Eclipse Jet founders Mike Press and Mason Holland announced March 20 that their new company is a partnership formed with Roel Pieper, Raul Segredo and John Cracken “to acquire and operate the assets of Eclipse Aviation Corporation for the benefit of existing and future customers. Eclipse Jet will focus on building a healthy, viable platform […]
Crashed PC-12 had 14 to 17 aboard
A Pilatus PC-12 carrying children and adults from California, apparently to a skiing vacation in Montana, diverted from its planned destination and crashed on Sunday, March 22, as it attempted to land at an airport near Butte. A Federal Aviation Administration official said that 14 to 17 people – he said the number was still […]
Digital edition of Pilots Guide debuts
Optima Publications LLC, publishers of “Pilots Guide to California Airports,” now has a digital edition available online. Subscribers can use any web browser to access the current version of all pages in the guide. The online edition provides the same information in the same format. It also includes direct links to Pilots Guide’s Additional Changes […]
Protect your plane with Aerospoiler
Now available at Aircraft Spruce it the AeroSpoiler, a lift reduction device used for storm protection on aircraft parked outside during adverse weather conditions. The AeroSpoiler kit contains 10 cup/receiver assemblies and eight blade assemblies. Each kit contains 20 feet of wing coverage. The AeroSpoiler will reduce the lift-producing capability of your wing by as […]
West Star Aviation GJT adds Challenger landing gear services
West Star Aviation, Inc. has added 96-month detailed inspections and 120-month restorations for Challenger landing gear at its Grand Junction, Colo., accessory shop. Company officials note that while a customer’s Challenger is at the facility for its landing gear inspection, it can simultaneously perform airframe inspection and additional maintenance due, as well as providing avionics, […]
MAF takes delivery of its first Kodiak
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) recently took delivery of its first Kodiak 100, the first of the next-generation bush planes to be produced under an arrangement between the ministry and the manufacturer, Quest Aircraft Co. of Sandpoint, Idaho. MAF is a faith-based, nonprofit ministry that serves missions and isolated people around the world with aviation, communications […]
Easter Bunny arrives via helicopter
The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Ore., hosts its sixth annual Easter Egg-Stravaganza Saturday, April 4. The event will include the arrival of the Easter Bunny via helicopter, an Easter egg hunt, petting zoo and children’s Easter crafts. Children, ages 10 and under, need to arrive with their Easter basket at 9:30 a.m. […]
Fuel mismanagement leads to off-airport landing
The pilot’s improper fuel management during the landing approach, resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and a forced off-airport landing.
Alliance for Aviation Across America hits JetBlue ads
The Alliance for Aviation Across America launched a print ad on March 20, responding to JetBlue advertisements that ridicule business executives who use business aviation. The Alliance ads point out that JetBlue can’t serve business leaders and rural America when it doesn’t operate in most of America, contradicting the airline’s contention that traveling on JetBlue […]