A NASA Earth science field experiment is being conducted at SheltAir’s flagship location at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. Florida’s largest, privately owned family of FBOs is assisting the GRIP (Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes) experiment during the peak of South Florida’s hurricane season. The effort seeks to gather quantitative data to gain a better […]
New book documents life and flights of aviation icon Clay Lacy
Featuring a collection of rare photographs and previously untold stories, “Lucky Me: The Life and Flights of Veteran Aviator Clay Lacy” reveals how one of the most versatile pilots in the history of powered flight helped revolutionize the aviation industry. From the time he was a young boy growing up in the farmland of Wichita, […]
AWOS installed at 39N
Belfort Instrument Co. has installed its DigiWxTM Automated Weather Observation system (AWOS) at the Princeton Airport (39N), in Princeton, N.J. The AWOS installation at the Princeton Airport is the first under a New Jersey Department of Transportion (NJDOT) contract for the installation of 15 Belfort DigiWx automated weather stations throughout the state. The AWOS AV […]
Aviation law firm launches mediation practice
Coats & Evans, PC, an aviation law firm based in The Woodlands, Texas, now offers mediation and dispute resolution services to assist in the search for negotiated resolution of aviation disputes, including aircraft accident, injury and products liability lawsuits, aviation business disputes, aviation business acquisition and dissolution negotiation, aviation insurance disputes and aviation related employment […]
King Air Day at Banyan
Banyan Air Service at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) will host King Air Day on Friday, Oct. 29 for owners of King Airs to learn more about avionics, PT-6 engines, winglets, and other upgrades. Seminars include cabin networking and communications, Raisbeck modifications, Garmin upgrades, Blackhawk Engine upgrades, and BLR’s Super King Air Winglet System. In […]
Sabreliner expanding, creating jobs
Sabreliner Corp. plans to expand its operations and create up to 400 new jobs over the next four years. The announcement coincided with the recent groundbreaking of the company’s newest aircraft stripping and painting facility in Perryville, Mo., that will enable Sabreliner to provide services to more and larger aircraft. “Sabreliner specializes in enhancing the […]
Cable malfunction brings down tow plane
This September 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: Piper J5A. Injuries: None. Location: Atlanta, Ga. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: During a banner-pick up maneuver, the pilot heard and felt a […]
Working together pays off
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After years of operating in the shadows, general aviation is gaining, at last, some of the recognition it deserves through a new spirit of cooperation among many groups, organizations, businesses, elected officials, and charitable organizations. For years some GA leaders focused more on their own particular issues than on the common good. […]
Flying Car company moves into initial production facility
Terrafugia, Inc., developer of the Transition Roadable Aircraft, or “Flying Car,” is setting up for low-volume production in a 19,000-square-foot facility in Woburn, Mass. After considering proposals from locations throughout the world, Terrafugia has moved forward with plans that could allow low volume production to begin as early as late 2011, company officials note. Longer […]