The 2009 “Powrachute Extravaganza” is scheduled for Sept. 17 through 20 at Will Rogers Downs, a large race track and casino in Claremore, Oklahoma, near Tulsa. The Extravaganza is expected to be the largest gathering of powered parachutes and pilots since 1999, according to organizer Galen Geigley. “Details are being put together and advertising will […]
FAA issues tire safety alert
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a safety alert for operators to emphasize the importance of maintaining correct aircraft tire pressure. Pressure checks can be accomplished by measuring cold tire pressure at intervals recommended by the manufacturer, the alert said. They are most effective when tires have been at rest for at least two hours […]
NBAA challenges Wall Street Journal
NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen last week challenged a “one-sided view of business aviation” put forward in a front-page story by The Wall Street Journal. In a statement sent to the newspaper and made available through social networking web sites like Twitter, Bolen said the story “greatly mischaracterized business aviation and did a disservice […]
Canadian Centennial of Flight Relay
This year is the 100th Anniversary of the first powered, heavier-than-air, controlled flight in Canada, made by J.A.D. McCurdy in the Silver Dart on the frozen surface of the Bras D’or Lakes near Baddeck, Nova Scotia. Under the leadership of the Canadian Aeronautical Preservation Association and the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Center, aviation museums and aviation […]
Luftwaffe flying wing at San Diego Air and Space Museum
A replica Horten 229 flying wing is being unveiled on June 24 as part of the San Diego Air and Space Museum‘s World War II Gallery. The National Geographic Society and Northrop Grumman Corporation teamed up to build the flying wing for a new television documentary premiering June 28. The top-secret Nazi fighter was replicated […]
Eye it before you fly it
When flying to an unfamiliar airport, pilots often wonder, “What will it look like when I get there?” With Fly the Pattern, pilots can answer those questions, and many more, before they even leave the ground. Designed to give pilots the ability to “Eye It Before They Fly It,” Fly the Pattern is recruiting airport […]
Lycoming STC for Cardinal RG
Two months after the certification of the IO-390-A1A6 engine, Lycoming Engines has earned a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installing the engine in a Cessna 177 Cardinal RG. The Cessna 177 Cardinal RG’s original engine is a Lycoming IO-360. This is the first STC Lycoming has received as part of the Lycoming Echelon STC program, […]
Wilson Air Center hosts 13th annual POPA convention
Wilson Air Center recently hosted the 13th Annual Pilatus Owners and Pilots Association (POPA) Convention in Memphis. Thirty-five aircraft visited for a long weekend of classes, education, demonstrations and static displays. The world-renowned Memphis Peabody Hotel was the convention headquarters. Craig Fuller, AOPA president, was the keynote speaker, delivering a talk on the need and […]
Duncan completes first Aircell broadband systems in Falcons
Duncan Aviation recently delivered the first Falcon 900 with Aircell Axxess and ATG 4000 High Speed Internet System. Duncan Aviation will soon deliver the first Falcon 50 with the same system. The Axxess system, coupled with the ATG 4000, provide worldwide Iridium voice telephone service and broadband data in the continental United States. To read […]