GFK Flight Support, an FBO at Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) in Grand Forks, N.D., has signed with The Hiller Group to supply Phillips 66 aviation fuel and equipment. Customers who use any of the Phillips 66 Aviation Cards with their WingPoints Rewards Card at GFK Flight Support earn double points, as well as receive […]
Sora launched
International Communications Group (ICG) is partnering with Cobham Antenna Systems to offer an aircraft system for global voice and Swift Broadband (SBB) data. Dubbed Sora (Japanese for “sky”), the package provides voice and data communications through the Inmarsat network and the Iridium satellite constellation. Sora integrates an ICG NxtLink 220A communication system and its NxtMail Server […]
Failure to climb proves fatal
This November 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 A100. Location: Chino, Calif. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot, who had logged 3,133.4 hours, filed an instrument […]
Flying the MS-1
SPLOG By DAN JOHNSON Lucky me. On a warm, sunny day I drove less than a mile to Spruce Creek Airport’s Downwind Cafe where I met the developers of MySky (the company) and the MS-1 (a new LSA model). After a tasty lunch we strolled over to the company’s facility and hangar. All the while […]
Glitch snarls air traffic
A nationwide air traffic control computer system outage this morning snarled air traffic. According to the FAA, the problem began around 5 a.m. (EST) when a router problem disrupted a number of air traffic management services, including flight plan processing. The problem was resolved at approximately 9 a.m. EST, according to FAA officials, who note […]
Search for new EAA president restarts
OSHKOSH — The Experimental Aircraft Association has only known two leaders during its more than 50-year history. The search for the third — and the first not named Poberezny — has lasted nine months and is back to square one, according to a report in the Green Bay Press Gazette. The story notes the first […]
Lockheed Martin to close more FSS
Lockheed Martin will close seven Flight Service Stations, starting in February, according to a report at AOPA.org. Locations on the chopping block are: Columbia, Mo.; Honolulu; Kankakee, Ill.; Lansing, Mich.; Nashville; Seattle; and St. Petersburg, Fla. This is the second consolidation effort since the company was awarded a contract in 2005 to provide flight services […]
Progress continues on electric aircraft, prototype expected to be unveiled in April
At this summer’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Germany’s Calin Gologan introduced his new E-Plane line of electric powered aircrafts: the Elektra One (one-seater), Elektra Two (two-seater) and Elektra Four (four-seater). Just recently Gologan revealed that the molds of the fuselage and wings of the Elektra One are “as good as finished.” “At the end of November […]
Candy Bomber at First in Flight Festival
Elizabeth City , N.C. — Last December, retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen had children jumping for joy when he sailed chocolates aloft on tiny parachutes from the “Spirit of Freedom,” a restored 1945 Douglas C-54 aircraft. The “Candy Bomber,” who piloted the famous 1948-49 Berlin Airlift, returns to Elizabeth City with more treats […]