My Traffic 2010 is the latest version of the My Traffic flight sim series. Optimized for the Microsoft Flight Simulator X, it provides realistic air traffic in the air and on the ground for more than 8,200 airports. More than 140 aircraft models were newly designed for FSX, including nearly all current airliners, most commuter […]
Naples Jet Center delivers first G600 panel
Naples Jet Center (NJC) has delivered its first dual Garmin G600 panel refurbishment in a Twin Commander 1000. The dual G600 retrofit was part of a larger panel redesign and aircraft refurbishment, according to company officials. The panel replacement began by removing the old and unnecessary wiring, and installing all new wiring harnesses for a […]
Duncan’s new Provo center to be Bombardier service facility
When Duncan Aviation’s Provo, Utah, service center opens in August 2010, it will be a Bombardier Authorized Service Facility for Learjet and Challenger aircraft, as well as an Aircraft On Ground (AOG) Line Maintenance Facility for Global aircraft. Duncan Aviation will lease hangar space from Million Air-Provo at the Provo Municipal Airport. The company plans […]
Kilfrost to launch environmentally-friendly ice protection fluid
Kilfrost, which provides a range of anti- and de-icing fluids for pilots across the world, will launch its first environmentally-friendly fluid, TKSsustain, this winter. The new fluid is based on a corn sugar-based glycol called Susterra, which was initially created by DuPont Tate and Lyle Bio Products, then developed by Kilfrost’s specialist R&D team. The […]
Faulty flaps trigger crash
This December 2007 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: Beech Duke. Location: New Castle, Del. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot had logged 1,080 hours of flight time, […]
Legendary ‘Van’ flies his own RV-12 to work
SPLOG By DAN JOHNSON Cessna‘s LSA entry helps to validate the concept of industry consensus standards in lieu of government certification. SkyCatchers will populate airports as shipments ramp up in 2010. Other big companies also are looking at LSA — as most LSA enthusiasts know, Cirrus offered an entry, though work has stalled, and late […]
Cessna delivers first Skycatcher
Cessna delivered its first Model 162 Skycatcher Light Sport Aircraft Dec. 18 during a ceremony at Yingling Aircraft in Wichita, Kan. Yingling is one of three U.S. re-assembly facilities for the Skycatcher. Rose Pelton, wife of Cessna Chairman, President and CEO Jack Pelton, received the first Skycatcher. The Model 162 Skycatcher is a two-place, single-engine […]
China’s first experimental
Chinese national XueQiang Si is building a Sportsman 2+2 at Glasair’s Two Weeks To Taxi program and, upon completion, will fly it to China. XueQiang Si, who will base his plane in city of Laiwu, in Shandong province, reports that his Sportsman will be the first experimental category aircraft to fly in the People’s Republic […]
Grumpy comes home
A really cool video on YouTube showcases the return from England of the oldest B-25 World War II era bomber, “Grumpy,” to its new home at the Historic Flight Foundation’s Restoration Center, slated to open March 1, 2010, in Everett, Wash.