It’s not just the clerk at the grocery store making the “paper or plastic?” inquiry these days. The FAA also wants to know what your certificate is made of since, come April 1, the paper one won’t be legal anymore. In February 2008 the FAA announced the phasing out of paper airman certificates. The deadline […]
Neither rain nor sleet could stop Air Mail fleet
A 1961 British book on the development of air transportation includes a chart on early scheduled air services, which includes the operations of the U.S. Air Mail Service from 1918 till 1927. It may seem unusual to see the Air Mail Service listed here, but as it operated more than 200 aircraft, you realize it […]
Hard science needed in avgas issue, not politics and fads
LETTER TO THE EDITOR from TOM MULLER, Poland Spring, Maine I was impressed with Michael Kraft’s thoughtful article on the replacement for 100LL (Guest Editorial: Beware the “sound bite solution: There are no easy answers to the complex avgas issue). Several aviation writers seem to be assuming that because 94UL is already on the market […]
Students travel to DC to learn about aviation
Washington, D.C. — The National Association of State Aviation Officials welcomed six members of the University Aviation Association to its Washington, D.C. headquarters Wednesday, Jan. 6, to discuss how aviation policy is developed. The meeting was a joint effort between the organizations to foster and strengthen aviation education. NASAO President Henry Ogrodzinski reviewed NASAO’s current […]
Leading bio jet fuel players team up
BioJet Corp. and Great Plains Oil & Exploration have teamed to produce renewable jet fuels. The companies plan to jointly develop integrated Camelina cultivation and associated refinery projects in the U.S., Europe, South America, and Asia. Camelina is a an oilseed crop that can be used to make biodiesel. A non-food crop, it grows well […]
Seven renew Master Instructor accreditation
Master Instructors LLC and its Board of Review recently renewed the accreditation of seven CFIs as Master Instructors. There are approximately 93,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 700 of them have earned Master accreditation, according to the organization’s officials, who note the last 14 FAA National Flight Instructors of the Year were Master […]
Company launches effort to help Corporate Angel Network
Solairus Aviation has launched a program to help fund Corporate Angel Network’s (CAN) continued efforts to provide cancer patients with free flights for treatment aboard corporate aircraft. Solairus will give CAN a cash contribution equal to 1% of the first year’s management fees for each new aircraft management client it signs up in 2010. There […]
Initial Pilot Checkout Guide available online
The first American Bonanza Society/Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program Initial Pilot Checkout is now available free online at the American Bonanza Society website. The training outline is especially worthwhile for new owners and pilots of Bonanza and Debonair aircraft who are unable to schedule training with a Beech-knowledgeable instructor, according to association officials. “Historically, 20% of […]
Fluorescent dye locates fluid leaks fast
Spectronics Corp. has introduced Aero-Brite Universal Fluorescent Leak Detection Dye to pinpoint the source of fuel, lubrication and hydraulic leaks in aviation systems. Add a small amount of super-concentrated Aero-Brite dye to the aircraft system and let it circulate, company officials said, explaining the dye/fluid mixture will accumulate at even the smallest leak sites. Scan […]