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 […]
‘It’s my insurance policy’
David Morgan from Monroe, Ohio is building an RV-12 in his single-stall garage with his wife Rose. He is quoted in the Middletown Journal article that… “I’m having a little bit of medical problems and it’s my insurance policy that if I don’t pass my physical that I can fly this with my driver’s license.” […]
Pocatello airport hopes to boost business
Pocatello, Idaho NBC affiliate KPVI reports the Pocatello Regional Airport wants to attract more pilots. “The airport board is ramping up its efforts to attract more general aviation aircraft to Pocatello by joining forces with all the businesses that already exist on the field, from the newest business Utah Helicopter, to some of the oldest […]
Four Ohio airports receive $863,000 from FAA
The Dayton (Ohio) Business Journal reports that four Ohio airports (Dayton-Wright Brothers, Henry County, Ohio University Snyder Field and Williams County Airport) have received a combined $863,000 for a variety of airport projects.
‘General Aviators Seek More Collaboration with TSA’
Homeland Security Today reports that “a Homeland Security appropriations bill before the Senate Tuesday would push the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to consider flexibility in security mandates for general aviation operators, which have come under increasing scrutiny since last year.” From the same story… Meanwhile, general aviation likely will continue to face heightened scrutiny by […]