Aviat Aircraft has redesigned the carburetor heat box for the Husky, attaching a more robust lever arm that hosts a new swivel pivot to which the actuator wire is attached. The dampener is now attached to the new box via bushings that reduce friction and enhance service life. The bottom of the carb heat box […]
Beyerdynamic introduces two helicopter headsets
Beyerdynamic is introducing the HS 600 DANR Rotor with Digital Adaptive Noise Reduction and HS 200 Rotor with passive noise attenuation at this week’s AirVenture in Oshkosh. The HS 600 DANR Rotor provides a coiled cable and a Nexus U-174/U jack plug. The DANR electronics is powered by two batteries. By using an additional cable […]
New flight school opens at ISM
Orlando Gateway Sport Pilot Flight Training Center, a sport pilot flight school, recently opened at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida. Roger Frechette, a certified flight and ground instructor, owns and operates the training facility along with three instructors. Frechette and his team have nearly 20 years’ flight instruction experience. The center is associated with […]
Customs office opens at Signature’s Newark location
Signature Flight Support Newark now houses an on-site U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) office at its FBO facility at Newark-Liberty International Airport (EWR). The CBP also offers the US Visit program to assist with admissibility clearance when entering the United States. For more information: www.signatureflight.com.
Latitude and Technisonic team up
Technisonic’s TDFM 7000/7300 series multiband FM radios now have a new software option capable of controlling Latitude Technologies’ “Satellite Gateway” S200-SG11. The new S200-SG11 will provide Satcom, flight tracking and messaging capability using the TDFM controls and display. The marriage of these products will provide the most comprehensive communication package in the industry while at […]
Botched go-around bends plane
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing.
Scene at AirVenture
Midsummer shutdown for Iowa City Airport worries business owners
Business owners at Iowa City Airport (IOW) in Iowa are bracing to lose a month’s worth of business because of a runway reconstruction project. The work is slated to begin Aug. 3 and is expected to last until September. The airport has two runways: 7/25, measuring 5,004 by 100 feet; and 12/30, which measures 3,900 […]
Former uranium processing site could be Tennessee’s newest GA airport
Officials in Knoxville, Tenn., have taken the first step towards recycling an industrial site that used to process uranium into a general aviation airport. The industrial area was closed down decades ago, according to Lawrence Young, president of the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee (CROET), an organization that oversees the redevelopment of industrial sites. […]