Q: I am in the process of acquiring a Piper Seneca equipped with twin Continental TSIO-360-RB engines. Both engines have about 450 hours to go before overhaul. The aircraft was last flown approximately three years ago. Technicians maintain that the cylinders have to be honed due to glazing as a result of the time elapsed since the […]
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Autorotation contest winners revealed
Jerry Trimble Helicopters (JTH) hosted the Fifth Annual Autorotation Contest on Sunday, June 28, at McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon. The event raised money for Habitat for Humanity, Homeward Bound Animal Shelter, Boy Scouts of America, and the Lions Club International. In addition, it encouraged safety awareness by testing the emergency procedure skill of pilots […]
Schweiss doors destined for SpaceX
SpaceX is getting to be a name as identifiable as NASA. Ever since government funding was cut for NASA, SpaceX has been in the forefront of space exploration. It has already developed expendable rockets able to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) and are most likely going to provide satellite launch services, passenger tourist […]
Charity Flight Program launched
AMARILLO, Texas — In an effort to give back to the aviation community and support King Air customers engaged in charitable flying, English Field Aviation (EFA) has launched a Charity Flight Exchange program, which will run until the end of 2015. During that time EFA will donate one hour of labor for each charitable flight hour […]
Air Capital Interiors receives FAA Repair Station Certificate
WICHITA — Air Capital Interiors received its FAA repair station certificate July 1 for maintenance, repair and refurbishment of aircraft interior panels, cabinets, seats, floor coverings and interior-related components. “This represents a major milestone for Air Capital Interiors,” stated President Rodney Wilson. “Having the repair station certificate and the FAA’s approval to sign our own […]
Hillsboro Aviation opens tour operation in Sedona
Hillsboro Aviation has launched a helicopter tour operation in Sedona, Arizona. The operation, called Hillsboro Aviation–Sedona, offers helicopter tours over Sedona’s most famous landmarks and is one of the only tour operators to partner with the Forest Service to provide employee training on the geological, biological and archaeological history of Sedona. Hillsboro Aviation–Sedona partners with various tour […]
Density altitude, rough terrain bad combination for Aviat pilot
The pilot, who was conducting a wildlife survey flight in the Aviat A-1B, had been airborne about 2.5 hours, when the observer said he would like to take a break. At that time, the flight was over a high mesa covered in short grass near Fort Smith, Mont., which the pilot decided was a suitable […]
Picture of the day: Stretching our legs in the backcountry
Dale Andersen sent in this backcountry flying photo, explaining: “In May 2014 two Aeronca Champs and a Chief land on a country road in San Luis Obispo County to sip some coffee and stretch our legs.”
Fair warning for Negative Ned and Nancy
There’s a change coming in general aviation. It’s starting small, but it’s growing and if you haven’t seen the effects personally, you almost certainly will in the very near future. If you’re prone to negativity or nay-saying and have a tendency to see the dark cloud in every situation, you might want to find someplace […]