Daher Socata is launching Fly and Share your TBM (FAST), a TBM 850 co-ownership program. Designed for two or three co-owners, the program calls for the partners to agree on time sharing. There is no management fee and no commitment for a number of flight hours. For each one-third share of the single-turboprop business aircraft […]
STC awarded for night vision lighting
United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS), and partner Ahlers Aerospace, were awarded an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for their Night Vision Lighting modifications on the Bell 430. This modification incorporates externally mounted filters that improve day light readability. The design also reduces installation time and cost, according to company officials. The external filters allow the modified component […]
Lack of oil leads to crash
This April 2007 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Grumman Yankee. Location: Lakeland, Fla. Injuries: 1 Minor. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane was on approach for landing. The pilot noticed […]
CAP helps fight floods on Red River
Volunteers from the Civil Air Patrol’s North Dakota and Minnesota wings are stepping forward to help fight the threatened flooding of the Red River. CAP members are filling and stacking hundreds of thousands of sandbags near the civic center in Fargo, N.D., as well as outside a radio station in the city. CAP aircrews also […]
Win some, lose some: Connecticut’s GA airports
It is one of those statements that seems to be true: Development pressure is causing smaller, general aviation airports in the state to disappear, reports the Connecticut Post. Except, it isn’t true, state officials say. Some longtime airfields, with either grass strips or paved runways, have given way to housing subdivisions, parking lots, an assisted-living […]
Growth continues at TLH
Development at Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH) is charging ahead. The city of Tallahassee late last month approved changes to the airport’s development plan to allow the Flightline Group to build a 100-room hotel. Also in the works is a regional service center for GA pilots, as well as a HondaJet dealership, one of five across […]
New airport for Missouri’s Lincoln County?
Studies continue to assess the feasibility of a new GA airport in Lincoln County, Missouri. The Lincoln County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) received a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to conduct the study. If approved by MoDOT, Lincoln County Regional Airport would have a 4,300-foot runway. To read the full story: Lincolncountyjournal.com/news/view_sections.asp?idcategory=47&idarticle=3020
Continental unveils stimulus package
Teledyne Continental Motors now offers a rebate on all Continental new and rebuilt powerplants. The rebate comes on the heels of a price reduction in January of as much as 10% on some models, company officials note. The rebate on factory-rebuilt engines is $1,000 ($2,000 on gear-drive engines) through April 15. For more information: TCMLink.com.
SAFE now accepting members
The Society of Aviation & Flight Educators (SAFE) is now accepting regular and charter memberships. Regular membership is $45 per year and includes participation in the organization’s governance, a member business link on the SAFE website, members-only access to key resources and materials on the SAFE website, access to the Master Instructor accreditation program (including […]