The Florida Aviation Trades Association’s Annual Conference & Trade Show, slated for June 11-13, will feature industry leaders, including AOPA’s Craig Fuller, NBAA’s Ed Bolen, Simon Caldecott of Piper Aircraft, Adam Miller of HangarChat.com, Jeff Kohlman, Aviation Management Consulting Group, and others that want to share pertinent information about general aviation. The event begins with […]
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Human Factors seminar slated
The North Texas Business Aviation Association (NTBAA) has partnered with Global Aerospace to present an “Operational Human Factors – Fatigue and Professionalism” seminar on June 7 in Dallas. This is the third year NTBAA has teamed with Global Aerospace to present a one-day SM4 safety seminar. This event will focus on the latest approach to […]
Dornier Seastar CD2 on world tour
Dornier Seaplane Co. recently landed its Seastar CD2 seaplane in Germany after a U.S. and Canadian demo tour. The tour encompassed more than 220 flight hours, 184 landings on land, and 154 water landings. The CD2 is currently undergoing a C-check at RUAG at Oberpfaffenhofen Airfield in Germany, before embarking on the second half of […]
PilotMall.com named exclusive distributor for SkyRadar ADS-B receiver
PilotMall.com has signed an exclusive distribution contract to sell Radenna’s latest SkyRadar weather receiver directly to the public. The weather receiver features ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) capabilities paired with a built-in WAAS enabled GPS. With this system, pilots can receive and display weather data constantly without purchasing a monthly subscription. PilotMall.com is accepting pre-orders immediately, […]
The resurrection of ‘Weisse Eins’
By J. DOUGLAS HINTON Prologue: Luftwaffe Unteroffizier (Corporal) Heinz Orlowski was shot down Feb. 9, 1945, over Nazi-occupied Norway’s Fordefjord during an Allied raid of 32 Beaufighters, 10 Mustangs, and two search and rescue aircraft intent on destroying the German destroyer Z33 and support ships holed up in the fjord. Pitting his Focke Wulf 190F-8 […]
LightSquared files for bankruptcy
LightSquared has filed for bankruptcy, saying it will seek to resolve the concerns of U.S. regulators who thwarted the company’s plan to build a nationwide high-speed wireless network that tests showed interfered with GPS signals. According to a Bloomberg report, LightSquared listed assets of $4.48 billion and debt of $2.29 billion in the bankruptcy filing, […]
Kestrel Aircraft slates job fair
All is not gloomy news in general aviation. Kestrel Aircraft Co., based in Brunswick, Maine, and Superior, Wis., led by aviation entrepreneur, and Cirrus Aircraft founder Alan Klapmeier, will host a Job Fair this week in Wichita. Following an informational session Tuesday from 6-7 p.m., open Recruiting will be held Wednesday, May 16, and Thursday, […]
FAA revises flight blocking rules
The FAA has published new procedures that would give aircraft owners broader control over their flight information’s disclosure, according to a report at AOPA.org. The agency will accept comments on its notice of proposed process until June 8.
New food truck with aviation theme takes off
After winning the 2012 Scovie Award for its Aviators Sauces, the owner of Sauce Depot got inspired and created a new food truck and menu using his own products. In late 2011 a panel of top culinary experts from the Scovie awards honored Sauce Depot and it’s locally produced Gourmet Aviator Products a first place […]