Raytheon Aircraft Co. has appointed West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colo., as a Hawker Authorized Service Center. West Star Aviation is a full service FBO specializing in airframe maintenance, engine repair, interior, paint and avionics upgrades for a wide variety of corporate and general aviation aircraft, including Hawker aircraft.
WSI to provide aviation weather over Sirius satellite radio
WSI Corporation is developing a system that will enable aircraft to receive aviation weather information over Sirius Satellite Radio. The new WSI InFlight avionics will be an FAA-certified system, engineered to be compatible with all existing WSI InFlight display devices and installations. The new system will feature a drop-in replacement for the current AV001 antenna […]
Superior Air Parts broadens Millennium cylinder line
Superior Air Parts, Inc. has introduced a new series of FAA approved, direct replacement standard cast Millennium Cylinders for the Continental 470/520/550 engines. The new line of TCM 470/520/540 standard cast Millennium Cylinders will be manufactured by Thielert Aircraft Engines of Hamburg, Germany. “Like all the other Millennium Cylinders, these new standard cast cylinders will […]
Revised manual on Ceconite and Randolph coverings released
Consolidated Aircraft Coverings has just completed an extensive revision and expansion of its aircraft recovering manual, which focuses on Ceconite fabric and Randolph dopes and paints. The book is designed to take any homebuilder or restorer through the entire process from covering an aircraft to the final coat of paint. The book opens with a […]
American Flying Bag great for student pilots
Noral Enterprise’s “Express Flyer” Flight Bag is not very large, but has plenty of room for a student pilot’s needs. It has one large headset pouch and a separate zippered flap to store pens, pencils, flashlight, fuel tester and more. The bag is made of durable material and is light weight. Available in black, navy […]
North Jersey 99s to host student pilot forum
The North Jersey Chapter of the Ninety Nines will host its 17th Annual Student Pilot Forum March 31 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Campus Mansion Building, in Madison, N.J. The forum will comprise a panel of aviation experts ranging from a weather briefer to a designated examiner who will answer questions […]
Columbia Air Service buys Lakeland FBO
Columbia Air Services has acquired the assets of Lakeland Air Service, Inc., at the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Florida. With the acquisition, Columbia Air Services-LAL becomes the fifth Columbia FBO location and the first in the Southeastern United States. The company plans to build new expanded facilities at the Lakeland airport, including a […]
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a… well, we are not really sure
When an airplane flies by and someone asks, “What is that?” they are usually talking about the airframe. When Roger Ryon and Martin Kosina fly by in their Piper Apache, it’s not the airframe that people remark on — it’s the paint job. They fly an airplane that looks like a mythological creature come to […]
Picking the right kit
Building your own airplane can be a very fulfilling experience. It can also be very challenging and consuming. Don’t let promises of it being a “quick build kit” and “less expensive than a factory-built aircraft” fool you. No matter what kind of aircraft you choose, understand that you will be investing a lot of time […]