Hobart Welding Products introduces a Portable CO2 Cylinder Kit compatible with many popular MIG welders. It also comes bundled with Hobart’s Handler 140. The kit’s 20-oz. paintball cylinder takes the place of a traditional 15-lbs., 20-cu. ft. gas cylinder. A full CO2 cylinder will deliver roughly 40 minutes of continuous arc time on mild steel, […]
Midwest LSA Expo slated for October
The inaugural Midwest LSA Expo is scheduled for Oct. 1- 3 at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport (MVN) in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The airport boasts a 6,500-foot main runway, five precision approaches including an ILS, 9.25 acres of concrete ramp space, Class “E” airspace, and ARFF Index A safety. Event organizers have placed all exhibitor spaces […]
Sandel Avionics and S-TEC pair flight displays and autopilots
Sandel Avionics and S-TEC recently completed the successful testing of Sandel’s SA4550 Primary Attitude Display with S-TEC’s System 55, 55X, 60-2 and 65 autopilots. S-TEC will list the SA4550 as an approved flight director for use with these autopilots. “This opens the door for numerous aircraft owners, especially in the turboprop market, who would like […]
General aviation manufacturers plan aircraft expos
Nine of general aviation’s leading manufacturers announced on Feb. 18 that they are launching the Florida Aircraft Expos, a series of events to provide would-be aircraft buyers opportunities to see and compare the latest models, in one day at one location. Among the aircraft manufacturers scheduled to attend are Cessna, Diamond, Hawker Beechcraft, Husky, Liberty, […]
CAF questions LASP logic at Congressional GA Round Table
Commemorative Air Force (CAF) President and CEO Stephan Brown has met with Congressional lawmakers to discuss the concerns of vintage, historic and military aircraft operators and general aviation over the Transportation Security Administration’s proposed Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP). U.S. Representative Sam Graves (R-6-MO) invited Brown and other aviation industry representatives to talk with Members […]
Go-around goes wrong
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around, resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground.
Able Flight selects two scholarship winners
Able Flight has selected Mallory Zackery of Georgia and Kenneth Hendrickson of Minnesota as its 21st and 22nd Able Flight Scholarship winners. Zackery and Hendrickson each became disabled due to violent acts. For Zackery, it was a shot from a robber’s gun as he was making the night deposit for the store where he served […]
Wiley Post Spirit Award goes to former astronaut
The Wiley Post Commission will present former NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Air Force General Thomas Stafford with the Wiley Post Spirit Award, in recognition of his many achievements. In addition, local aviation pioneer Otto Hess will be presented with the first Oklahoma Aviation Lifetime Achievement Award. The presentations are set to take place on […]
North Carolina airport to have new security rules in April
Going behind the gate at the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN) general aviation facility after April 1 will require an escort or special clearance from the Transportation Security Administration, reported Sue Book in the Feb. 17 issue of the New Bern Sun Journal. The new rules require that anyone using the facility pass a TSA […]