By DAN JOHNSON Although marred by the fatal crash of a Remos LSA on its last day, the 2009 U.S. Sport Aviation Expo provided an optimistic start to the new year, posting the best opening day in the show’s five-year history. According to my visits with many airframe manufacturers or importers, a sense of improvement […]
Ask Dave: What’s the best way to keep drivers off our airpark’s runway?
Q: We’ve been having trouble at our airpark with delivery truck drivers, as well as individuals, driving down the runway when looking for someone’s house or just plain lost. We’ve put up signs and we’ve asked all our fly-in community residents to warn their friends about keeping to the correct streets and to be careful […]
Air show to benefit Alan Henley slated
Aviation is a small community. You notice this in particular when misfortune befalls someone. In July of last year, Alan Henley, the lead pilot of the AeroShell Aerobatic Team, was injured at home when a chin-up bar gave way. He is paralyzed from the chest down. The idea for a benefit was born as the […]
Congress gets to work
WASHINGTON. D.C. – Congress has a plateful of aviation issues to work on and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has started to take bites into them. Committee Chairman Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.) called a meeting of the full committee in the early days of the 111th Congress to set out the agenda. Then, […]
Six tips to cut your flying expenses
Frugal flying may be some sort of oxymoron, but there are a number of things pilots can do to minimize expenses. The first and foremost is to maintain your engine and keep it on spec. A fouled spark plug or retarded mag timing can increase your fuel consumption significantly. Second is speed. I know we […]
Landing gear malfunctions
The undetermined failure of the emergency landing gear system and the retraction of the right main landing gear during landing.
CubCrafters begins shipping Carbon Cub kits
CubCrafters recently shipped the first three Carbon Cub wing kits and the first Carbon Cub fuselage kit. CubCrafters is producing the kits at a rate of two per month, according to company officials. “The first builder has the wings complete and is working on the fuselage kit,” said Mitch Travis, kit program manager. Officials also […]
Education to highlight PAMA symposium
Education and training tracks for aircraft maintenance managers and technicians will be highlighted at the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) 2009 Aviation Maintenance and Management Symposium, slated for March 6-7 at the American Airlines Training and Conference Center in Dallas/Ft. Worth. Topics to be discussed include bearing maintenance, turbochargers and fuel injectors, human factors, aircraft […]
Embry-Riddle launches new program
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide has launched a new program designed to stimulate collaborative innovation across the aviation and aerospace industry. Called the i2i Program, the program offers a different way for firms to share innovative solutions to common problems in the industry. The i2i Program consists of three parts. The first includes a series of forums, […]