Aircraft: Cessna 180. Injuries: None. Location: Conroe, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The flight instructor, who occupied the right seat, allowed the private pilot to practice landings in the tailwheel airplane. During the second landing, the plane veered sharply off the runway centerline. The flight instructor took over the controls but was unable to regain directional […]
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Gain added leverage
Gain added leverage to tighten fasteners with Snap-On Industrial’s new extra-long 9-inch handle ratchet. The ratchet allows access to the most hard-to-reach fasteners found in narrow spaces, company officials note. The ratchet comes with Dual80 Technology, which features dual pawls with seven teeth in contact with the gear. Features include: Up to 90 foot pounds of […]
Over-rotation leads to loss of control
Aircraft: Zenair LTD CH 2000. Injuries: None. Location: Warrenton, Va. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The flight instructor and student pilot, who was the owner of the airplane, were practicing simulated engine out/aborted takeoff procedures. The student completed one aborted takeoff without incident. During a second attempt he over-rotated and the airplane climbed to an altitude of […]
Looking ahead to SUN ’n FUN
Won’t make the “Living Legends” dinner for Bob Hoover in Los Angeles this month? Perhaps you’ll grab another opportunity to dine with the legendary aviator and other aviation celebs at SUN ‘n FUN’s “Dinner with Legends” event — part of a full plate this year at the airshow season opener in Lakeland, Florida April 1-6. […]
Think Global Flight to embark from SUN ’n FUN
On April 3, 2014, the Think Global Flight Crew takes off from SUN ‘n FUN on its around the world flight to promote STEM education and the promises that aviation and aerospace hold for our youth. Along the route, Captain Judy Rice, CFI and teacher, and navigator Fred Nauer, CFI-I, commercial airline pilot (ret.), will […]
Over regulation, slow response time and inconsistencies hurt GA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Numerous government regulations, slow response times for decisions, and frequent inconsistencies by the FAA are harming small general aviation businesses. That’s the message the House Small Business Committee heard last week from a number of witnesses who own their own businesses, as well as officials from the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) […]
Alphabet groups support SMO
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) jointly filed an amicus, or friend of the court, brief in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles in support of an FAA motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit over the future of Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) in California. In the […]
Quest delivers first Kodiak to Brazil
Quest Aircraft Co. has appointed Quest Aircraft Do Brasil as the Kodiak dealer for Brazil. The first Brazilian Kodiak was delivered to them last week and the aircraft is currently on a demonstration tour to prospective customers. “We are pleased to welcome Quest Aircraft Do Brasil as our newest dealer for the Kodiak,” said Steve […]
Hartzell, Cirrus extend agreement
Hartzell Propeller and Cirrus Aircraft have entered into a five-year extension of an exclusive supplier agreement to provide propeller systems and governors for all of Cirrus Aircraft’s new prop-driven airplanes. The agreement extends a relationship between the companies that began in 1996. It was then that Hartzell began working with Cirrus to develop high-performance, low […]