SHORT FINAL By DEB McFARLAND Today, the man I married nearly 30 years ago, the man who suffered through my flight training and later patiently taught me to fly his Luscombe 8A, retired. After 35 years of service to the federal government, my best friend has come home to stay. It’s not a coincidence that […]
Trace debuts 750-hp engine
Last October, Trace Engines L.P. received its FAA Production Certificate for its 600-horsepower, liquid-cooled, turbocharged V8 engine for the general aviation market. This month, Trace achieved a new power milestone by successfully testing a production engine, with an experimental camshaft, to over 750 horsepower, according to officials with the Midland, Texas-based company. The additional 150 […]
What makes a great pilot?
It was a bit more than a year ago, Jan. 15, 2009, when Capt. Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles made a dramatic controlled landing onto the Hudson River after US Airways 1549 struck a flock of Canadian geese. Sullenberger and his crew methodically reacted with exact precision to each element of the crisis […]
Iowa seeks public input on 20-year plan
The Iowa Department Of Transportation’s Office of Aviation will host a public input meeting for an update of the Iowa Aviation System Plan from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV) in Ankeny. The 20-year system plan sets the direction for future development within the air transportation system, […]
Alternative aviation fuels efforts lauded
The Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuel Initiative (CAAFI), an FAA-sponsored effort to develop environmentally-sound, sustainable-alternative jet fuels, has received Air Transport World’s Joseph S. Murphy Industry Service Award. “This recognition is a strong endorsement of CAAFI’s innovative public-private partnership and recognizes the tremendous joint effort leading to significant advancements for alternative jet fuels this past year,” […]
Four to be inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame
Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) will induct four at its 2010 annual dinner in Vancouver, B.C., June 10. The 2010 inductees are former Chief Astronaut Julie Payette, a pilot, engineer, and musician who has logged more than 1,200 hours flying and 25 days in space; flight instructor Vi Milstead Warren, inductees 2Canada’s first female […]
First aviation Ph.D. program takes off
Students have begun coursework in a pioneering Ph.D. in Aviation program offered by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The three-year program, the only one in the nation, meets the need for people with upper-level research credentials to tackle the major issues facing today’s aviation and aerospace industry, according to university officials, who note the program is designed […]
Sporty’s debuts leather chart binder
Loose-leaf approach charts can be very convenient for instrument flying, but storing, protecting and organizing those frail pages is a daunting task. Now you can store and protect your loose-leaf charts in style with Sporty’s Bonded Leather Chart Binder. Price: $16.95 (three or more for $14.95 each). For more information: 800-SPORTYS or Sportys.com.
King Air 350i achieves FAA certification
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has received FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Type Certifications for the new Beechcraft King Air 350i turboprop. Deliveries of the aircraft have begun. The King Air 350i is the first business aircraft on the market equipped with the new Rockwell Collins Venue cabin management system (CMS). The system supports […]