Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA), and the MU-2 program has several new speakers on tap for the 2010 MU-2 Pilot’s Review of Proficiency (PROP) program focusing on pilot awareness and decision-making. Dr. David Strahle will present a two-hour lecture on Airborne NEXRAD Radar at each seminar. Ralph Hood, pilot and humorist described as an […]
ERAU offers summer programs for teens at Prescott Campus
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott, Ariz., campus is now taking applications for its Summer Career Exploration Academy for teens. Open to high school students ages 14 to 18, the Summer Career Exploration programs give students a college experience, with all of the programs taught by Embry-Riddle faculty using state-of-the art facilities. These programs allow teens to […]
Gulf Coast Avionics showcases custom panel upgrades
Gulf Coast Avionics has long been involved in the design, fabrication and installation of custom panel upgrades. Over the last several years, the Lakeland, Florida-based company, has provided those services to a wide variety of aircraft from kit-built aircraft to warbirds to piston and turbine powered business and personal aircraft. Gulf Coast Avionics has showcased […]
Hawker Beechcraft expands facility at IWA
Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) recently celebrated the grand opening of its expanded and enhanced aircraft maintenance facility at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (IWA) in Mesa, Ariz. HBS recently completed the final phase of a $14 million project that added a second 26,000-square-foot hangar and expanded customer accommodations and administrative offices to the Mesa site, which was […]
Common paint maintenance misconceptions
Duncan Aviation recently released a whitepaper that addresses common misperceptions and pitfalls when planning for an aircraft paint refurbishment. Titled “Paint, Maintenance & Aircraft Value,” the whitepaper shares the knowledge of aircraft completions representatives at Duncan Aviation’s Lincoln and Battle Creek facilities. The whitepaper offers advice ranging from what cleaning products to avoid, how to […]
Fatigue breaks gear
This April 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 180. Injuries: None. Location: Blanding, Utah. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane touched down and began to veer to the left. […]
‘In the presence of greatness’
By BOB JAQUES, For General Aviation News For what was promoted as the last and final reunion of the Doolittle Raiders, hundreds of fans and admirers were in Dayton, Ohio, on April 16-18 to attend the Raiders 68th Reunion. The National Museum of the United States Air Force hosted the reunion, which featured four of […]
Lessons learned
What can GA pilots learn from the “Miracle on the Hudson”? Be prepared, said Jeff Skiles, first officer on US Airways Flight 1549, which became famous after it safely landed in the Hudson River last January. Skiles, 50, was at the controls with Captain Chesley Sullenberger when their Airbus A320 experienced multiple bird strikes and […]
NextGen: Aviation’s smart phone
In a speech to the Wings Club, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt calls NextGen — the Next Generation Air Traffic Control system — “aviation’s smart phone.” In the April 21 speech, Babbitt said: “NextGen matches any of a number of technological breakthroughs that are familiar to us. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that […]