The pilot’s inadequate in-flight planning and decision making, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
Pilot Journey adds new schools and completion certificate
Pilot Journey has added 80 flight schools to its Discovery Flight program and now offers a Discovery Flight Completion Certificate suitable for framing to all schools and pilot prospects at no charge. For more information:
Pass your Instrument Practical Test in 14 days
Am I High Aviation in Stevens Point, Wis., now offers an Accelerated Instrument Flight Training Program. The total immersion program is based on military style training where six to eight hours is divided between flight time, simulator time and ground time. The IFR training program includes an accelerated Knowledge Test Prep, along with the accelerated […]
S-TEC gets STC for Beechcraft 99 autopilot
S-TEC Corp. and Ameriflight have received an STC for the installation of S-TEC’s System Thirty autopilot on Beechcraft 99 turboprop aircraft, including the A99A, B99 and C99 models. “Ameriflight has been a customer of ours for a long time and when they approached us with the idea of obtaining an STC for the System Thirty […]
Go online to order Phillips 66 lubricants
ConocoPhillips Lubricants has expanded the Phillips 66 Aviation website to enable online ordering of Phillips 66 aviation lubricants. The website, which provides information on Phillips 66 aviation fuels, lubricants, services, FBOs and useful aviation links, now also offers customers the opportunity to purchase cases and drums of Phillips 66’s aviation lubricants online. For more information:
Galvin adds to its fleet
Galvin Flying Services at Boeing Field in Seattle has added two new aircraft to its fleet: a Lear 55B jet and a Bell 206 B-III helicopter. The Lear 55 is a seven-passenger aircraft configured in a luxurious executive style, complete with satellite telephone service, an enclosed lavatory and recently updated weather and traffic avionics. Hourly […]
Sennheiser introduces new headset
Sennheiser’s newest headset, the HMEC 460, offers enhanced convenience and audio. Its state-of-the-art NoiseGuard active noise reduction system can be powered by either the aircraft’s electrical system or a pair of AA batteries. Should the pilot choose, the active noise cancellation can be switched off. Audio response has been extended upwards to 20 kHz for […]
Universal tool does the job of up to 34 others
LoggerHead Tools LLC has introduced the ImmiX, which blends the functionality of up to 34 full-sized tools with a universal design that makes it easy to use. At the core of the new tool is the 6-inch Bionic Wrench, which automatically adjusts to fit 14 metric and standard fasteners. One of the two models, the […]
Lincoln Electric publishes MIG Welding Guide
Lincoln Electric has published a 96-page GMAW Welding Guide, which focuses on today’s dominant welding process, gas metal arc welding (GMAW) or, as it is often referred to, MIG welding. The guide kicks off with a definition and history of the MIG process, along with its advantages, benefits and limitations. It continues with detail on: […]