Caroline Brozovich’s fingers and lips have turned blue-grey, her movements are sluggish, and her eyes half-shut, as though she’s peering through a fog. The oxygen around her is now as thin as the air at 30,000 feet, the cruising altitude for jet aircraft. If Brozovich were piloting an airliner, she and her passengers would be […]
Laid-off workers turn to aviation for new careers
Penny Glasscox could be the poster person for what laid-off workers in the United States should be doing. When Glasscox found herself unemployed in November from her job as office manager for the collision center at a local automobile dealership, she immediately began looking for work. She also looked to the future, remembering that schooling […]
Continental Motors flies on unleaded AvGas
Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc. announced the first test flight of a certificated aircraft using unleaded aviation fuel, on March 31. TCM worked with Hawker Beechcraft Corporation on the project. “This is an accomplishment that adds to TCM’s catalog of aviation firsts, such as the introduction of a horizontally opposed cylinder configuration, fuel injection, turbo charging, […]
ORL project gets nod
A Fort Lauderdale aviation firm wants to build a 74-room hotel, a new terminal, three new hangars and some office space at Orlando Executive Airport (ORL). The Orlando Municipal Planning Board recently recommended approval of SheltAir Orlando Air Center Inc.’s master plan for the proposed $10 million, four-phase project, according to a report in the […]
No money to burn: Fire safety conference cancelled
In the aftermath of the the worst wildfire season in California in decades, the California Department of Forestry and Fire has been forced to pull the plug on a popular annual event for its statewide aviation firefighting team. According to a report in The State Worker, the 2009 aviation safety conference – held each spring […]
Virginia Air & Space Center honors volunteers
The Virginia Air & Space Center, a museum at Hampton, Virginia, honored its 174 volunteers and docents at a March 24 Volunteer Recognition Celebration. Included in the ceremony was the Volunteer of the Year award, which went to Herb Johnston, as well as recognition of other volunteers for their 2008 contributions. Johnston joined the Volunteer […]
Team Tango unveils Sun ‘n Fun pricing
Team Tango, which manufactures the Tango and the Foxtrot high-performance amateur built aircraft, has unveiled reduced prices in time for Sun ‘n Fun. Designed to get new builders airborne as quickly and economically as possible, the two-place, 212 mph, 1,400 mile range Tango quick build is reduced from $29,750 to $24,750, while the four-place, 230 […]
NextGen bird strike radar systems
DeTect, Inc. recently unveiled its next generation of Merlin Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radars. “All 2009 Merlin bird radars include full capability to detect and track birds in fog and weather using new solid state radars,” said Gary Andrews, DeTect’s CEO. “Birds do fly in weather, particularly when they are migrating. Magnetron-based, X-band systems are completely […]
Airbags now standard on Air Tractors
In use in commercial and general aviation for many years, airbag technology has now become standard equipment on all current production Air Tractor aircraft. The AmSafe airbag system is an important new safety enhancement for agricultural aviation, according to Leland Snow, Air Tractor president. Also available as a retrofit kit, the AmSafe airbag system consists […]