The FAA has issued an STC to Micro AeroDynamics to produce Micro Vortex Generator kits for the Stinson 108 through 108-5 models. The jet-age technology provides the venerable classic with an 8% reduction in stall speed, improved aileron response and a reduced takeoff and landing roll, say Micro Aerodynamics officials. The company now holds VG […]
Safe Flight introduces landing light status annuciator
Safe Flight Instrument Corp. has introduced a landing light status annunciator. Designed for the Bell 206 series of Jet Rangers, the annunciator can be installed in most helicopters. “Typically, pilots have no indication if their landing light is working during daytime operations” said Safe Flight’s Tom Grunbeck. “Our Landing Light Status Annunciator informs pilots of […]
New book added to line-up
DARcorporation’s newest book addition is “Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures,” by E.F. Bruhn. This 1973 edition presents two major changes from the 1965 edition: Chapter A23 has been revised and expanded by Dr. Joseph A. Wolf, with the cooperation of Dr. A.F. Schmitt, the original author of Chapter A23, 1965 edition; Chapter C13 […]
For the golfer — and pilot — who has everything
Your golf driver’s head and the Golf Club Cover from JetPower Inc. is where aviation and golf meet. The exterior of the covers, created by a weekend golfer who works in the aviation industry, is made of PU leather with a polyester inner lining. The head covers fit woods up to a 460cc. Models include […]
TV news helicopters come under fire
This just in: Noise complaints at the Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) in the San Francisco Bay Area are now focusing on one segment of general aviation: helicopters used by news gathering organizations. At a recent public hearing, Hayward city officials listened to complaints from residents who are tired of being awakened by the sound of […]
Makeshift runway opens at Santa Paula Airport
In February, flood waters from the Santa Clara River tore a large chunk out of the runway at Santa Paula Airport (SZP) in Southern California. Now the taxiway has been closed to create a makeshift runway, allowing the airport to reopen. “Essentially, we got permission from the California Department of Transportation to build a 2,000-foot […]
Improvement’s continue at Pennsylvania’s Connellsville Airport
Spring will bring a new terminal building to Connellsville Airport (VVS) in Pennsylvania. The project is the latest in a string of improvements the Fayette County Airport Authority has been slowly making to the pre-World War II airport over the past two years. The airport, located approximately 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, was opened in […]
Wal-Mart comes to Iowa City Airport
With the exception of “airport expansion,” the phrase that draws the non-flying public to city council meetings is “Wal-Mart wants to locate here.” That’s what brought at least 20 citizens in Iowa City, Iowa, to a March 1 City Council meeting to express objections to the location of a Wal-Mart Supercenter store on land purchased […]
Proposal to dissolve Kansas Department of Aviation tabled
The Kansas State Senate Transportation Committee has tabled a request from the Kansas Department of Transportation to fold the state’s separate Department of Aviation back into the KDOT under the classification of “other.” Aviation advocacy groups came out so strongly against the proposal that the state’s Secretary of Transportation, Debbie Miller, said she intends to […]