Premier Aircraft Sales, Inc. has been selected to represent the Extra 500 Spirit single-engine turboprop in the southeastern US. Leading the product launch is aircraft sales veteran Richard Simile, who will be responsible for an 11-state territory that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. The Extra […]
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Earhart update slated at Oakland museum
The Speaker Series at the Oakland Aviation Museum at Oakland International Airport’s North Field in California continues Saturday, July 10, at 1 p.m. with an update on The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) and its Earhart Project. Kristin Tague, a TIGHAR member for more than 20 years, has been in the field on […]
Want to fly like an Englishman?
PilotMall.com has partnered with Pooleys Flight Equipment of England to make its most popular products more accessible to the U.S. marketplace. Among the selection of Pooleys products are knee boards, United Kingdom Flight Guide, The Aeroplane Trial Flight Guide, and more. For more information: PilotMall.com/Category/Pooleys
An ‘easy’ way to train
The Easy Flight 12-Day Sport Pilot Training Program provides immersion training for powered parachute student pilots at Greenville Municipal Airport (GRE) in Illinois. Immersion Training is a way of learning that is almost a completely opposite approach to how most students and instructors approach aviation flight training, according to school officials. Most students — and […]
New series of How-To DVDs available
Wicks Aircraft Supply is now offering a new series of DVDs designed to make aircraft construction and maintenance an easier process. Eight different DVDs cover everything from scratchbuilding with metal to choosing an experimental powerplant in the 80-120 hp range. “Scratch Building Basics for Metal Aircraft” is a Metalworking 101 program that starts with reading […]
AVSeminars cuts prices on CFI renewals
AVSeminars has cut prices on its CFI renewals to $96 from $169. The price reduction came about because of AVSeminars President Bruce Micek’s “deep concern” about CFI attrition. “These are economic times when we’re all reassessing expenditures. We’re hearing from growing numbers of CFIs who simply aren’t renewing their CFI licenses because of renewal costs […]
How flight manuals are developed
A July 17 lecture at The Museum of Flight in Seattle looks at how flight test programs are undertaken to develop aircraft flight manuals, and how the information in a flight manual is used to determine aircraft airfield performance and cross-country flight planning in a light, twin-engine aircraft, using the Beechcraft P58 Baron as an […]
New FAA Safety Briefing focuses on weather
The July/August 2010 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on aviation weather and its critical effect on safe general aviation flying. Articles address obtaining and interpreting weather data, developing strategies for avoiding marginal or hazardous weather, and what services air traffic control can and cannot provide in adverse conditions. The link to the online edition […]
Cirrus offers incentives
Cirrus Aircraft has unveiled two incentives for customers looking to upgrade to a new aircraft. New orders for an X-Edition or Xi personalized airplane placed before the end of this year’s Airventure, July 31, will include air conditioning at no additional cost. Additionally, for owners in the U.S. selling their current Cirrus and upgrading to […]