After 11 years of simulator production and refinement of the FLYIT Professional Helicopter and Airplane Simulators, FLYIT Simulators has unveiled its 2011 simulators. New immersive 2011 professional simulator features that are standard include: Engine and airframe vibration gives the feel that the simulated aircraft is actually off the ground and you actually feel the touchdown. Right […]
Adventure Package for Carbon Cub SS unveiled
CubCrafters, responding to growing customer demand, has taken the Carbon Cub SS and reconfigured it into a high-performance, single-place aircraft dubbed the Adventure Package. Development of the Adventure Package involved major structural changes, according to company officials. For example, the 3×3 landing gear positions the axle lower and farther forward than a Carbon Cub SS, […]
Fighting fires
Brad Goldman has been fighting fires for most of his adult life. It’s his passion, and for the past nearly 30 years his job, too — he’s with Snohomish County Fire District 7, in Washington state north of Seattle. Some 25 years ago he learned to fly, and it, too, became a passion, which explains […]
Airforms gets FAA nod for new baffles
Airforms Inc. has received FAA/PMA approval of new engine baffle designs for Piper PA2-150, PA28-140 and PA32-300/260 aircraft models. This adds to the 50-plus models the company already supplies to customers around the world. These engine baffles have many improvements to increase engine cooling efficiency and service life, according to company officials. Among the improvements […]
Do’s and don’ts for Datalink Weather
Datalink is an industry term used to describe a wide range of equipment and services that all do one basic thing — get data into the cockpit so pilots can use it to make decisions. This is especially the case with weather data, which can now be received, processed, and displayed in a myriad of […]
100SF undergoes FAA testing
A technical report has been released about FAA testing performed on an unleaded general aviation fuel developed by Swift Enterprises Ltd. “The Environmental Protection Agency has required that users of aviation gasoline, known as avgas, substantially reduce their airborne lead emissions,” said Mary-Louise Rusek, co-founder and president of Swift Enterprises. “We are developing our unleaded […]
How to celebrate National Aviation Day
National Aviation Day is celebrated on Aug. 19 every year, which is Orville Wright’s birthday (the pilot of the Wright Flyer). There are many ways to celebrate this holiday, created to recognize and remember the birth of flight. Check out a few at eHow.com.
Fly a P-51 sweepstakes takes off
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), an independent provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the business aviation industry, kicked off its new “Fly a P-51″ sweepstakes today at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Regional Forum in Chicago. Legendary pilot Bob Hoover will announce the winner at this year’s NBAA Convention in Atlanta.The grand prize […]
FPR wins environmental award
The Florida Airports Council recently selected St. Lucie County International Airport’s Scrub Jay Mitigation Area and Gopher Tortoise Relocation Area project as the winner of this year’s General Aviation Environmental Excellence Award among various airport nominations throughout the state. The project at the Fort Pierce, Florida, airport serves as a prime example of sustainable initiatives […]