Blue Swallow Aircraft is offering a two-day class in historical aircraft wood working at its workshop in Keswick, Va., Sept. 12-13. The program includes instructions in wood selection, grading and cutting to size from rough planks, jig building, proper procedures for steaming and bending wood, the selection of adhesives and other wood fasteners, and splicing […]
Chesapeake Sport Pilot slates open house
Chesapeake Sport Pilot at Bay Bridge Airport in Stevensville, Md., will hold an open house for people interested in learning about flight lessons, inactive pilots looking to return to aviation, and active pilots looking to expand their aviation opportunities. The open house, slated for 9 a.m. Sept. 26, will celebrate the opening of the school’s […]
Twin Commander names engineering manager
Terry Jones has been named engineering manager at Twin Commander Aircraft LLC. He will be responsible for maintaining the airworthiness of the fleet through coordination with the FAA Aircraft Certification Office that has jurisdiction over Twin Commander Aircraft. He will also lead engineering efforts to develop new products and generate continued airworthiness documents including service […]
Forty years of the Concorde
Former Concorde Captains Peter Duffey and John Hutchinson will share their supersonic experiences during a presentation at Seattle’s Museum of Flight Sept. 19. The two pilots represent decades at the helm of the airliners. In 1975 Duffey was chosen as one of eight pilots to form a nucleus group to bring Concorde into service with […]
Magneto failure leads to accident
A loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the left idler gear.
Piper awarded TC-ODA
The FAA has awarded Piper Aircraft, Inc. with Type Certificate Organization Designation Authorization (TC-ODA), which gives the Vero Beach, Fla.-based company the authority to act on behalf of the FAA in the approval of airplane designs and certification to FAA standards of airworthiness. TC-ODA is similar to the previous FAA standard, Delegation Option Authorization (DOA) […]
30,000 jobs lost so far in 2009
Aviation Week recently released the results of its 2009 Workforce Study, which show a continued decline in the aerospace and defense industry’s workforce. Produced in partnership with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), and Hitachi Consulting, the report analyzes workforce issues, trends and opportunities. […]
Mission aviation hitches a ride on the Space Shuttle
Astronaut Patrick Forrester is taking a bit of missionary history onboard Space Shuttle “Discovery,” which is scheduled for liftoff from Kennedy Space Center Aug. 25. The item comes from martyred missionary pilot Nate Saint’s Piper PA-14, which is on display at the headquarters of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) in Nampa, Idaho. Saint and four other […]
CAP cadet awarded scholarship
Cadet First Lt. Skylar Caldwell was awarded a $3,000 scholarship from the Berkman Langen Memorial Fund to continue flight training. Caldwell has already soloed, and will continue his training in Colorado Wing CAP aircraft from donated instructor time. His goal is to earn his private certificate with the awarded funds. Two years ago, long-time Rocky […]