“Pilot of Fortune,” the first book in an aviation trilogy from Ted Beaudoin, author and media services manager for the AEA 2005 Inc. non-profit group, in Welland, Ontario, Canada, is now available at Trafford.com, as well as Amazon, Walmart, Barnes and Nobles and other book stores throughout North America. The book, which sells for $18.99 […]
Hartzell inks deal with Hawker Beechcraft
Hartzell Propeller Inc. has signed an agreement with Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) for the exclusive supply of constant-speed propellers to all of its new piston and turboprop aircraft. The agreement is for a minimum of five years, and covers the full range of new-build HBC aircraft: G36 Bonanza, G58 Baron and the King Air C90GTx, […]
Flight Design USA adds more demo centers
Flight Design USA’s newest distributor, Flight Design West, has located two new aircraft, one in Santa Monica, Calif., and a second in Portland, Ore., as part of the growth of the sales and service outlets for the CTLS line of aircraft. The new facilities represent the company’s second and third locations on the West Coast. […]
Holiday gifts that support GA
Running out of time to get a gift for everyone on your holiday list this year? The National Business Aviation Association is selling apparel and merchandise online with the NBAA and No Plane No Gain logos. Featured items include hats, shirts, jackets and other merchandise. For more information: NBAA.org.
Snow, touch and go bad mix
Snow encounter bends airplane 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: Cessna 172. Location: Wausau, Wis. Injuries: None. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot, who was practicing takeoffs and […]
AOPA’s Craig Fuller looks back on challenges, successes and surprises of his first year
The first year learning the ropes of a high-powered job is tough, especially in the midst of an economic meltdown. But as Craig Fuller, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), discovered, his first year was also full of successes and pleasant surprises. Fuller took the helm of the nation’s largest pilot organization […]
GA leaders forecast bleak 2010
While the GA industry is seeing signs of stabilization, it looks like 2010 will be a bleak year, with low production rates, low order rates and no hiring on the horizon. That was the message from some of the industry’s leaders at the Wichita Aero Club’s first online summit Dec. 15. Bringing together top executives […]
Bonus depreciation set to expire end of year
Forget Cash for Clunkers. Airplane operators have bonus depreciation as a powerful incentive to upgrade. But you’ll have to act quickly. The federal Economic Stimulus package that allows for the special depreciation benefit expires at the end of 2009. What’s more, the IRS has expanded the expensing election of Section 179 of the tax code […]
Jet seals deal for Garth Brooks to headline in Vegas
Garth Brooks opened as a headliner last weekend at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, brought out of retirement when Steve Wynn offered the megastar the use of a private jet so he could fly back to Oklahoma to be with his three daughters. In a story in the Las Vegas Review Journal, Brook […]