Wicks Aircraft Supply has developed nine videos to assist aircraft builders in working with products or materials related to their construction projects. Each of the videos can be accessed by going online to WicksAircraft.com and then clicking on “video demonstrations” link, which is in the upper left hand corner of the home page. The current […]
The Museum of Flight Free Evening June 2
For the month of June only, The Museum of Flight in Seattle will hold its free admission evening on the first Wednesday — June 2 — instead of the regularly scheduled first Thursday of the month. The museum will return to the regular schedule in July. Once a month, the museum stays open late for […]
Flight Data Management System debuts
FreeFlight Systems has introduced the Flight Data Management System, which includes a data recorder-like Memory Management System (MMS) and Hardened Memory Unit. The FreeFlight Systems Memory Management System (MMS) is a programmable unit that can record, store and transfer vital aircraft information provided by the pilot, or other aircraft systems (such as on-board cameras, and […]
Leading Edge Aviation offers GI Bill flight training
Leading Edge Aviation (LEA), a Bend, Oregon based helicopter company, is one of the first helicopter flight schools in the country to provide a college program for students using the Post 9/11 GI Bill. LEA has partnered with Central Oregon Community College (COCC) for the past three years, offering degree programs with professional helicopter pilot […]
M7 Aerospace names Self VP
M7 Aerospace has named Edmund Self Vice President-Aerostructures Manufacturing, with responsibility for M7’s manufacturing and assembly operations. Self brings more than 30 years of aerospace manufacturing experience to his new position. His most recent position was with Goodrich Engine Components, where he held the position of Vice President of Operations. He was also the VP […]
Back country takeoff goes bad
This May 2008 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: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Dixie, Idaho. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was departing from an unimproved mountain airstrip. During the […]
Weather Technology in the Cockpit survey
You can help define user needs from NextGen by answering Weather Technology in the Cockpit (WTIC) project survey. The survey is one component of an intercollegiate research project being performed by the University of North Dakota, the University of Alaska and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. One of the necessary first steps in implementing the NextGen […]
Meet the Fleet
One of the best parts of attending a fly-in like Sun ‘n Fun is the opportunity to see rare and unusual vintage aircraft. This year a 1930s-era Consolidated YPT-6A Fleet made the show for the first time. The airplane, painted brown and COME FIND ME yellow, rocked gently in the wind that blew across the […]
Sneak Peek: May 25 issue online
The May 25, 2010 digital version of General Aviation News is now available.