Wicks Aircraft Supply is now offering a new series of DVDs designed to make aircraft construction and maintenance an easier process. Eight different DVDs cover everything from scratchbuilding with metal to choosing an experimental powerplant in the 80-120 hp range. “Scratch Building Basics for Metal Aircraft” is a Metalworking 101 program that starts with reading […]
AVSeminars cuts prices on CFI renewals
AVSeminars has cut prices on its CFI renewals to $96 from $169. The price reduction came about because of AVSeminars President Bruce Micek’s “deep concern” about CFI attrition. “These are economic times when we’re all reassessing expenditures. We’re hearing from growing numbers of CFIs who simply aren’t renewing their CFI licenses because of renewal costs […]
How flight manuals are developed
A July 17 lecture at The Museum of Flight in Seattle looks at how flight test programs are undertaken to develop aircraft flight manuals, and how the information in a flight manual is used to determine aircraft airfield performance and cross-country flight planning in a light, twin-engine aircraft, using the Beechcraft P58 Baron as an […]
Low level flight ends badly
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: RV-6A. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Sierraville, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot had logged 167.8 hours total flight time, including 68.8 […]
Is new technology worth the investment?
Q: I am about to change my Alfa Romeo boxer engine to a Lycoming O-360A1F1 on my experimental Glastar aircraft. I read your answer recently to a question if LASAR is really useful (Will my engine benefit from new technology? Jan. 12 issue). Its actual price is $2,500. Do you think that it is really […]
D-Day pilots featured at DC-3 reunion
At a DC-3 reunion slated this month, The Last Time will host pilots of Douglas C-47s that flew in the D-Day invasion of Europe in World War II — and they will fly to the event in the very airplane that one of these gentlemen actually commanded on that fateful day. Thousands of transport aircraft […]
REMOS appoints Gretchen Jahn COO
Gretchen Jahn has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for REMOS Aircraft. Jahn brings more than 30 years of entrepreneurial experience in manufacturing, IT and aviation leadership to her new position. She’s also been a pilot and aircraft owner for more than 20 years. Jahn was most recently director of Knotridge, Limited and provided strategic consulting […]
PURE-GAS lists ethanol-free Mogas suppliers
PURE-GAS is a new effort to inform motorists of suppliers of ethanol-free gasoline across the U.S. and Canada. If you know of stations carrying E0 that do not appear on this list, it is simple to add to it. The listing currently has more than 1,000 stations carrying E0 in one or more grades. These […]
Wisconsin CFI wins four GA awards
Wanda Zuege, Master Flight Instructor at the Stevens Point Municipal Airport (STE) in Wisconsin and owner of Am I High Aviation, LLC recently received four awards: 2010 Wisconsin Certified Flight Instructor Of The Year 2010 Wisconsin FAA Safety Team Lead Representative Of The Year 2010 Certified Flight Instructor Of The Year/Great Lakes Region 2010 FAA […]