These October 2003 Accident Reports are provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, they are intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Rans S-10. Location: Ponder, Texas. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: Several witnesses said the pilot, who had logged about 314 […]
STC awarded for Falcon and Citation models
Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated has received an STC for installation of Rockwell Collins’ IDS-3000 Integrated Display Systems on Dassault Mystere-Falcon 200 and FJ44 Eagle II Citation 501 series aircraft. The Falcon 200 installation includes four 8-inch-by-10-inch active matrix liquid crystal displays – two primary flight displays and two multi-function displays – that replace the original flight instruments. […]
New screwdriver features “push-button” interchangeable bits that never get lost
Ready Products introduces the new Retract-A-Bit Self-Storing Screwdriver System, which features bits that can be changed with the push of a button. Because the bits are integral to the screwdriver, they can never be lost – making them ideal for many “around the hangar” uses. Simply select the desired bit, and slide its button into […]
Merger creates nationa’s largest GA insurance brokerage
The nation’s two largest aviation insurance brokerage firms, AirSure Limited and Aero Insurance, have merged. The new company, owned by the Van Gilder Insurance Corp., will operate under the AirSure Limited name, with Bill Behan serving as managing director and Larry Mattiello as president. “Both companies bring a lot to this merger,” says Behan. “Not […]
New website focuses on hearing conservation
The Bacou-Dalloz Hearing Safety Group has launched a new website, HearingPortal.com. The new site features product information for Howard Leight and Bilsom hearing protection devices, including all recognized attenuation ratings (NRR, SNR, SLC80), literature downloads, global sales contacts, news archives, and a user-friendly search function. Central to HearingPortal.com is a series of short articles designed […]
New compact weather station debuts
Using ultrasonic technology, Orion Weather Station Systems is a new line of meteorological instrumentation from Columbia Weather Systems, Inc. Parameters include ultrasonic wind measurements and impact precipitation with no moving parts, as well as measurements for barometric pressure, temperature and humidity — all in a compact sensor transmitter module with a single cable. The sensors […]
Daniel Webster College’s ATC radar simulation technology upgraded
Air traffic management students at Daniel Webster College (DWC) will train on new equipment installed this summer at the college’s Nashua, N.H., campus by UFA, Inc., of Woburn, Mass. The ATTower Radar Simulator features four controller positions with integrated voice recognition, four assistant controller positions, and four supervisor/pilot positions. The ATTower Radar provides high fidelity […]
Executive Jet Management expands nationwide charter fleet
Executive Jet Management (EJM) recently added two new aircraft to its charter fleet. EJM now manages 101 aircraft in more than 60 locations throughout the country to meet retail charter demand and to support the NetJets Fractional Aircraft Ownership Program. A Hawker 800XP is now based at Naples Municipal Airport (APF) in Naples, Fla. A […]
New biography of Wright brothers released
“The Wright Brothers: The Remarkable Story of the Aviation Pioneers Who Changed the World” by Ian Mackersey is now available from Trafalgar Square Books. The book is a new biography of the eccentric brothers, whose genius unlocked the secrets of mechanical flight to realize one of man’s oldest dreams, according to the publisher. In “a […]