Cessna Aircraft Co. received a Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) in December from the FAA for its Citation Mustang, a significant step toward certification and first customer delivery in late 2006. TIA signals the FAA’s approval for the Mustang prototype to begin accumulating flight hours that will apply toward official certification.”Our goal for achieving TIA was […]
Modern aviation to protect Great Wall
For the first time in history, a helicopter will be used to monitor the Great Wall of China. The helicopter will be used to take photos and videos of the 4,000-mile wall. A database will be created from the images so future inspections can be done by air to look for changes. Members of the […]
Legends race to Cleveland
The Society of Air Racing Historians is gearing up to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the post-World War II National Air Races. The society’s 22nd Annual International Symposium of Air Racing History is slated for May 5-7 in Brook Park, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, where the races were held from 1946-1949. “The society has […]
A debt of gratitude
To me, all airplane restoration projects are astounding. The artisans and craftsman and those who are “self taught” accomplish great works of art. However, reading the story and looking at the pictures of before, and almost completed after, of the Halifax Bomber restoration, in my opinion, makes it akin to a miracle (Work continues to bring […]
Third class medical is no parachute
I too am an editor. I edit and produce a newsletter and a web page for our local EAA Chapter. I must respond to the letter from John “JT” Helms in the Dec. 2 issue (Could medical kill Sport Pilot?). He is a branch manager of an insurance agency, a for-profit organization. There is nothing […]
It’s not what you know, but who you know
Relationships can make a difference on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON, D.C. — For persons representing general aviation before members of Congress, it is pleasant when the chair of the committee, or a few members of it, are knowledgeable about aviation. It is even more enjoyable when the person testifying is known personally by members of the […]
Is a teardown warranted?
QUESTION: Thanks for your great column. It is wonderful having a resource like yourself. My question is regarding an intercooled TIO-540-S1A installed in an Aerostar 601P. The right engine MAP has been rapidly increasing past the 29.5″” limit. This has happened on takeoff as well as in cruise. In each instance the power has been […]
The Southern Aviators of 2005
There’s no doubt that the top story of 2005 was the devastating aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, which battered the Gulf Coast, Texas and Florida. The heroes were the thousands of GA pilots who flew countless missions of rescue, relief and reunion. Angel Flight and other such organizations across the South coordinated those […]
ADIZ public meetings set
Two public meetings on a proposal to make the Washington, D.C., ADIZ permanent will be held this month. The meetings are scheduled for Jan. 12 at the Sheraton Hotel in Columbia, Maryland, and Jan. 18 at the Airport Marriott in Dulles, Virginia. Meetings will run between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then start again at […]