Actor Bruce Willis, who was recently spurned in his attempt to donate land for an airport near Fairfield to replace Hailey’s Friedman Memorial Airport in Idaho, may build his own airport near his ski resort. According to a report in the Idaho Mountain Express, Willis met July with FAA officials to discuss obtaining approval for […]
AOPA Airports released for Blackberry and Windows Mobile
Imagine holding every public airport in America in your hand. You can with the release of AOPA Airports for BlackBerry and AOPA Airports for Windows Mobile, now available thanks to a joint venture between AOPA and Hilton Software LLC. AOPA members can download the applications, free of charge, at www.AOPA.org. AOPA Airports for Windows Mobile, […]
X-Air taps SportsPlanes.Com for sales
X-Air LLC has reached an agreement with SportsPlanes.Com to be the exclusive sales agent for the X-Air LS in the U.S. The LSA will be sold through SportsPlanes.Com’s network of 15 regional dealers, who offer sales, training, maintenance, financing and insurance to the LSA market. For more information: www.SportsPlanes.Com or www.X-AirLSA.com
Landmark opens new facility at AVL
Landmark Aviation recently celebrated the opening of its new terminal at Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) in North Carolina. The $4.6 million project includes a new 5,000-square-foot terminal with a conference room, pilot’s lounge, and a flight planning area, as well as a new 23,000-square-foot hangar. This addition brings Landmark’s network to 41 FBOs, including locations […]
Rotax engine mount at Aircraft Spruce
Now available at Aircraft Spruce is a ring mount for Rotax 912/914 engines. The mount is 4130 chrome-moly construction, powder coated and fits all 912 and 914 engines. Standard color is white. Options include additional clearance for a 12-volt high-amp starter cable connection and powder coating in other colors. The mount is furnished with installation […]
Sierra’s 2009 catalog now available
Sierra Industries’ 2009 catalog is now available, with information about Sierra’s Citation re-engining programs and many other aircraft upgrades. The 2009 book, which is also available online, contains 132 pages of reference information on Citation history, phase inspections, aircraft maintenance and Sierra modification programs. This year’s catalog has been reorganized by aircraft model, making it […]
Long landing bends Piper
The pilot’s failure to achieve a proper touchdown point and delayed decision to abort the landing.
Distracted pilot lands gear up
The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear. The pilot’s attention being diverted, and his failure to use the checklist were factors.
New York’s first municipal airport
The New York Times spotlights Floyd Bennett Field, located “at the end of Flatbush Avenue where the eastern fringe of Brooklyn meets Jamaica Bay”. Included in the feature posted July 9 is a five-plus minute video showcasing all the park (“Decommissioned in the early 1970s, the airfield became part of the Jamaica Bay Unit of […]