The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) about propeller overspeed in piston engine aircraft with variable pitch propellers. Issued March 17, the SAIB, which is for information only, is designed to alert operators, pilots, and manufacturers of concerns for an optimum response to a propeller overspeed, according to FAA officials. According to […]
New Air Campers Association takes off
An association dedicated to pilots and families with a passion for flying and camping — the American Air Campers Association (AACA) — has taken off. Fostered by long-time pilot Don Abbott, this new association is the fulfillment of a dream to promote, protect and preserve the combined freedoms of flying and camping in America. “Until […]
Pilots protest plan to close L52
Developer Jeff Edwards’ desire to see the Oceano County Airport (L52) in California closed and redeveloped has caused a groundswell of opposition from local pilots, about 50 of whom showed up to a meeting March 17 in Grover Beach to protest any change to the airport, according to a story in the San Luis Obispo […]
Vintage Flying Boat up for auction
Bonhams will auction a 1917 Curtiss MF Seagull Flying Boat April 13 in New York. Owned by the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio, the flying boat will be the first vintage plane auctioned in Manhattan, and it is expected to bring between $300,000-500,000. Designed by Glenn Curtiss, the Seagull is one of the […]
CAP’s latest mission: Aerial reconnaissance of Red River flooding
Civil Air Patrol is providing aerial reconnaissance as an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force as rivers and tributaries in North Dakota and South Dakota continue to rise. The Red River was expected to crest this weekend at 38 feet in the Fargo, N.D./Moorhead, Minn., area. Members of CAP’s North Dakota and South Dakota Wings […]
FAA-PMA issued to Approach Fast Stack
Approach Fast Stack, a manufacturer of avionics interface products, has received FAA-PMA (Federal Aviation Administration-Parts Material Authorization) on its Pro-G Hub. Approach’s modular wiring system interconnects avionics components with a central hub and ready-built cables for the majority of avionics in the marketplace, including Garmin’s panel mount avionics. All cables are double shielded and grounded […]
Eclipse taps SimCom for training
Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. has chosen SimCom Training Centers to provide pilot training for EA-500 owners and operators. Eclipse will relocate two EA-500 Level D simulators to SimCom’s training center in Orlando, Fla. The training devices will be used to provide initial and recurrent pilot training. Simulator training is scheduled to be available in the third […]
Power Flow Tuned Exhaust now available for R22
Power Flow Systems, Inc. is in the final stages of STC approval to bolt-on its high performance exhaust system to a Lycoming O-320 powered-Robinson R22. This product, Power Flow’s first on a rotorcraft, was designed in cooperation with Performance Aviation in New Zealand, where it has already received CAA approval. The Power Flow Systems’ kit […]
Flying Musicians to land at music and aviation events
The Flying Musicians Association, Inc. will land at several well-known music venues this spring: MerleFest in April and the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas in May/June. Both are well-established, with more than 70,000 patrons, association officials said. In addition, the association has committed to attend the Cowtown Warbird Roundup in Fort Worth, May 22-23, and […]