Each fall I get asked the same question: What should I do to my aircraft before I put it away for the winter? Each fall I get asked the same question: What should I do to my aircraft before I put it away for the winter? The questions usually come from people with open cockpit […]
Flying the Evektor SportStar
“People are ready to buy,” remarked an EAA official at the Light Sport Aircraft Mall during last month’s AirVenture. And he was right. The “wait and see” approach that many flight schools took when the Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft rule was finalized in April 2005 seems to have ebbed. Now many schools are shopping for […]
Depression medication cited in CFIT accident
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from high terrain while maneuvering.
Landmark Aviation expands Raleigh, N.C., FBO
Landmark Aviation has completed a $2 million hangar and office facility at its Raleigh, N.C., FBO. The expansion at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport includes 13,500 square feet of additional space for aircraft storage and maintenance, a new three-bay ground equipment support hangar, and 4,800 square feet of office space. In addition, the FBO offers ground […]
Make birds be gone
Bird-B-Gone, Inc. introduces new Bird Chase Super Sonic, a state-of-the-art system that features distress and predator bird sounds of more than 22 types of birds. Bird Chase Super Sonic targets pigeons, crows, starlings, swallows, gulls, woodpeckers, sparrows, grackles, cormorants and many other birds. Bird Chase Super Sonic will protect your property and surrounding area for […]
PCA2000 Aircraft Design Software now available
Software developer OAD has released the English version of PCA2000, a software package for aircraft design and analysis. In addition to a dedicated software package for conceptual and preliminary design of light aircraft, PCA2000 also incorporates extensive and detailed databases of existing aircraft, engines and airfoils. Optional modules are available. For example, to analyze an […]
Grumman F-14 Tomcat: “Bye-Bye Baby”
The F-14 Tomcat will be retired from service, with a final farewell this month. A new book, “Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Bye-Bye Baby!” celebrates the plane, with photos of the F-14, along with quotes from the “Tomcatters” who knew it best. Compiled by Dave Parsons, George Hall and Bob Lawson, the book is available in bookstores […]
Million Air Fayetteville unveils newly renovated FBO
After several months of renovations, officials at Million Air Fayetteville in Arkansas hosted a grand reopening celebration to unveil the newly upgraded FBO at Fayetteville Municipal Drake Field. Renovations include a new, state-of-the-art theater room, a snooze room, commercial catering refrigerator and business office remodeling. The $340,000 renovation project, which took eight months to complete, […]
Weldcraft unveils world’s smallest TIG torch
To improve TIG welding performance on precision applications and limited-access joints, Weldcraft introduces its patented WP-50 air-cooled torch — the smallest TIG torch on the market. The WP-50 is rated at 60% duty cycle up to 50 amps and offers pen-like control in tight quarters and on paper-thin material. Applications for the WP-50 include precision […]