A flight school in Norwood, Mass., Norwood Flight Academy, is exploring a new way to promote aviation among non-pilots. The flight school, in conjunction with Brookline Adult Education, one of the oldest non-credit, public education programs in Massachusetts, is offering a three-day course titled “Introduction to Aviation.” The course is designed to help non-pilots understand […]
TIG Torch Package debuts
To provide welding operators with the flexibility to weld on a variety of applications and angles without the cost or downtime to purchase or change torches, Weldcraft offers its WP-225 Modular Flex-Neck Torch Package. The WP-225 Modular Flex-Neck Torch Packages come standard with WP-9 and WP-17 series 70° heads (9-70 and 1726), a handle, and […]
Bird brings down RV
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: RV-7A. Injuries: Minor. Location: Hollister, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot told investigators that during the initial climb after takeoff a […]
Super Cub raffle highlight of Alaska show
For 10 years the Alaska Airmen’s Association has raffled off an airplane during its annual Alaska State Aviation Trade Show & Conference. Only once during those 10 years has the winner of the aircraft raffle been on hand to claim his airplane when his name was drawn at the end of the annual conference. On […]
Airport management: A search and deploy mission
Unexpectedly, and without any warning, the airport manager quits. It happens. Not often perhaps, but it happens nonetheless. More commonly the airport manager moves on to another position, or retires. It makes little difference in the operational sense. Change is a constant in business. Whomever fills the slot at the moment will be replaced at […]
O Canada!
As winter thaws into spring and summer, some pilots may wish to fly their LSAs north into Canada. Now, thanks to our good friends at EAA, American pilots may finally do so. After a nearly two-year negotiation, America’s neighbor to the north finally views LSA to be as airworthy as a homebuilt experimentals. Northbound pilots […]
Carter signs $4 million incentive agreement
Carter Aviation Technologies, LLC (Carter) of Wichita Falls, Texas, has completed negotiations with the Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation (WFEDC) on a $4 million job incentive program. The agreement provides $4 million of operating capital in the form of a loan to Carter to facilitate increased development activity and corporate expansion. The no-interest loan provides […]
MX Advantage Maintenance Training Program debuts
Cessna Aircraft Co. has teamed with FlightSafety International to offer MX Advantage, a maintenance training program that will augment classroom training with hands-on training at a new facility in Wichita, Kan. The new MX Advantage program is designed to satisfy most international training requirements, in particular those of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and […]
FAA Safety Briefing focuses on NextGen
The May/June 2010 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and how NextGen will bring more efficient navigation, more effective communications, and greatly improved surveillance capabilities. Articles address ADS-B, performance-based navigation, the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems, and more. You can read the online edition here. FAA Safety […]