The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has unveiled a redesign of its upper management structure, adding for the first time a chief operating officer (COO) to oversee the day-to-day running of the association, as well as creating a new position to lead the AOPA Foundation, and filling the top spot in the association’s government […]
Training Crue releases training aids for Cessna 560
Training Crue Graphics Inc. has partnered with Kaltire Aviation to develop customized training aids for the Cessna Citation Encore 560. The company reports it has training products for more than 80 different makes and models, including cockpit training posters, cockpit procedures trainers (CPT), maintenance training posters and more. For more information: 416-335-4528 or TrainingCrue.com.
Pearl Harbor exhibit opens
A new Pearl Harbor exhibit has opened at the Kissimmee Air Museum at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida. The exhibit traces the rise of air power from the predictions of Billy Mitchell in 1924 that Pearl Harbor would be attacked by the Japanese on a Sunday morning to the actual attack on Dec. 7, […]
Water-cooled MIG gun debuts
Bernard has introduced its customizable W-series water-cooled MIG guns and new water-cooled Centerfire consumables to meet the needs of high-amperage, water-cooled MIG applications. W-Guns offer users their choice of neck style, cable length, handle style, consumables and direct plugs, according to company officials. W-Guns are rated to 600-amps at 100% duty cycle and offer direct […]
Key Air joins Avfuel network
Key Air has joined the Avfuel-branded network of FBO dealers. Key Air has three locations: Key Air South Florida (FPR) of Fort Pierce, Florida; Key Air Twin Cities (ANE) of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; and Key Air NY Metro (OXC) of Oxford, Connecticut. From now through the end of March 2010, these Key Air locations are […]
Jesseweather.com launches
Jesseweather.com, a website for aviation weather and weather alerts delivered to your e-mail and cell phone, has launched. Data comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service using information from airports served with a Terminal Area Forecast, according to company officials. Alerts are based on parameters entered by the user, such […]
Gopher hole gets better of pilot
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: RV-7A; Location: Elmendorf, Texas; Injuries: 1 Minor; Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The private pilot reported a normal landing on a private 2,600-foot […]
Alcohol in fuels
The EAA recently published an article in its online “Light Plane World” reviewing the various aspects of operating small aircraft engines when ethanol might be present in Mogas. Building on past work by your bloggers and others, the article does a good job of providing ample warning of the various problems that can occur when […]
Dan Cammack’s Super Swift
There are certain airplanes that, once you get a desire to own one, nothing else will do. The Temco GC-1B, also known as the Swift, is one of those airplanes — just ask Dan Cammack of Dodge City, Kan. “I have owned a J-3 Cub and Beech Bonanzas, but this is my first Swift,” he […]