Smyrna Air Center has completed its first Power 90 Upgrade conversion for AeroMetric, a company that does aerial mapping. GE Aviation’s M601E-11A engines are now powering AeroMetric’s King Air E-90 aircraft for its site in Anchorage, Alaska. The Power 90 Upgrade Program is a conversion program for owners of King Air 90 aircraft, in which […]
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Lambert joins Aero Law Group
Paul Lambert has joined Aero Law Group, an aviation transactions law firm based in Bellevue, Wash. Lambert will be responsible for representing clients in sales, leasing, financing and the exchange of business and commercial aircraft as well as a variety of other aircraft support transactions. Lambert brings more than 23 years of experience as an […]
Avidyne Traffic Advisory System get FAA nod
Avidyne Corp. has received an Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML STC) from the FAA for the installation of the of ADS-B-upgradeable TAS600 Series of Traffic Advisory Systems in more than 700 aircraft makes and models. “As with many avionics installations, dealers installing our TAS600 systems have referenced a single-aircraft STC, a process which […]
Dynon Avionics slates Open House
Dynon Avionics will host an Open House Saturday, July 9, concurrent with the annual Arlington Fly-In at Washington’s Arlington Municipal Airport (AWO). Buses will transport people from the fly-in site to the company’s factory in Woodinville, Wash., and back, leaving Arlington at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m.. The bus ride and tour will […]
TriChute granted patent
Aviation Safety Resources (ASR) has been awarded patent No. 7934682 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its TriChute Safe Landing System. The new patent revises and updates the technology from a previous patent. The TriChute Safe Landing System is designed to equip general aviation aircraft with a pilot-controlled mechanism that lands passengers and […]
Zenair slates Open Hangar Day
Aviation enthusiasts, especially fans of the popular Chris Heintz designs, are invited to the Zenair Open Hangar Day and Builder Gathering scheduled for Saturday, June 11, 2011, at Huronia Airport in Midland, Ontario, Canada. Visitors are invited to fly or drive in to visit “the original” Zenair Ltd. light aircraft factory, which designer Chris Heintz […]
PilotWorkshops.com founder to speak at IMC Club
Mark Robidoux, founder and creator of PilotWorkshops.com, will be the guest speaker at the Norwood Chapter of IMC Club International on Tuesday June 14. Robidoux is known nationally for his IFR online program for instrument pilots, the IFR Mastery Series. This program is based on feedback collected from more than 13,000 instrument pilots. The IFR […]
MGW joins Avfuel network
Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW), in Morgantown, W.Va., has joined the Avfuel network of FBOs. Recognized as one of the “best small cities in the country,” Morgantown is home to West Virginia University as well as a growing infrastructure of healthcare, recreation, and commerce. In addition, Morgantown serves as a gateway to Washington, D.C. With daily […]
New twist on trouble lights
Snap-on has a new twist on second generation trouble lights: It’s new horizontal-shaped swivel light features 30 bright-white LED lights that provide up to 100,000 hours or 11.4 years of continuous service. The horizontal head pivots -5° to 90° and rotates 300° . The swivel light is extremely useful in providing light where it’s needed, […]