Sean D. Tucker’s Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety has partnered with jetAVIVA, a light jet acquisition and sales firm, to launch a new Light Jet Upset Recovery Training course geared towards general aviation’s light jet owner pilots. Following the FAA’s recent announcement urging all commercial operators to begin incorporating Enhanced Upset Recovery Training, jetAVIVA and […]
New appointments at AmSafe
AmSafe Industries, Inc. has made three new senior management appointments, including promoting William Hagan, formerly president of AmSafe Aviation to the new position of president of AmSafe Industries. In this new role, Hagan will work with CEO Terence Lyons in overseeing new business and technology initiatives across the AmSafe organization. In addition to this new […]
New 1090ES traffic receiver leverages ADS-B network
Trig Avionics has introduced a family of products to add 1090ES ADS-B receiver capability to general aviation aircraft, with three products targeted at light aircraft, high performance aircraft, and turbine aircraft. The TA62, TA63 and TA64 will be fully certified C166b receivers, and are expected to be shipping at the end of 2010, according to […]
Returned to service
Deb McFarland is the proud owner of Lester, a 1948 Luscombe 8E, and part of the “Front Porch Gang” at Pickens County Airport in Georgia. A member of the medical profession holding proper authorization and certification recently determined that some Best Management Practices for Aging Women should be applied to my person, since I am, […]
An unforgettable gift
LETTER TO THE EDITOR While sitting in the FBO lobby in DeRidder, La., I came upon Deb McFarland’s article about her flight on the 4th of July (Short Final: An unforgettable gift). Sure enjoyed it. I grew up around Helen, Ga., and spent many hours running around those hills and floating the Chattahoochee. I got […]
Hartzell acquires Kelly Aerospace energy systems assets
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 […]