Germany-based Becker Avionics plans to establish manufacturing capabilities for its Digital Audio and Intercom System DVCS 6100 at its North American Subsidiary, Becker Avionics, Inc. in Miramar, Florida. The DVCS 6100 has been designed for both rotary and fixed-wing applications. More than 300 systems have been placed into service. For more information: BeckerUSA.com or Becker-Avionics.com.
New scheduling app debuts
CharterMatrix LLC has developed a new web app, called www.AirplaneManager.com, that provides charter companies and corporate flight departments with a new flight scheduling option. The new software provides aircraft tracking, pilot tracking, and invoicing. It provides printable pilot trip sheets and passenger itineraries. Trip information can be quickly e-mailed directly to a customer, passenger, or […]
Boeing 40-C’s homecoming
The only flying Boeing 40-C will participate in the annual Jim Wright Memorial Stearman Fly-in at the Cottage Grove, Ore., airport July 31-Aug. 2, hosted by the Oregon Aviation Historical Society (OAHS). Restored and flown by Addison Pemberton of Spokane, Washington, this is the only flying example of this historic line of aircraft that ushered […]
New TV series: The Aviators
A new television series targeting the aviation community will get nationwide US distribution to all 320 Public Broadcasting Stations when it premieres in 2010. “The Aviators is something that the aviation industry really needs right now,” said Executive Producer Anthony Nalli. The series, shot completely in high definition, will feature correspondents from within the aviation […]
Overloaded airplane crashes
The loss of engine power during the initial climb for undetermined reasons and the pilot’s failure to maintain an airspeed above stall speed while maneuvering following the power loss. Contributing to the accident was the operation of the airplane at a weight above Maximum Certified Gross Weight.
Tulsa Regional Fly-In cancelled
The 53rd Annual Tulsa Regional Fly-In, scheduled for September 18 and19 at Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO), Bartlesville, Oklahoma has been cancelled, the airport’s management said on June 23. “The Bartlesville Municipal Airport, also known as Frank Phillips Field, will undergo a complete 6200 ft. main runway overlay beginning June 29 and extending into late October, […]
Statue to honor aviation pioneer Ben Epps
A group of aviation buffs in Athens, Georgia, wants to give a pioneer Georgia pilot the recognition he deserves. Admirers and descendants of Ben Epps, an Athens native who, in 1907, became the first Georgian to fly, are planning to erect a statue of Epps outside Athens City Hall, across the street from the bicycle […]
Turbofan pioneer Sam Williams dies
Dr. Sam Williams, founder and chairman of Williams International, died June 22 at the age of 88, according to a statement issued by his company. The small, efficient fanjet engines that Dr. Williams developed are used widely on general aviation jet aircraft. The first of them, the FJ44-1A, was certified by the FAA in 1992 […]
Vintage plane prize in museum fundraiser
The 1940 Air Terminal Museum at Houston’s Hobby Airport will give away a vintage 1957 Cessna 172 July 18. Raffle tickets are available for $50 each. Ticket sales will end when 2,500 total tickets have been sold, or at noon on Friday, July 17, , whichever occurs first, according to museum officials. The winner will be drawn […]