Floats and Fuel Cells, Inc., a Memphis fuel tank manufacturer, recently achieved AS9100 Aerospace Quality Standard Certification. National Quality Assurance (NQA) presented the company with both the AS9100 and ISO9001:2008 certifications after successfully completing a rigorous Quality Management Systems Audit. The ISO 9001:2008 is the latest revision, and the AS9100 was designed to enhance this […]
Carry the right chart case
The problem with most hard-sided pilot cases is that they were not designed for aviation use, but rather for lawyers and other executives who have to carry voluminous documents, according to the officials at Sporty’s Pilot Shop, who note that pilots require special storage options. That’s why Sporty’s team of pilots and CFIs designed its […]
New course helps transition to glass
A new course from ASA helps pilots transitioning from conventional “round dials” to the Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) glass cockpit environment. The Complete Avidyne Course is a four-hour, narrated, computer-based tutorial providing an orientation to the TAA glass cockpit environment, specifically the Avidyne-Entegra PFD, MFD, audio panel, GNS430 GPS, autopilot, and transponder. Written by Mike […]
AOPA comments on DHS IG’s GA security report
Craig Fuller, president and CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, commented quickly on the June 18 release of a report by the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security in which general aviation was declared a “limited and mostly hypothetical” threat to national security. Said Fuller: “The report issued by Richard L. […]
Bounced landing bends airplane
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and misjudged flare during landing.
Centennial of Naval Aviation to be celebrated
Stand by, my fellow Naval Aviators. Our service will be a century old on 8 May 2011 – less than two years from now. Pensacola will be the focal point, although the year-long celebrations will be nationwide. On 8 May 1911 Captain Washington Irving Chambers, USN, signed the requisition for the Navy’s first airplane, which […]
GA poses little security threat, IG says
Terrorists are not likely to be interested in the small aircraft found at U.S. general aviation airports, most of which meet recommended security guidelines anyway, according to a report by the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security published on June 18 in Homeland Security Today and on GovernmentExecutive.com. The report concluded that general […]
M7 names Colunga MRO VP
M7 Aerospace has named Ronald Colunga vice president of Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO). Colunga has accumulated nearly 40 years of experience in aircraft logistics, maintenance, repair and overhaul, and business development programs. Most recently he was vice president, Business Development Support Maintenance Repair and Overhaul for SAFRAN USA in Arlington, Va. Previously Colunga served […]
NuSil expands line of aircraft materials
NuSil Technology, which manufactures silicone-based materials for the aerospace and aircraft industries, has extended its line of adhesives and sealants to include R-3930, a fluorosilicone, one-part silicone elastomer designed to cure under ambient conditions. Tested alongside fuels, such as JP8 and DiEGME, NuSil’s R-3930 is designed for coating, sealing and bonding applications requiring fuel or […]