PS Engineering has introduced the PMA5000EX audio panel for experimentals. Not having to go through the expense of certification helps reduce cost, as does removing the marker beacon receiver and speaker amplifier, according to company officials, who note it will sell for $995. The PMA5000EX has a four-place hi-fi stereo intercom that uses PS Engineering’s […]
Wicks creates Happy Hour
Wicks Aircraft Supply has created a Happy Hour. Anyone calling in an order on Thursday afternoons between 2 and 4 p.m. will be eligible for a 10% discount on all discountable items. This would include most aircraft construction materials, hardware, finishing materials and tools. For more information: 800-221-9425 or WicksAircraft.com.
Scottsdale AirCenter joins Avfuel network
Scottsdale AirCenter of Scottsdale Airport (SDL) has joined the Avfuel network. The alliance means that Scottsdale AirCenter will award AVTRIP pilot-rewards points on each qualifying fuel purchase. The Arizona FBO also offers the Avfuel Contract Fuel program. Scottsdale AirCenter is a full-service FBO that serves the Greater Phoenix Metro Area. Hangar space of 175,000 square […]
Scheyden launches lens promotion
Scheyden Precision Eyewear has launched a special, limited-time promotion providing free prescription lenses with the purchase of any Dual RX frame through Jan. 31. The offer is valid with orders for any of the four Dual RX styles at the standard retail price ($445) and is available at Scheyden.com or by calling 800-851-2758. Available for […]
Overweight airplane crashes
This January 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 172. Location: Clearwater, Fla. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The private pilot was on the return leg of a […]
Keep your skills after your checkride
Congratulations. You did it. You passed your checkride and now you are a private pilot. What’s next? For the first six months or so you’ll try to fly every week or so, but soon you’ll note that boring holes in the sky in pursuit of the $100 hamburger loses its thrill. The next thing you […]
Confirmation of new TSA director delayed
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Errol Southers was nominated last August by President Obama to be director of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), but his confirmation has been delayed in the Senate, meaning the agency that deals directly with aviation security has been without a leader for nearly six months. Couple this with the security confusion following […]
New identifier for Florida airport
The FAA has assigned a new three-letter identifier to the new Northwest Florida Beaches International airport now under construction in West Bay, Florida. The three-letter location identifier will be “ECP” when the airport opens in May. The new airport is replacing Panama City-Bay County International Airport (PFN). Location identifiers are not interchangeable and cannot be […]
NTSB adds to list of ‘reportable’ accidents
The NTSB is amending its regulations concerning notification and reporting requirements regarding aircraft accidents or incidents. The final rule, which becomes effective March 8, adds five “reportable incidents,” which NTSB officials believe will improve aviation safety: Failure of any internal turbine engine component that results in the escape of debris other than out the exhaust […]