight training facility. I’m simply impressed that Charles Stites and his Able Flight nonprofit organization have brought so […]
Birds fly, men drink
In 1948, the local park was transferred to the U.S. Parks Service and became a national park, where today it provides an inspirational legacy for more than 600,000 visitors each year.