Sierra Industries Ltd. has amended its Cessna 206 Long Range Fuel System STC, allowing the installation of the wing tank modification to the turbine engine upgrade from Soloy Aviation Solutions. Sierra’s STC amendment is applicable to the original Soloy Turbine Cessna 206 Mark I and the new Soloy Aviation Solutions Mark II aircraft. Sierra’s Long […]
Career seminars slated
Delta Connection Academy (DCA) will hold a series of Aviation Career Seminars in the Dallas/Houston area for those interested in learning about pilot career opportunities and training. Alumni of the academy will share information about their training experience and career tracks. DCA has trained students from 90 different countries and placed pilots with more than […]
Signal Aviation earns Lycoming service center designation
Signal Aviation has been designated a Lycoming Authorized Service Center (ASC). Based at the Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB) in New Hampshire, the company operates a Cessna Service Center and provides maintenance and repair for all manner of piston aircraft, including Lycoming engines with advanced technology. As a Lycoming Authorized Service Center, Signal will be able […]
Corbi upgrades Billet Fuel Pump
Corbi Air Inc. has upgraded its Billet Fuel Pump. Now outfitted with AN fittings, the upgraded pump addresses a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin issued June 15 by the FAA on OEM Rotax 912 engines, according to company officials. The SAIB states: “In some cases, if the input pressure to the mechanical fuel pump is high […]
Student no match for wind gust
This July 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: Evektor-Aerotechnik SportStar. Injuries: None. Location: Arlington, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The winds at the time of the accident were from 280° […]
Sunshine and good times at Arlington
You know it is July in Washington state when vintage and experimental aircraft migrate north for the annual Arlington Fly-In and Sport Aviation Convention. The fly-in, held July 7-11 at Arlington Municipal Airport (AWO) north of Seattle, attracted aircraft ranging from helicopters and warbirds to experimental, vintage and light sport designs. The newly constructed Antique […]
Red Bull Race Race Budapest cancelled
The Red Bull Air Race in Budapest has been cancelled this year due to lengthy delays in the permissions process, according to officials. Just last week, the Portugal race was cancelled for the same reason. The Red Bull Air Race World Champion will now be crowned after the final race of the 2010 season at […]
Fleet tracking system leads rescuers to birds caught in Gulf oil spill
EMS Aviation’s FLEET tracking system is being used by Florida-based Heliworks Inc. to help rescue birds endangered by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Contracted by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to search for affected birds and lead rescuers to their locations, Heliworks operates Bell 206Ls equipped with the EMS Aviation FLEET […]
Q&A with Clay Lacy
In a Q&A story recently posted on the San Fernando Valley Business Journal website, legendary pilot Clay Lacy talks about everything from being inducted in the National Aviation Hall of Fame later this month to the underappreciation of GA to his relationship with Bill Lear, in which he’s quoted as saying: “I knew Bill Lear […]