TACOMA, Wash. – The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization wants Serco, Inc., the British company that owns the air traffic control contract at Tacoma Narrow Airport (KTIW), to add staff. In a story in The (Tacoma) News Tribune, county officials report the airport is on pace to record 65,000 operations in 2015. That would represent a 68% […]
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Legend Cub to offer Gemini diesel engine as option
American Legend Aircraft Company now offers the 100-hp Gemini Diesel engine as a factory option on its line of Legend Cub light-sport aircraft. “We are really excited about offering the Gemini Diesel engine on our Legend Cub,” said Darin Hart, president, during AirVenture 2015 in Oshkosh. “With its high torque, very efficient fuel burn and the ability to […]
Air Orlando Maintenance appointed Beechcraft Authorized Service Center
Air Orlando Maintenance, a Cessna Authorized Service Representative at Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) in Florida, has been appointed a Beechcraft Authorized Service Center. Mike Long, president of Air Orlando, says the company can now perform a full range of warranty and non-warranty work for Baron and Bonanza aircraft. “Our mechanics are well experienced with Beechcraft piston […]
Piper collaborates with Garmin on Piper Pilot app
Piper Aircraft is collaborating with Garmin on the development of Piper Pilot, a Piper-specific avionics app based on Garmin Pilot for iPad and iPhone. The first phase of Piper Pilot allows aviators to file their flight plans and receive full en route navigation on an interactive map. Piper Pilot offers 3D Vision, aviation weather, flight plan filing, […]
New financing launched to equip for ADS-B
National Aircraft Finance Company (NAFCO) and Pilot Bank have launched a new financing offering to provide unsecured loans up to $35,000 for general aviation pilots to upgrade their avionics to meet the ADS-B mandate. NAFCO and Pilot Bank partnered with the NextGen GA Fund to support pilots who are facing upgrades required by FAA mandates that will […]
Concorde Battery unveils new products at Oshkosh
Concorde Battery, known for designing “drop in replacements,” has introduced five new products for 2015. RG-616 is a 6 Ah, 24 volt auxiliary battery designed for replacement of the original equipment nickel-cadmium battery on the EADS CASA 212. Concorde’s CASA 212 STC, ST04178AT, certifies the installation of RG-616 and Concorde’s RG-380E/40B (38 Ah), RG-380E/44 (42 Ah) […]
Fatigue failure brings down ag plane
The pilot reported that the Grumman G164A aerial-application airplane experienced a partial loss of engine power while en route to the field to be sprayed near Monte Vista, Colo. He jettisoned the plane’s chemical load following the loss of engine power, but it was unable to maintain altitude and he made a forced landing in […]
Pictures of the day: Backcountry flying
Bill Whitney sent in a series of photos of his backcountry flying:
Growing GA is as simple as 1, 2, 3
The first flying club I ever came across was in Winter Haven, Florida. I was a newly minted flight instructor back then and moved to town for my first flying job. The club was based on a taildragger, a Champ as I recall, although time may have affected my memory on that point. It might […]