To demystify the Part 141 approval process, Gleim offers a new, user-friendly online resource that can complete the appropriate paperwork automatically, plus a great deal more. Best of all: It’s free to use. Using FAA Order 8900, Advisory Circular 141-1A, the combined experience of a multitude of pilot schools, and feedback from FAA inspectors who […]
Online jet upset recovery course launches
CAE and APS Emergency Maneuver Training have teamed to create an online computer-based training course designed to improve the ability of business jet pilots to recognize, avoid and, if necessary, recover from loss of control in-flight flight situations. The CAE-APS e-Learning course is based on FAA recommendations contained in the Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid […]
Wilson Doors debuts Clear-Max
Wilson Doors has large hangar doorways covered with the introduction of its Clear-Max, which features cold-formed steel tube construction with push-button hydraulic operation. The single panel on the Clear-Max opens in a single arching motion. When the door is fully open and perpendicular with the doorway, the Clear-Max requires only 6 inches of headroom, company […]
Jet Response mobile maintenance takes off
Jet Aviation has launched its new “Jet Response” mobile maintenance service program. One call to 1-877-JET-HELP mobilizes Jet Aviation’s Boston/Bedford, Mass., and Teterboro, N.J., mobile maintenance trucks to assist AOG operators in the Boston, White Plains and Teterboro areas. “In the Boston, White Plains and Teterboro areas, the service is facilitated through response vehicles equipped […]
Rope compromises powerplant
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: Stinson 108-1. Injuries: 1 Fatal, 2 Serious. Location: Concrete, Wash. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot was a 71-year-old retired airline captain. […]
A novel approach
Dennis Parks is Curator Emeritus of Seattle’s Museum of Flight. Starting in 1908 and 1909, aviation began to have an impact on the public conscience and imagination, evidenced by its appearance in popular culture of the day, including music, books and films. Tens of thousands of people saw the Wrights fly at Ft. Myer in […]
Inside the Master Instructor program
By RICH STOWELL, MCFI-A, For General Aviation News The Master Instructor program offers a national accreditation for aviation educators based on advanced professional standards and rigorous peer review. In the words of former FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, this program “singles out the best that the right seat has to offer.” Since 1997, 650 aviation educators […]
First flight of Lycoming O-233 LSA powerplant
Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, is an expert on Light Sport Aircraft. October brought the first flight of the Lycoming O-233 in a Falcon Light-Sport Aircraft. This adds the famed Lycoming nameplate to a stable of LSA powerplant brands including Rotax, Jabiru, and Continental, plus the CubCrafters CC340 engine. To these, […]
U-Fuel names Misegades sales rep
EAU CLAIRE, Wisc — U-Fuel, an aviation fuel systems provider, has named Kent Misegades its Aviation Sales Representative. U-Fuel introduced self-service fuel stations to aviation in the 1980s. Misegades has worked as an aerospace engineer for three decades and is an award-winning aviation speaker and writer. He is an authority on aviation fuels and co-author […]