The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin advising all owners and operators of reciprocating engine-powered airplanes of an airworthiness concern about carbon monoxide. The FAA tasked Wichita State University to conduct research that focuses on carbon monoxide safety issues as they apply to general aviation. A technical report, “Detection and prevention of carbon […]
Sporty’s launches E6B App
The latest version of Sporty’s Electronic E6B is now available for Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The app includes all the features of the traditional E6B, including 23 aviation functions, 14 conversions and timer. Each function can be selected from a plain English list, and the app prompts the user for required information. Plus, […]
New location for Jake’s Pilot Shop
Jake’s Pilot Shop has moved to a new location at Pearson Airfield (VOU) in Vancouver, Wash., which houses the company’s Internet operations for JakesPilotShop.com, the in-house shipping department, as well as a full service pilot shop/showroom with many items on hand for fly-in customers. The new location also offers a Pilot’s Lounge area where pilots […]
Cobham extends autopilot rebate
Cobham Avionics has extended its autopilot rebate promotion. Customers now have until June 30 to receive a $2,000 rebate on a new System 55X or System 65 autopilot purchased from an authorized Cobham autopilot dealer. Both of the two-axis autopilots have STCs on scores of fixed wing aircraft makes and models, including Cessna, Piper, Beech, […]
Failure to go-around bends airplane
This May 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: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Rose Bud, Ark. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The private pilot was attempting to land on a private, […]
Third time’s the charm?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Security Administration has been without an administrator since 2007 and the minority leader of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is calling for a reorganization of TSA, saying it is “a bloated, ineffective bureaucracy.” Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) recently released a review of a TSA program known as SPOT (Screening […]
8,200+ miles in an LSA
Michael Combs, who is flying around the country in a Light Sport Aircraft, recently returned to Kansas one final time after landing safely in Wichita, only 80 miles from where his journey began on April 8. The Flight for the Human Spirit has covered 30 states and has now exceeded nearly 8,300 miles flown in […]
Cessna awards suppliers
Cessna Aircraft Co. as given its 2009 STARS award to 21 suppliers, including two – Aerospace Optics, Inc., in Fort Worth, Texas, and O2 Corporation, in Wichita, Kan. – that obtained the gold level for outstanding performance excellence. The award is part of a Supplier Tracking and Rating System called STARS, which is a Supply […]
AOPA to merge two foundations
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) plans to merge its two 501(c)3 charitable organizations, the AOPA Foundation and the AOPA Air Safety Foundation, into a single entity known as the AOPA Foundation. Bruce Landsberg, currently president of the AOPA Air Safety Foundation, will lead the combined organization. “All of the work currently done by […]