Wilson Doors now offers the Valu-Tec vertical bi-folding door. The Valu-Tec steel bi-fold door is packed with the kind of standard features needed for secure aircraft storage and easy access, according to company officials, including three button pushbutton operation (Up/Down/Stop), auto-locks, top/bottom rubber/vinyl weather seal, balanced lift cable and drive mechanism for even lifting across […]
Holiday shopping at the Air Zoo
The Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich., has launched its online Fly Buy museum store, which features model airplanes, bomber jackets, T-shirts, hats, toys, glassware, museum memberships and annual passes. Holiday specials include: 20% off all T-shirts through Dec. 3; 15% off the entire collection of EZ Build Airplanes from Dec 4-17; and 20% savings on […]
Largest private hangar in Idaho opens
Aero Mark, an FBO located Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) in Idaho, has opened its new FBO and hangar building, dubbed Aero Mark XL. The new building, the largest privately owned aircraft hangar in Idaho according to FBO officials, features 30,000 square feet of hangar and 12,000 square feet of office space and amenities. The […]
PilotMall.com offers military discount
PilotMall.com Inc., an online aviation store, is offering all active military staffers a 10% discount through the end of December off all pilot supplies, including aviation charts, pilot gift items, aircraft manuals and more. “PilotMall.com Inc has been fortunate this year,” said Neil Glazer, president. “In light of our good fortune, we wanted to give […]
Fuel exhaustion leads to 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: Vans Aircraft RV6; Location: Stringer, Miss.; Injuries: None; Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The 72-hour private pilot was on a cross-country flight. The […]
Free transient parking at BFI
Pilots at King County International Airport/Boeing Field (BFI) south of Seattle have been known to comment that they can get just about anything they need at the airport, except a free place to park while they pick that item up. That’s changed now that the county has altered its fees. “The first hour is free, […]
Rare Hamilton Metalplane up for auction
One of the rarest classic aircraft in the world, a fully-restored 1929 Hamilton Metalplane H-47 (serial No. 65), will be sold during the 39th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale on Jan. 18-24, 2010. The historic Metalplane was No. 22 of only 29 built and is the only airworthy example of its type in […]
Support for ethanol in fuels eroding
Two recent articles in the New York Times chronicle eroding public support for ethanol production mandates and its use in vehicle fuels: “A Growing Disaster”, by Russell Harding, 11/28/2009 “US Unlikely to use the Ethanol Congress Ordered”, Matthew Wald, 11/26/2009 The GAfuels Blog is written by three private pilots concerned about the future availability of […]
CAP celebrates 68th anniversary
The 58,000 volunteers of the Civil Air Patrol are marking CAP’s 68th anniversary Dec. 1. The all-volunteer, nonprofit organization was founded Dec. 1, 1941, less than a week before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led to America’s involvement in World War II. Its members soon proved their worth by conducting aerial patrols, vigilance that […]