A DVD of the 2009 Simsbury Airport (4B9) Fly-In is now available. The 20-minute video, which is professionally produced, features narration by Mike Alan, the WTIC-AM air traffic reporter, and provides an overview of the event at the Connecticut airport. Special attention is focused on the parachuting demonstration, including video of the jumps taken from […]
Boshart named Lycoming service center
Boshart Enterprises and Aircraft Services, Inc. located at the Genesee County Airport (GVQ) in Batavia, N.Y., was recently named a Lycoming Authorized Service Center. To earn the designation, Boshart Enterprises and Aircraft Services was required to meet Lycoming specified equipment and facility requirements, maintain required staff training levels, meet or exceed required levels of quality […]
M7 Aerospace names Brown president, CEO
M7 Aerospace has named Kevin Brown president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Brown joined M7 Aerospace in 2004 and has held executive positions in finance, business development and mergers and acquisitions. His most recent position was president and Chief Operating Officer. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Texas Tech University with Bachelor’s degrees […]
Unexpected roll kills two
This February 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: Cirrus SR22. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Lindsay, Okla. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The CFI and the private pilot were returning to the […]
‘Washington, we have a problem’
GUEST EDITORIAL By DAVE HOOK Each time I read of a new security proposal that will impact general aviation, I feel like keying the mic button and saying, “Washington, we have a problem.” You know, just to see if anybody’s listening. That’s because our freedom to fly is at risk. Risk — now that’s a […]
Flying after 50
Do you want to continue flying past age 50? How about 80, 90 or even 100? Of course you do, but it will require you to be proactive about your health. About 27% of all pilots are over the age of 50, according to Dr. Jack Hastings, an AME who is on EAA’s Aeromedical Advisory […]
Patrol joins Bearhawk kit line up
AviPro Aircraft, Ltd. has begun kit production of a two-place, tandem utility aircraft as an addition to its Bearhawk (four-place) Quick-Build kit. The “Bearhawk Patrol” is a high-wing aircraft that can accept engines from 115 hp to 210 hp. The prototype is powered by an O-360 Lycoming 180-hp engine swinging a fixed pitch aluminum propeller. […]
Ask Paul: Why are Piper and Cessna mag checks different?
Q: During a checkout in a Piper Cherokee, (I had only Cessna experience), I asked the CFI why Piper has me check the mags at 2,000 rpm and Cessna at 1,700 rpm on what is, essentially, the same engine? My opinion is that it is not a deal breaker to not have exactly the rpm […]
Tuskegee Airman Lee Archer dies at 90
Lt. Col. Lee Archer, a World War II fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen, died Jan. 27 at the age of 90. He died of coronary complications at New York Hospital in New York City. Archer remains the only confirmed ace of the Tuskegee Airmen. He flew 169 combat missions over more than 11 countries […]