USABookNews.com has named two publications from Powder Puff Pilot as finalists of uts Best Books 2010 Awards. Claire Bear’s First Solo was recognized in the Children’s Picture Book: Softcover Fiction category, while Claire Bear Explains…What Pilots Fly placed as a finalist in the Children’s Picture Book: Softcover Non-Fiction category. The books, written by Sue Hughes […]
Navy patrol plane arrives for Northwest Naval Aviation Appreciation Day
In appreciation of Northwest naval aviation, The Museum of Flight in Seattle will present a day of activities Oct. 30, including the exhibition of a U.S. Navy Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion patrol aircraft in the museum parking lot, and a 2 p.m. panel presentation with P-3 flight crew members. The four-engine Orion is based at […]
Free Flight Simulator App released
Just released for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch is Fly Away Simulation’s flight simulator app, which features live flight simulator topics delivered to users’ mobile devices so that they can keep up to date with the latest flight sim topics while on the move. The free app, which is now available globally to all users […]
Premier Turbines begins full test cell capability for GE’s M601 engines
Premier Turbines now has full test cell capabilities for GE’s M601E-11 engines. This means Premier Turbines can test M601 engines at its Neosho, Missouri, facility after heavy repair services and no longer has to send the data to GE’s facility in Prague, Czech Republic for validation. Late last year, Premier Turbines was selected as a […]
New Advanced Coatings Lab opens
The Advanced Coatings Lab, part of Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research, is Wichita’s new center for development of aerospace coatings technology, products, and processes. Located at the new National Center for Aviation Training, the lab aims to work with both paint users in the aircraft industry and paint suppliers, said Brandon Hunt, […]
Oil leak starts fire
This October 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 Bonanza. Injuries: None. Location: Houston, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: While in cruise flight the propeller’s rpm unexpectedly increased to approximately […]
It’s all about potential
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. You can reach him at [email protected]. Aviation enthusiasts, perhaps more than any other group, have a unique insight into the potential of the private sector and personal ingenuity. A […]
Lead pollution could be reduced by 176 tons/year through Mogas
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 and aviation journalist. We have estimated that aviation would produce 176 fewer tons of lead annually if all […]
Diversity is key at Copperstate Fly-In
By DAVID KUJAWA The diversity of airplanes at this year’s Copperstate Fly-In, which ran Oct. 21-23 at Casa Grande Airport in Arizona, covered the gamut from powered parachutes to heavy iron, offering something for everyone’s aeronautical tastes. The Early Bird Award was earned by Tanker 121, a Consolidated P4Y-2 Privateer. Much to the delight of […]