Tailwind Technologies Inc., the parent company of Hartzell Propeller Inc., has purchased the energy system assets from Kelly Aerospace Energy Systems, LLC, of Montgomery, Alabama, creating a new company, Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC. Price of the transaction was not disclosed. The new company will be led by Mike Disbrow, who also currently serves as senior […]
Top 10 Aircraft Wiring Mistakes
Vertical Power is making available a free 12-page paper titled “Top 10 Aircraft Wiring Mistakes.” The paper is written for homebuilders who want to avoid making common wiring mistakes. “During the last few years we’ve talked with hundreds of homebuilders about their electrical system,” said Marc Ausman, president of Vertical Power Inc. “There seems to […]
Sportsman TC takes off
Glasair Aviation recently introduced the newest member of its composite piston aircraft family: The Sportsman TC, which merges the Sportsman high utility aircraft with a state-of-the-art turbo-normalized engine and advanced carbonfiber materials. Advanced design and engineering changes, combined with the new carbon-fiber fuselage, have resulted in a 40 lbs. reduction in empty weight and a […]
NGPA awards $15,000 in scholarships
The National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) Education Fund awarded $15,000 in scholarships this summer, bringing the total amount awarded to $117,000 since the fund’s inception. The scholarships are available to students pursuing an aviation career as a professional pilot and are merit-based upon criteria established by the NGPA Education Fund. Factors considered include: demonstrated academic […]
Free admission for kids
Kids 11 years and under will receive free admission during October to the San Diego Air & Space Museum.
AOPA Foundation launches online auction
As part of the Night For Flight benefit dinner to be held during the AOPA Aviation Summit, the AOPA Foundation, charitable arm of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, has launched an online auction. Bidding is now underway and will continue until Saturday, Nov. 13. “Every item up for bid has been donated, and we […]
Elliott Aviation earns Class IV Repair Station Certification
Elliott Aviation’s headquarters facility at Quad City International Airport (MLI) has received Class IV Repair Station certification from the FAA, which enables the company to pass along tax relief savings to owners who have work performed at the Moline, Ill., facility. “This certification enables us to provide aircraft owners with maintenance, repair and inspection work […]
Duncan Aviation-Provo named Bombardier service center
Duncan Aviation’s Authorized Service Center agreement with Bombardier Aerospace has been extended to include Duncan Aviation’s newest maintenance facility in Provo, Utah. Duncan Aviation-Provo joins Duncan Aviation’s full-service facilities in Lincoln, Neb., and Battle Creek, Mich., as a Bombardier Authorized Service Center, providing scheduled and unscheduled warranty and maintenance work for the Learjet 40, Learjet […]
Cessna launches online M&O sessions
Cessna Aircraft Co. will offer its annual Citation maintenance and overhaul (M&O) sessions normally held during the National Business Aviation Association meeting and convention several weeks earlier via global webcast as part of its ongoing thrust to change the way business jet support is offered to operators around the world. Instead of using the NBAA […]