One of Florida’s newest FBOs, Brooksville Air Center at Hernando County Airport (BKV), has become a Phillips 66 Aviation branded dealer. About 45 miles north of Tampa, Brooksville Air Center offers fuel discounts to tenants leasing space in its new hangar, according to Jim McManus, general manager for the FBO. For small aircraft owners, Brooksville […]
Zenith ‘Fly In To Summer’ gathering Saturday
Zenith Aircraft Co.’s “Fly In To Summer” Builder Fly-In Gathering is scheduled for Saturday, June 26, at the Zenith factory at Mexico Memorial Airport (MYJ) in Mexico, Missouri. Aviation enthusiasts, especially builders and owners of Zenith Aircraft kit planes, are invited to drive or fly-in for the day. This is an informal grass-roots fly-in gathering […]
Nassau Flyers tapped as Aviat dealer
Nassau Flyers at Republic Airport (FRG) in Farmingdale, N.Y., has become the newest dealer for Aviat Aircraft. Don Vogel, president of Nassau Flyers, has already taken delivery of three Huskys and expects to begin selling and servicing Aviat’s Pitts Special as well. “We also plan to provide taildragger training and endorsements,” Vogel said. “Someday, we […]
‘Topgun Days’ published
Dave “Bio” Baranek was one of 451 young men to become a Navy flight officer in 1980, but he was the only one from that group to become an instructor at Topgun, the Navy’s elite Fighter Weapons School. He was so good that Hollywood came knocking on his door, and asked to assist with the […]
Hobart unveils new gloves
Hobart Welding Products has added four new glove options to its line of personal safety products — Form-Fitted MIG Welding gloves, Premium Welding/Multi-Use gloves, Premium Work/Multi-Use gloves and a Value Pack containing a pair of Mechanics gloves and a pair of Welding gloves. The Form-Fitted MIG Welding Gloves feature a patent-pending design that fits the […]
Pilots caught in middle of conflicting federal rules as FCC bans 121.5 ELTs
Conflicting rules written by two different federal agencies could soon place pilots in a precarious position: Being in compliance with one but not the other. On June 15 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published in the Federal Register a change to 47 CFR Part 87 that will “prohibit the certification, manufacture, importation, sale, or continued […]
KODIAK receives float certification
Wipaire, Inc. has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) of the Wipline 7000 Amphibious Float installed on the Quest KODIAK. The Wipline 7000 Float has been in full production since December when it received FAA approval via a Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA). Customer deliveries are now underway. The Wipline 7000 floats are the latest addition […]
Twin CTs complete around-the-world flight
Two pilots of twin Flight Design CTs are back home in Sion, Switzerland, after flying around the world to celebrate 100 years of aviation in their country. Yannick Bovier, 37, and Francisco Agullo, 41, departed their home base on the last day of April. After 51 days, the pair returned safely on Saturday, June 19, […]
Students design futuristic flying rescue vehicles
A rotorcraft that resembles a catamaran has taken the top prize in a NASA aeronautics competition for college students to develop a multi-purpose aircraft. The entry by 10 students at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., met the competition’s challenge to design a civilian aircraft that could rescue up to 50 survivors in the event of […]