Aircraft Spruce now carries the M-4 Piper Control Yoke Taper Pin Tool, a specialty tool that was designed to counter the frustration of removing the Piper control wheel taper pin per the recent AD. With the aid of the M-4 tool, even the most stubborn taper pin can be removed in minutes without vibration or […]
Pilot blames stuck throttle for accident
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: Corben Ace. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Cherryville, N.C. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The experimental, amateur-built airplane was manufactured in 1973. The airplane […]
Flight Service? It’s right there, next to Home Depot
Drew Steketee was president of BE A PILOT, senior vp-communications for AOPA and executive director of the Partnership for Improved Air Travel. He also headed PR and media relations for Beech, GAMA and the Airport Operators Council International. On the fifth anniversary of contractor-operated FAA Flight Service, many commented on either program success or loss […]
A new age of business travel
Dennis Parks is Curator Emeritus of Seattle’s Museum of Flight. The period after the end of World War II saw a rapid growth in the use of corporate-owned aircraft for executive transportation. That need was fed mainly by conversions of small transports and high-speed wartime medium bombers, but in the early 1950s serious thought was […]
Security measures must constantly change, TSA administrator tells senate panel
Transportation security is constantly evolving and aviation can expect more changes as terrorists probe for ways to cause destruction and technology perfects ways to keep ahead of them, John Pistole, administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, told a Senate Committee Wednesday, Nov. 17. The possibility of more security actions affecting general aviation became apparent early […]
Embry-Riddle flight team takes top honors
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Eagles flight team earned top honors in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s Southeastern Region Competition Nov. 9-13 in Hollywood, Fla. The Eagles flight team, representing the university’s Daytona Beach campus, won first place in six of the eight events, scoring 70% higher overall than the second place team. The victory marks the […]
Historic plane featured in safety documentary
Dr. Louis Hanson, a family physician in Durham, Maine, and his 1946 Stinson Voyager will be featured in an upcoming documentary film about Aviation Safety Resources (ASR), a Long Island-based company founded by Dario Manfredi, the son of the Stinson’s original owner. The mini-documentary, being produced by veteran New York filmmaker Kai Simonsen, will highlight […]
New leaders for GAMA
The board of directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has elected John Rosanvallon, president and CEO of Dassault Falcon and executive vice president of civil aircraft for Dassault Aviation, as GAMA’s chairman for 2011. Rosanvallon previously served as GAMA’s vice chairman of the board and chairman of GAMA’s Security Issues Committee and its […]
Avidyne, Frasca deveop R9 sim
Avidyne Corp. has partnered with Frasca International, Inc. to develop two Cirrus SR22 Flight Training Devices (FTD) featuring Avidyne’s Entegra Release 9 (R9) integrated flight deck system. The first R9-equipped FTD, which was recently delivered to Western Michigan University, provides a simulator for primary and advanced training on the Avidyne R9 Flight Deck for Cirrus […]