President Obama’s budget, released Feb. 1, does not include user fees. In a message at AOPA.org, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association President Craig Fuller notes that for the past year, AOPA and the rest of the general aviation community have made it clear that user fees are not the best way to fund the nation’s […]
Is global warming debate over?
LETTER TO THE EDITOR I think it is obvious that Ben Visser is a right-wing conservative and being more mainstream myself, I find many of his articles quite irritating. His recent article about global warming, however, was over-the-top and frankly offensive (Global warming debate stifles progress). His clumsy “shot-gun” analogy about the scientific data concerning […]
A new way — and place — to fly
Virgin Limited Edition has introduced Necker Nymph, a DeepFlight three-person aero submarine. Likened to an underwater aircraft, this open cockpit winged sub, designed and built by engineer Graham Hawkes of Hawkes Ocean Technologies, extends the overall capabilities of scuba, while offering the experience of underwater flight, according to company officials. Unlike conventional subs that use […]
Cabot Award winners named
Joseph G. Gavin, Jr., and Eugene F. (Gene) Kranz have been named the 2010 winners of the Godfrey L. Cabot Award by the Aero Club of New England (ACONE). Both recipients played critical roles in the Gemini and Apollo space programs that landed the first men on the moon by the United States. Gavin was […]
MusicianAviators.com launches
A free membership website for musician pilots, MusicianAviators.com, went live Feb. 1. The new social network is designed to bring together people who love music and flying, according to developers. “Our goal is to establish a community of musician aviators from around the globe by creating a space to gather and share our passions, stories […]
Aircraft Spruce Canada launches website
Aircraft Spruce has launched it Canadian website, which has all the features of AircraftSpruce.com, but is dedicated to serving customers throughout Canada. The website provides pricing in CND only, as well as show which products are in stock in the company’s Brantford, Ontario, warehouse — or when they will be in stock. The website also […]
DRE debuts upgraded headsets
DRE Communications has introduced upgraded versions of its active and passive noise attenuation headsets for both fixed-wing and helicopter applications. Advances in technology now enable the company to deliver state-of-the-art active noise reduction (ANR) for about half of the traditional market value, according to company officials. “Headset performance that pilots paid $1,000 for is now […]
Floats and Fuel Cells earns AS9100 certification
Floats and Fuel Cells Inc. and FFC Manufacturing have achieved the AS9100 Aerospace Quality Standard Certification. National Quality Assurance (NQA) recently presented Floats and Fuel Cells and FFC Manufacturing with the AS9100 and ISO9001:2008 certifications after the company successfully completed a rigorous Quality Management Systems Audit. The ISO 9001:2008 is the latest revision, and the […]
Life Cycle Cost 2010 released
Conklin & de Decker has released Life Cycle Cost 2010 Volume I, an aircraft budget and financial analysis tool that is part of a family of aircraft operating and acquisition products developed to provide ownership and operating cost data for more than 375 jets, turboprops, helicopters and piston aircraft. The budgeting software puts all aspects […]