RAM Aircraft, LP now offers Owner Loyalty Rewards for returning RAM customers with a Cessna 340, 340A, 414, 414A, 421C, or Baron 58P/TC with a RAM engine. RAM officials want qualifying airplanes with RAM STCs and engines to stay in the family and keep their value high when overhaul time comes around. To help make […]
Powder Puff Pilot teams with Oregon Aero
What happens when you cross women pilots with one of the nation’s foremost suppliers of aviation products? Pink pilot gear! That’s just what happened when Denver-based Powder Puff Pilot, a web retailer that specializes in pilot gear and accessories for women, approached Oregon Aero, Inc., designer and manufacturer of aviation products. That meeting resulted in […]
Fantasy of Flight adds nightFlight tours
Unidentifiable noises and voices, drastic temperature changes, strange mists and shadows…these unexplained phenomena are drawing an eager crowd at Fantasy of Flight, where the Florida attraction’s first-ever nightFlight paranormal tours have sold out in a matter of weeks. Demand for the four-hour, limited-attendance nighttime tours, guided by Florida’s Apollo Paranormal Investigations (API), a non-profit team […]
Failure to follow procedures results in gear-up landing
This March 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 210. Injuries: None. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot had not flown the airplane over the winter and […]
Season opener
The great trek to Sun ‘n Fun is about to begin. The season-starting air show kicks off April 13 and organizers report display spaces are filling up. The economy is taking a toll on all events, but Sun ‘n Fun is one of those reliable shows, sure to draw a crowd…a crowd emerging from the […]
Barriers lowered for LSAs in Canada
A recent revision by Transport Canada makes it more affordable and less cumbersome for Light Sport Aircraft from the United States to be flown into Canada. According to a report at EAA.org, Transport Canada’s new Standardized Validation form, the equivalent to the operating limitations for experimental aircraft in the U.S., puts LSA on equal footing […]
Propeller overspeed subject of new SAIB
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 […]