American Legend Aircraft Co. has introduced its Legend Smart Cub G3 — a certified Light-Sport Aircraft equipped with the new Garmin G3X multi-function display. Available now, the Legend Smart Cub G3 features an integrated Garmin G3X “glass cockpit” system combining full primary flight display functions, such as attitude/directional guidance, along with electronic engine monitoring and […]
US Aviation launches online ground school
For the benefit of students enrolled in its Part 141 Professional Pilot Training Program, US Aviation has partnered with Jeppesen to be one of the first schools to offer the new Jeppesen Online Training course, designed to prepare students for their written exams and daily flight activity. The new electronic instruction is being used as […]
Elliott Aviation teams with JSSI
Elliott Aviation has signed a service center agreement with Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) to provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services, paint and interior refurbishment services, and to supply spare parts to JSSI clients enrolled in the hourly cost maintenance program. JSSI clients will get priority slot allocation for maintenance and repair services at Elliott […]
King Schools names vice president of sales
King Schools, Inc. has promoted Bill Ziska to vice president of sales. Dave Jackson, King’s President & CEO, stated, “Bill has been with King Schools for over 14 years. He has held every job within the sales department, working his way up to director of sales and now vice president of sales. In his new […]
First flight proves fatal
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: Replica Dickenson Bathtub. Injuries: Fatal. Location: Broadhead, Wis. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The airplane was an amateur-built replica of a 1924 Dormoy […]
Good Morning America visits LVK
Good Morning America visited Livermore Airport (LVK) in California on a secret mission last week. You can watch the results on Good Morning America Wednesday, May 5, between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. on your local ABC station. The secret mission was to tape a segment of “Living the Dream,” where people selected by GMA’s […]
Engine gurus online
Rotax gurus Phil Lockwood and Dean Vogel recently updated their “Rotax 912 Engine Introduction” DVD with a free nine-minute YouTube posting. On-camera, the dynamic duo cover the new AeroShell Sport Plus 4 engine oil, new oil pressure sender, 10% ethanol guidelines, details of the Rotax 912 2,000-hour TBO (Time Between Overhaul), plus a demonstration of […]
Twin CTs around the world
One hundred years to the day, two pilots started a journey to celebrate the first flight of an airplane in Switzerland in 1910. The pair of European pilots departed April 30, flying as a team in two nearly-identical Light-Sport Aircraft. “Two Swiss airline pilots left their home country, each flying in a modified CTLS aircraft,” […]
Cessna sees signs of recovery in European bizjet market
The business jet industry is returning to life in Europe, according to Jack Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of Cessna Aircraft Co. Speaking at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, Pelton said: “Levels of interest in our aircraft are definitely beginning to pick up and, while the recovery may be […]