Lycoming Engines recently received FAA Type and Production certification for its IO-390-A3A6 engine, followed by an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), the second STC earned as part of Lycoming’s Echelon STC program. The IO-390-A3A6 provides more horsepower as well as improved climb and cruise performance, while maintaining the same footprint as the IO-360 engine, according […]
Airbags available for Barons, Bonanzas
AmSafe Seatbelt Airbags are now available for the pilot and co-pilot seats on Baron and Bonanza aircraft. Hawker Beechcraft Corp.’s (HBC) parts and distribution organization, RAPID, is taking orders for the airbags, which can be installed at any AmSafe approved service center. Statistics show that most crash events are survivable, especially when head and neck […]
Flying school to open at Flabob
The flying school at Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif., will reopen under new management Dec. 1. Dave Rogers of Rogers Aviation will move his established flying school from its long-time site at Chino Airport. Rogers, who has been flying for 54 years, has logged over 21,000 hours. He will bring with him his fleet, including […]
No checklist, no landing gear
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: Piper Navajo. Location: Salt Lake City, Utah. Injuries: None. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was initially inbound for a straight-in landing, […]
A great excuse to call in sick
SHORT FINAL By DEB McFARLAND It’s 5:30 a.m. and I have supper cooked. Soup beans, corn on the cob and cornbread. Directly, I will wake my young sleeping beauty, who has a vacation day from school. She will be shocked that there are towels waiting to be folded, a dishwasher that needs unloading and clothes […]
Veteran’s Day celebration at Flabob draws thousands
More than 3,000 people turned up for the free activities at Flabob Airport that honored America’s veterans. The day was a busy one, according to airport officials, who note the flight line quickly filled up with aircraft, including a number of warbirds from the Planes of Fame Museum and Classic Rotors. A pair of F-16s […]
Helping the media get it right
When aviation-related events and issues arise, Boston’s WBZ-TV 4, owned and operated by CBS, often turns to Nashua Flight Simulator in Nashua, N.H., for expert advice and commentary. So far this year company officials have commented on everything from the “Miracle on the Hudson” to the emergency landing of a Piper Warrior on a major […]
FAA grounds Zodiacs
For the first time in history, the FAA has suspended issuance of any new airworthiness certificates for an entire fleet of special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA) — the Zodiac CH601XL and CH650 — and the FAA will not issue airworthiness certificates to experimental light-sport aircraft (E-LSA) and amateur built versions of CH601XL and CH605 aircraft until […]
A seat at the table
General aviation was represented when the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) joined others from across the aviation spectrum at a Nov. 12 forum convened by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, at which he announced the creation of a Federal Advisory Committee on the Future of Aviation. “The decision to create this advisory panel is […]