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December 21, 2012

Carter Slowed-Rotor VTOL Demonstrates Impressive Lift-To-Drag Values

Four-Place VTOL POC Aircraft Continuing Test Flights

Carter Aviation Technologies ... working in conjunction with Carter Aerospace Development ... says it has made significant progress as performance flight-testing of its current Slowed-Rotor/Compound (SR/C) prototype, the Proof of Concept demonstrator (the “POC”), continues. The POC is a variant of the company’s four passenger vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, known as the 4-Place PAV.

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WingX Pro7 Version 6.9 Adds Multiple Features

Includes Advanced SmartTaxi, Search And Rescue Grids, Search Patterns, XGPS170 ADS-B Support

Version 6.9 of WingX Pro7 has been relased by Hilton Software of Parkland, FL. The new version includes three significant enhancements including SmartTaxi, Search And Rescue Grids and Search Patterns, and is the first iPad app to support the Dual XGPS170 Bluetooth ADS-B Receiver.

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Centurion Celebrates A Decade Of Diesel Aircraft Engines

After 10 Years Of Serial Production, 3,500 Engines Have Accumulated 3.5 Million Flying Hours

Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) is celebrating a series of anniversaries at the end of this year. Centurion series engines for General Aviation aircraft have been manufactured in serial production for ten years. A total of more than 3,500 new engines have been delivered during this period.

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Santa Arrives By Seaplane In Marin County, CA

Traded His Sleigh For A 172 On Floats For The Appearance

We all know Santa's a pretty good pilot, and his certifications apparently extend to a seaplane rating. The jolly old elf reportedly flew a Cessna 172 on floats to Marin City in the San Francisco Bay area's Marin County, taxiing up to a dock at Seaplane Adventures with a delivery of toys.

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FAA Certifies Santa’s NextGen-Equipped Sleigh For Christmas Eve

Just Don't Call Rudolph's Nose A 'Squitter'

FAA safety inspectors at the North Pole certified Santa One, the reindeer-powered sleigh piloted by Santa Claus, for its Christmas Eve round-the-world delivery mission.Santa One, led by Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, is outfitted with new satellite-based NextGen technology, which will allow Santa to deliver more toys to more children with improved safety and efficiency.

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Aero-TV: Redbird's Sharp--Transforming the Art & Craft of Flight Instruction (5)

Redbird's Roger Sharp Reports Results On The First Year Of An Exciting Experiment (Part 5 of 5)

Aviation has been undergoing some rough years... and the future is, as yet, quite uncertain. There are few facets of the aviation world more uncertain, though, than that of the flight training industry and community. Years of "...that's the way we've always done it," have created a serious culture clash among those who feel the old ways are the good ways, and those who feel that its time for something "completely different."

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John And Martha King Receive The Prestigious Frank G. Brewer Trophy

Award Presented Annually To Recognize Aviation Education

The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) presented the prestigious Frank G. Brewer Trophy for Aviation Education to John and Martha King at its Fall Awards Banquet held November 13 in Arlington, VA near Washington, D.C.

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