Density altitude can reach critical levels, seriously affecting aircraft performance — especially during the summer months. Now it’s easy to estimate density altitude prior to takeoff with Sporty’s Density Altitude Thermometer. Measuring 18 inches in diameter, this easy-to-read thermometer displays temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit. Based upon the current temperature and field elevation, the […]
Yingling equipped to provide inspections, solutions for Emergency AD on Cessna 400 Series wing spars
In response to an Emergency Airworthiness Directive resulting from the discovery of cracks in the wing spars of Cessna 400 Series twin engine aircraft, Yingling Aviation is offering operators of affected aircraft full visual and eddy current inspections, as well as modifications designed to correct existing conditions and prevent future propagation. Yingling, located on Wichita’s […]
L-3 Avioincs selected for Citation CJ1+ and CJ2+
Cessna Aircraft Co. has chosen L-3 Avionics Systems’ Electronic Standby Instrument System (ESIS) Model GH-3000 as standard equipment aboard the Citation CJ1+ and CJ2+ models. The L-3 system also is available on the CJ3, Bravo, Encore, XLS and Sovereign. Designed to replace conventional electro-mechanical standby attitude, airspeed and altitude instruments, the L-3 Electronic Standby System […]
ECi awarded STC for re-engineered cylinder
ECi has been awarded an STC by the FAA for improvements in the Titan replacement cylinders C75, C85, C90, C125, C145, 0-200, 0-300 and GO-300 series engines. “These improvements incorporate dramatically different changes from the original Type Certificate, therefore, a Supplemental Type Certificate had to be chosen as the approval mechanism instead of a Parts […]
OK3AIR opens new FBO, expands fleet
OK3AIR opened its new FBO facilities in Heber City, Utah, last month. The 6,500-square-foot expansion at Heber Valley Municipal Airport includes amenities for charter, line services, maintenance, sales and flight training. The company, which also operates FBOs in Salt Lake City and Ogden, also added a CJ1 to its aircraft management fleet, which also includes […]
Precise Flight expands its product line — HID style
Precise Flight, Inc. has expanded its product line to include the sale of High Intensity Discharge (HID) Aviation Lighting. “Precise Flight is committed to the development of a family of products marketed as essentials for safer skies,” said Scott Philiben, vice president. “We are excited to provide our customers a product that greatly improves their […]
Old but good: The classics are worth considering
There are new Light Sport Aircraft and then there are classic Light Sport Aircraft. The classics aren’t truly Light Sport Aircraft, but they qualify to be flown under the companion Sport Pilot rules, while remaining certified. Once a Marine, always a Marine; once certified, always certified. (The word is, in fact, certified, not certificated, which […]
German company unveils its light jet
Germany’s Grob Aerospace has added yet another bird to the burgeoning flock of light jets on the market. Long a builder of notably innovative airplanes, Grob caught the aviation world by surprise at the Paris Air Show in June when it sprung the brand new light twin jet on its competitors. It doesn’t have a […]
CarterCopter sets elusive record, but later crashes
During a flight test on June 17, the innovative CarterCopter unofficially broke the Mu-1 barrier — a goal that eluded rotary wing builders until that day. Mu is the ratio of the aircraft’s forward speed to its rotor tip speed. As forward speed increases, the effective airspeed over the retreating blade decreases. At Mu-1, the […]