GE Aviation has renamed its Czech operation to GE Aviation’s Business & General Aviation Turboprops. “The new name will better represent the organization’s strategy, which is to develop, manufacture and support turboprop engines for the business and general aviation segment,” explained Brad Mottier, vice president and general manager of GE Aviation’s Business and General Aviation […]
Hawker Beechcraft adds broadband connectivity to King Airs
Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) has selected the Thrane & Thrane AVIATOR 200 system to provide broadband connectivity for its Beechcraft King Air family, including 90, 200, 300 and 350 model aircraft. The company is offering pre-certification pricing for system installation at its factory-owned HBS facilities. Certification of the system is expected in the fourth quarter […]
ATP opens Chicago and New York centers
ATP’s newest flight training centers are now open in Chicago at DuPage Airport (DPA) and New York at Islip-Long Island Airport (ISP). Both locations offer flight training from Private Pilot through Instrument Rating and Airline Career Pilot Program in a fleet of Piper Seminoles, Diamond DA40s, Cessna 172s and Frasca FTDs. As ATP begins accepting […]
Poor maintenance leads to off-airport landing
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: Ercoupe. Injuries: None. Location: Penngrove, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The plane was in cruise flight when the engine lost power. The […]
As the Luscombe turns
The past several weeks have brought some great flying weather to northern Georgia, but unfortunately we haven’t been able to take advantage of those precious flying days. Henry’s mom or “Granny,” as she is known in our house, has taken a turn for the worse. It’s gardening season, and I know the last place she […]
In celebration of lunch at the airport
To be honest, I am not particularly fond of participating in business lunches. My method is to either work, or eat, but not to do both simultaneously. But even I can violate a personal rule now and then. So I convinced myself that the no-working-lunch thing was more of a guideline than a rule, and […]
International Learn To Fly Day events surpass 400
The number of events scheduled throughout the nation for the first International Learn To Fly Day, Saturday, May 15, has soared past 400, according to EAA officials. On that day aviation enthusiasts will help others “live the dream” of learning to fly at 406 different events, many of which were organized through PilotJourney.com. Pilot Journey […]
Sporty’s takes delivery of Sweepstakes Skycatcher
With just a few days until Sporty’s Sweepstakes drawing, Sporty’s 2010 Sweepstakes airplane, a brand-new Cessna Skycatcher, is in Batavia, having been polished and prepared for its lucky new owner. Sporty’s took delivery of this Skycatcher serial number 5 last week. It is one of the first of a Cessna’s Light Sport Aircraft (LSA). “Somewhere […]
Air shows celebrate 100th anniversary
While many industries have some difficulty identifying a single date that serves as their absolute moment of conception, that is not the case for the air show business. It was January 1910 when aviation enthusiasts gathered at the Dominquez Air Meet in southern California. The event drew an estimated 175,000 spectators to a hilltop mesa […]