Trisoft Covers has introduced Trisoft Panels, which interlock to cover wings and horizontal stabilizers, protecting them from dropped tools, flashlights, spray cans, and all the other hazards that can fall onto thin metal and painted surfaces. The XLPE foam is resistant to sunlight, heat, and cold; and its closed-cell structure is chemical resistant and will […]
USAG expands LSA service
US Aviation Services, a division of US Aviation Group in Denton, Texas, is taking steps to become a factory authorized service center for the maintenance and repair of the majority of Light Sport Aircraft models. It already has Rotax and Jabiru qualified A&’s on staff and factory authorizations from the majority of LSA manufacturers, according […]
Ehrig joins Eckert Seamans’ aviation group
James Ehrig has joined the aviation practice of Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC, a law firm based in Washington, D.C. Ehrig has years of experience advising aviation clients in all aspects of regulatory compliance in a wide variety of administrative, adjudicatory, and enforcement matters before the Department of Transportation, the FAA, the National Transportation […]
Gear collapses on takeoff
This May 2009 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 C35. Injuries: None. Location: Englewood, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: During the takeoff roll the airplane’s main landing gear partially retracted […]
Virginia Festival of Flight soars
Finally, after years of iffy to truly bad weather, this past weekend saw the East Coast bathed in sunshine Friday through Sunday for the Virginia Regional Festival of Flight in Suffolk, Va. Aircraft winged their way to Suffolk Airport (SFQ) in Southeast Virginia from Maine to Florida and westward to Ohio. The sunny weather was […]
GA shipments still down, but pistons show positive trend
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest shipment and billings figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) show that times were still tough for the GA industry in the first quarter of this year. In the first three months of 2011, total GA airplane shipments fell 4.6%, from 390 planes in 2010 to 372 this year. […]
A springboard for training reform
The recent Pilot Training Reform Symposium chaired by the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) marked the official start to a multi-year process of reform that has not been attempted since the Civilian Pilot Training Program more than 70 years ago, SAFE officials said Monday. During a keynote address on the second day of […]
Tuskegee Airmen set tone for movie
A movie, “Rise Above,” in now being filmed in Cleveland, Ohio, by Hemlock Films for use in a mobile theater that will tour the country 42 weeks a year, using the story of the Tuskegee Airmen to inspire today’s youth, according to a blog at Cleveland.com. The movie features Col. Charles McGee, who flew 409 […]
UL Power Aero Engines expands into North America
Belgium-based UL Power Aero Engines has appointed UL Power of North America as its exclusive distributor in the United States and Canada. “UL Power of North America will enable us to greatly expand our sales and service across North America,” said Nicolas Josson of UL Power Aero Engines, which manufactures engines for Light Sport Aircraft […]