Cessna Aircraft’s first production 162 SkyCatcher has arrived in Wichita from Shenyang Aircraft Industry in China, according to a story in The Wichita Eagle, which notes the Light Sport Aircraft is being assembled at Cessna. It will be modified here to comply with the latest design changes, Cessna spokesman Bob Stangarone said. The second SkyCatcher […]
Safety survey yields unreliable data
Data from NASA’s National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NAOMS) project, a survey administered to pilots to track safety-related incidents, should not be used to measure rates or trends in safety in the National Airspace System, says a new report from the National Research Council. Deficiencies in several aspects of the survey design make the data […]
Wings Club donates $25,000 to CAN
Corporate Angel Network, the national public charity that arranges free flights to treatment for cancer patients by using empty seats on business aircraft, was recently presented a $25,000 check from The Wings Club. Dave Barger, president of The Wings Club, said the donation recognizes the superb job Corporate Angel does in softening the cares and […]
Aircraft Spruce releases new catalog
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty has just published its new 2010 Pilot Shop catalog, which will be available at the AOPA Aviation Summit in Tampa, Fla., next week. The 88-page, all-color catalog lists a wide range of the most popular items used by pilots in all kinds of flying activity. The catalogs are issued free to […]
Mid-Continent Instruments debuts ACU
Mid-Continent Instruments introduces the MD41-1948, an Annunciation Control Unit (ACU) specifically designed for the lightest, most compact aeronautical broadband solution on the market — the Aero-SB Lite from Thrane & Thrane. The MD41-1948 provides annunciation for the Aero-SB Lite with internal Wi-Fi. It displays the connectivity status of the SwiftBroadband Unit (SBU) and Wireless Local […]
Bomber pilot publishes memoirs
Recently published is “Lord Have Mercy” by World War II veteran Gilbert Burns, a compilation of his diary accounts as an dive bomber pilot, beginning in his early years as hes drafted for the war, to his basic training and flight training, and through his over 100 combat missions overseas. As he was growing up, […]
TimeTrac upgraded
P2 Aviation Technology is set to release its software Version 2.5 for its TimeTrac Maintenance Tracking System. Highlighting the list of enhancements is the addition of the Import/Export feature, according to company officials, who explain this allows for easy sharing of data between computers. “Now you don’t have to be a computer expert to share […]
Loss of engine power results in off-airport landing
This October 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: Diamond DA-20. Location: Santaquin, Utah. Injuries: None. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student was practicing maneuvers. He terminated a slow flight sequence […]
Texas Raiders returns to the air
Completing the restoration of a vintage aircraft to airworthy status is always a cause for celebration, especially when the plane is one of only a handful of B-17s in the world. No one knows this better than the members of the Gulf Coast Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, who have been laboring on the […]