Sen. John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) is the new chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Long a crusader to force general aviation to pay more into the Airport and Airways Trust Fund, Rockefeller was the author of last year’s failed Senate version of the FAA reauthorization bill, which included user fees for general aviation. […]
Silver Dart replica flies in Canada
A replica of Silver Dart, the first powered, heavier-than-air vehicle to fly in Canada, made its first test flight at the Hamilton, Ontario airport on Feb. 6. With Canadian astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason (a Discovery payload specialist) at the controls, the replica, true to its design by Alexander Graham Bell, appeared stable and controllable during the […]
Sonex stalls during touch and goes
The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the group of trees located near the departure end of the runway.
March symposium addresses safety
The 2009 Air Charter Safety Symposium will take an in-depth look at the safety and security concerns faced by the air charter and shared aircraft ownership industries. Presented by the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF), the annual symposium is March 3-4, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Va. The symposium opens with an in-depth […]
King Schools adds avionics courses
King Schools has added two more Pro Line 21 courses to its lineup of courses for avionics systems ranging from the Universal UNS-1 to the Garmin 430/530. The two recently added Pro Line 21 courses are for the CJ3 and the Falcon 20/50. The courses include built-in procedures trainer “so you can practice what you […]
‘America’s Hangar’ soars onto DVD
Smithsonian Networks takes flight with an intriguing look inside “America’s Hangar” soaring onto DVD March 17 from Infinity Entertainment Group. The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum (established in 1946), also known as “America’s Hangar,” houses more than 300,000-square-feet of aircraft. The world’s most-visited museum, it has preserved and displays many of the world’s […]
Aviat Aircraft upgrades Husky A-1C
Aviat Aircraft has introduced several new upgrades for the Husky A-1C, including the Garmin G-600 IFR panel. Aviat is the first OEM to offer the G-600. Another option is an Electronic Instruments MVP50 color engine instrument monitor. New Huskys are being fitted with vernier throttle and mixture controls, which permit fine tuning for cruise settings […]
QuickBuild an RV
Synergy Air‘s newest workshop, QuickBuild Strategies, is designed to educate those wanting to build a Van’s RV before they begin their projects. Scheduled for March 2-6 in Sunriver, Oregon, the workshop is based around the Van’s QuickBuild kit. However, everything it contains is equally applicable to Van’s standard kits, as well, company officials said. Three-time […]
Ice contributes to fatal accident
The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the missed approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain. The ice was a factor.