Dr. Julie Speakes of Delta State University recently assumed the University Aviation Association’s (UAA) top elected position as president for 2013-14. As one of her first official duties, President Speakes announced the election of Dr. Mary Niemczyk to a one-year term as president elect and Dr. Wendy Beckman to a two-year term as treasurer. Members […]
General Aviation
Duncan Aviation celebrates 50 years in Lincoln
LINCOLN, NEB. — Duncan Aviation, the largest family-owned aircraft support facility in North America, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. It was on Dec. 5, 1963, that Donald Duncan incorporated Duncan Beechcraft-Lincoln. From a family farm, selling surplus government airplanes and a car dealership in Clarinda, Iowa, to a Beechcraft distributer in Omaha, Neb., […]
Wichita Aero Club scholarship fund gets $10,000 boost
The Wichita Aero Club has received a $10,000 grant to its scholarship fund from BBA Aviation’s Charitable Giving Program. BBA Aviation is the parent company of Signature Flight Support, which operates an FBO at Wichita Midcontinent Airport and at 64 other locations across the United States. Signature Flight Support is the world’s largest network of […]
GE Honda Aero Engine’s HF120 Turbofan Engine certified
The FAA has awarded Part 33 certification to GE Honda Aero Engine’s HF120 turbofan engine, certifying its airworthiness and setting the stage for the production of this all-new engine, which will power the new HondaJet. The HF120 engine’s airworthiness certification follows an extensive ground and flight test program that involved 13 engines. During its certification […]
Campbell joins FreeFlight Systems
WACO, Texas — FreeFlight Systems, a developer of avionics for NextGen, has named Doug Campbell West Coast Regional Sales Manager. Campbell brings more than 10 years of industry experience into this position, after serving as a regional sales manager at the Avidyne Corp. Campbell is a member of the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) and a […]
‘Prairie Sky’ published
Newly published is “Prairie Sky,” a new book that explores “the reality as well as the metaphor of flight: Notions of ceaseless time and boundless space, personal interior and exterior vision, social history, meteorology, and geology,” according to the publisher. W. Scott Olsen takes readers along as he chases a new way of looking at […]
Hydroswing back in business
DEL MAR, Calif. — Hydroswing, which produces single panel hydraulic door systems, is back. After listening to the needs of the market, and making changes in production and pricing, Hydroswing North America is again open for business, according to company officials. Hydroswing is now being manufactured in ISO 9001 approved global manufacturing plants worldwide, allowing […]
Crosswind bends Bonanza
Aircraft: Beech Bonanza Injuries: None. Location: Cheyenne, Wyo. Aircraft damage: What reportedly happened: The pilot stated that he was landing with a 40° crosswind. During the flare, when the airplane was about 5 feet above ground level, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot was unable to regain control of the airplane before it touched down and […]
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If you’re like most people, you commuted to work this morning, set up shop, got involved with the projects on your schedule, took a lunch break, got back to work, and then commuted home again. The whole process took something like nine or 10 hours and in that time you were bombarded with messages, advertisements, and […]