SPLOG By DAN JOHNSON If you’ve been around aviation long enough you’ve heard the Q&A: “Know how to make a small fortune in aviation? Start with a large one!” Yet aviation can always use fresh talent, so welcome former tech entrepreneur, James Wiebe, turned aviation businessman. From his days building Mac peripherals under the name […]
Increase in job postings noted
JSfirm, an online employment website for aviation professionals, is reporting an increase in job postings over the last three months at JSFirm.com. “This is great news regarding hiring activity,” said Tonya Salatino, account manager. “We have been seeing a positive trend over the past three months.” She reports that since September, job postings have increased […]
Former Eclipse exec order to produce property documents
Aviation International News is reporting that former Eclipse Aviation Chairman Roel Pieper will have to produce records of properties that he owns, according to an order issued by the New York State Supreme Court. The order is the result of a subpoena from the Alfred E. Mann Living Trust. Mann was one of Eclipse Aviation’s […]
Twin Commander Aircraft completes transcontinental move
Twin Commander Aircraft has completed its relocation from Arlington, Wash., to Creedmoor, N.C. The last few remaining inventory items are being placed in Twin Commander’s warehouse in Creedmoor, just north of Charlotte, but Twin Commander has been fulfilling parts orders from Creedmoor since Nov. 16, company officials note. The physical move was choreographed to take […]
Air show pilot Keoki Gray releases collection of short stories
Keoki Gray, pilot and author, has released “Songs of the Archaeopteryx,” stories of aerial adventure and the interesting people drawn to small airplanes, flight training, and aerobatics. The tales are based on Gray’s 30-plus years’ aviating throughout North America. Gray has flown as a glider towplane pilot and flight instructor. He barnstormed as a member […]
Phenom 300 certified
Embraer’s Phenom 300 light executive jet was certified Dec. 14 by the FAA, which granted its Type Certificate following the same action by Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – ANAC) Dec. 3. First deliveries should begin in the coming weeks, according to company officials. The Phenom 300’s maximum range, originally […]
Miniature transponder debuts
Trig Avionics has unveiled a new high-power member of its Mode S transponder family. The new system, which will be available in January, is called the TT22, and is based on the design and technology of the company’s TT21 Mode S transponder. The key difference is that the transmitted output power of the TT22 is […]
Rotax billet fuel pump debuts
Corbi Air has introduced a new Billet Fuel Pump for Rotax 912 and 914 engines. The patented reciprocating piston, variable displacement design is easy on the drive system and ensures constant pressure throughout the rpm range, company officials said, noting it works with avgas, mogas, ethanol, methanol, E-85, jet-A, or kerosene. The design has no […]
Woman wins ride in Horseman P-51
Air Show Buzz (ASB) has named Pennsylvania native Pamela Pfeninger the winner of its Horseman Flight Team Sweepstakes. She will embark on the opportunity of a lifetime – a ride in a WWII P-51 Mustang with The Horsemen Flight Team, a marquee acrobatic fleet. She was selected from more than 1,600 people who entered the […]