Testifying before the House Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, Chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the President and CEO of Jeppesen, Mark Van Tine, expressed that if the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), industry, and Congress work together on general aviation security issues, an effective security system can be put in […]
Changing FAA weather services fixes a problem that ‘doesn’t exist’
Representative Brad Miller (D-N.C.) said today the FAA’s proposal to change aviation weather services is “a determination by the FAA to solve a problem that appears not to exist.” Miller’s Science and Technology’s Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing Thursday to question why the FAA wants to cut the number of weather forecasters. Currently […]
N.Y. Senate extends GA tax break
The New York State Senate has passed a bill to make permanent the state’s sales tax exemption on general aviation aircraft maintenance. A story by Sarah Brown at AOPA.org says: “The original enactment of this sales-tax exemption in 2004 led to an increase in economic activity and employment in the aviation sector and has allowed […]
TSA names new GA security manager
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has tapped Brian Delauter to serve as the agency’s acting general manager of the General Aviation Branch. Delauter was federal security director at Savannah International Airport in Georgia. A story at AMTOnline notes: “Delauter has an extensive general aviation background and knowledge of all aspects of general aviation (corporate/recreational aircraft […]
Abandoned uranium enrichment site eyed for airport
An abandoned uranium enrichment complex is being eyed as suitable land for an airport in Oak Ridge, Tenn. After decades of failed attempts to build an airport in Oak Ridge, the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee recently unveiled plans to study the feasibility of building a general aviation airport at the former K-25 uranium […]
Approach Systems unveils EasyTaxi
Approach Systems Corp., developer of APIC, Approach’s glass cockpit, has introduced Approach EasyTaxi, a free download of geo-synchronized location of aircraft on all NACO Airport Diagrams. Approach EasyTaxi is free and runs on any Windows-based platform. The moving map software also includes airport diagrams for all airports that have a NACO airport diagrams. Approach EasyTaxi […]
Hartzell Top Prop certified for C-185s
Operators of Cessna A185E and A185F Skywagon aircraft can now achieve improved takeoff performance with Hartzell’s three-blade metal props featuring longer wide chord blades. Hartzell’s STC provides two new Top Prop options, above its 80-inch diameter offering. At either 84-inch or 86-inch diameters, the new propellers, operated at 2,700 rpm, reduce acceleration-to-50-knots times by a […]
Plane does double duty for healthcare company
Healthcare company MTBC, which is using an airplane as a flying promotional platform, recently launched a new website devoted to the plane. The site, www.n6000n.com, is named after the twin-engine Aero Commander’s registration number. It features photos and videos of the plane, as well as news articles that have followed airport tours in New Jersey […]
STC awarded for AvTek’s Pulsar landing lights
AvTek has received STC approval for its Pulsar “Pulsing-Landing Lights.” The new lights use Power-M-O-S-F-E-T’s (Metal-Oxide-Semi-Field-Effect-Transistors), which have nearly zero resistance in-series with your landing lights, so each pulse to your light will be bright, according to company officials. The Pulsar can be owner installed in 30 to 45 minutes, as no wires are cut […]