The May/June 2015 issue of FAA Safety Briefing is now online. The issue highlights aircraft performance. Articles focus on understanding the operating parameters of your aircraft, as well as having realistic performance expectations during flight. Feature articles in the issue include: “Urban Air Legends – Debunking Aircraft Performance Myths” (p 10), “A Finesse for Vitesse – Mastering the […]
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Precision Aerospace expands again
GROVE, Okla. — Precision Aerospace has begun an expansion of its manufacturing facility. This marks the 10th expansion at this location, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this past year, according to company officials. The new facility will be fully operational by February 2016. It is designed in a modular fashion to allow for “fast track” future expansions as the […]
Cessna runs out of fuel on final
The Cessna 210 was on the base leg of the traffic pattern to Wenatchee, Wash., when the engine suddenly lost power. It landed hard in a nose-high attitude, and the tail cone struck the runway, resulting in damage to the aft bulkhead and lower fuselage stringer. None of the five people on board were injured. […]
Picture of the day: Seen at SUN ‘n FUN
Christoph Ziegler sent in this photo shot at SUN ‘n FUN in Lakeland, Florida, April 22.
The devil is in the details with unleaded avgas
In the 1970s, the automotive world switched from leaded to unleaded fuels and the oil companies did a lot of research on knocking and how to prevent it. One of the big projects involved octane requirement increase (ORI). In this program, cars were rated for octane requirement when new and then every 2,000 miles. The octane […]
Continental diesel fleet tops 4.5 million flight hours
Continental Motors Group is celebrating a milestone: The logging of more than 4.5 million flight hours by close to 4,500 Continental diesel engines delivered since start of series production in 2002. Company officials also note that over the last 52 weeks, the CD-135 had only 3.31 inflight shut downs per 100,000 flight hours. “The fuel-efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly […]
Landmark Aviation begins operations at ANC
Landmark Aviation has officially begun operations at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) in Alaska through an equity purchase of Era Group’s subsidiary, Era FBO. The former Million Air branded facility has been rebranded to Landmark Aviation. With 26,400 square feet, the location has the largest heated hangar at ANC, as well as pilot and […]
MT-Propeller wins approval for Extra 300 prop
MT-Propeller has received an EASA STC for the next generation 3-blade scimitar composite propeller MTV-9-B-C/C188-18b on the Extra 300/200 powered by Lycoming AEIO-360-A1 engines. The FAA STC is in progress, company officials noted. The propeller installation: Provides damping characteristics for almost vibration free propeller operations; Has bonded-on stainless steel leading edge for best erosion protection of the blades; Provides enhanced […]
Crosswind catches Tri Pacer
The pilot of the Piper Tri Pacer was attempting to land on Runway 34 at Pella, Iowa, while the wind was from 290° at 7 knots, resulting in a 50° crosswind. He used a crosswind landing technique of using left aileron input and right rudder input at touchdown. Shortly after touching down, the right wing […]