A fight between two companies about FBO services at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) in Southern California is heating up. According to a report at CNBC.com by Jane Wells, Rob Maguire, the billionaire who runs Maguire Aviation at the airport, is upset that a competitor, Castle & Cooke, has been running a “rogue” FBO operation for […]
Forbes: Cessna Refutes the Decline of Capitalism
Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes, and longtime pilot, posted some interesting thoughts regarding Cessna’s VLJ, Embraer’s Phenom 100 and capitalism (it is Forbes after all).
NextGen Aviation Park names interim executive director
The NextGen Aviation Research and Technology Park in Pomona, N.J., has appointed Joseph Sheairs, Sr. as interim executive director. Sheairs, an aviation expert with over 30 years of experience, will be responsible for moving the park from the planning phase to the operational phase of development. The NextGen Aviation Research and Technology Park will be […]
TSA reworking controversial LASP
The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA’s) Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC) met earlier this month for the first time in nearly three years to receive updates on security programs affecting airports, cargo and general aviation. According to a report from the National Business Aviation Association, the TSA indicated that the Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) is […]
Sporty’s G1000 Course goes online
Sporty’s Garmin G1000 Checkout Course is now available in an online format with new interactive features. “You get everything included with the DVD version, plus some,” says Sporty’s Academy President Eric Radtke. The Garmin G1000 Checkout is a perfect complement to in-aircraft training with an instructor, covering everything you need to know to be safe, […]
Retired pilot publishes memoir
“The Rogue Aviator: In the Back Alleys of Aviation” was recently published. Writing under the pen name Ace Abbott, the retiree tells tales of his life as a pilot, which began in 1965 when he began his career as an F-4 Phantom pilot in the Air Force. He returned to the civilian world in 1971, […]
Yay! Planes lands at Amazon.com
Yay! Planes, touted as a DVD for kids who love airplanes, is now available at Amazon.com. In the DVD, preschoolers get to learn about the shapes that make up an airplane from hosts Argyle & Jim, two socks who live in lost luggage. Children will learn the ABCs using the words that pilots use for […]
CigPen ashtray converters available
Now available at Aircraft Spruce is the CigPen ashtray converters. CigPen installation is easy: Pull the ashtray out, peel the double stick tape, insert and press in CigPen. CigPen was designed to hold two standard pencils or pens along with a Mini Mag Lite AAA. Fits C-150, 172, 182, and Cardinals. A Cessna 150 door […]
Cessna comes up short on approach
The proper touchdown point not obtained by the pilot and the inadequate supervision by the instructor during landing. A contributing factor was the rough terrain encountered during landing.