AirGator has introduced the NAVPad 5X (pictured left) and 7X, which utilize the newest high performance, low power consumption Intel ATOM processor at speeds up to 1.3GHz — up to three times faster than the previous generation of NAVPads — with 5-8 hour battery life and lower power consumption. These compact units come in the standard […]
Pilot loses situational awareness, life
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: Cirrus SR20. Location: New Windsor, N.Y. Injuries: 1 Fatal, 2 Serious. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting his second ILS […]
The Grimes Flying Lab
There are certain businesses that are synonymous with particular towns: Cessna in Wichita; Lockheed in Sunnyvale; and Grimes Manufacturing Co. in Urbana, Ohio. The icon of Grimes, now part of Honeywell, is the Flying Lab, a specially modified twin Beech. Owned by the Grimes Flying Lab Foundation, the highly modified red, white and blue Beech C45H […]
One down, 999+ to go…
SPLOG By DAN JOHNSON It begins! The long-awaited arrival of Cessna into the ranks of Special Light Sport Aircraft has begun, with the first Shenyang-produced SkyCatcher arriving in Wichita. The company reports taking more than 1,000 orders. At Oshkosh 2009, company officials said production would commence as originally planned in 2009 but that 2010 will […]
MKC nears completion of $70 million improvement project
In August 1927, just months after his heroic solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, Charles Lindbergh landed on a dusty strip of land along a bend in the Missouri River, dedicating one of the nation’s great inner city airports and officially launching Kansas City’s aviation industry into the national spotlight. That airfield, now known as […]
PrayerFlight slates next effort
The next national PrayerFlight will be held over Thanksgiving weekend. PrayerFlight coordinates GA pilots and aircraft owners with volunteers who pray over cities and states. The organization’s board hopes to complete two national PrayerFlight events each year, with the primary focus being the National Day of Prayer in May. For the effort this month, organization […]
Continental kicks off sale
Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) has kicked off a limited time special offer on engines purchased during the week of the 2009 AOPA Aviation Summit in Tampa, Florida. The summit begins Nov. 5 and closes Nov. 7. While the order period is brief, anyone in the market for a factory-new or factory-rebuilt TCM engine can take […]
GAMA 2010 leader revealed
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The board of directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has elected Robert Wilson, president of Honeywell Business and General Aviation, as GAMA’s chairman for 2010. Wilson previously served as GAMA’s vice chairman and chairman of GAMA’s Technical Policy Committee. John Rosanvallon, president and CEO of Dassault Falcon Jet, was voted […]
Kodiak receives additional certifications
Quest Aircraft Co. recently received Canadian type certification for the Quest Kodiak. This follows the receipt of type certification from Papua New Guinea and type acceptance certification from Indonesia in June. “From the outset, we had planned on receiving numerous international certifications for the Kodiak,” said Paul Schaller, Quest Aircraft’s president and CEO. “The airplane […]