Victor Aviation Service, Inc. in Palo Alto, Calif., has been chosen as a preferred Teledyne Continental Motors and Lycoming Engine overhaul provider for Pinnacle Air Network. Pinnacle Air Network represents North America’s most respected names in aircraft sales, suppliers and customer service, according to company officials. The Pinnacle group includes facilities in Canada, Mexico and […]
Southeast Aviation Show slated
On Oct. 29, the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) will host the Southeast Aviation Show, sponsored by the South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA). The event will showcase the latest aviation products, a static aircraft display and educational sessions. The event is open to the public for a $5 admission fee. Companies that sell aviation related products […]
Precautionary landing goes bad
This February 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: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: Ridgeland, S.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: When the airplane was 500 feet in the […]
A new perspective on an old problem
Jamie Beckett is a CFI and A&P mechanic who stepped into the political arena in an effort to promote and protect GA at his local airport. We’ve seen it in Santa Monica, Calif., where the city has gone to war with the airport over noise emanating from turbine-powered aircraft. We’ve seen it at Buffalo-Lancaster Regional, […]
Proposed budget could ‘devastate’ National Weather Service’s forecasts
As hurricane and tornado seasons approach, funding for the National Weather Service will be nearly 30% less than the first half of 2011, if the Continuing Resolution proposed by the House majority is enacted, according to officials with the agency, which provides weather forecasting for aviation. Congress’s move will necessitate work furloughs and force rolling […]
FAA bill includes TTF protections
Included in the FAA reauthorization bill introduced last week is language created by Representative Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) offering protection to residential through-the-fence agreements. Both the Senate and House bills forbid the FAA from stating that an airport is “in violation of a grant assurance…solely because the sponsor enters into an […]
Remos goes through cold weather testing
REMOS Aircraft has just completed a cold weather testing program in Grand Forks, N.D. The Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) was taken to the northern region by the REMOS factory in an effort to determine how the aircraft would perform in extreme cold environments. According to Early Boyter, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for REMOS, […]
Ice runway closed
A run of bad weather — including numerous heavy, wet snowfalls that left several inches of water trapped below the snow and above the frozen surface of New Hampshire’s Lake Winipisakee — has forced the volunteers who operate the only ice runway in the United States to declare the season over, according to a report […]
Proposal would give help to equip for NextGen
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) is proposing to add a clause to the FAA reauthorization bill that would provide grants and loan guarantees for aircraft operators to equip for the NextGen program, according to a report from Aviation Week, which notes that under the proposal, the FAA would be authorized to issue grants of up to […]