"I Want All Of Them To Go Out And Do Great Things"

The Central Florida Aerospace Academy is a public school, filled with high-achieving students meeting high standards. People nearby are taking note, and students are soaring higher than ever. "The kids are here because they want to be here," said School Resource Officer Cory Suttle. "They're dedicated." The legally required ratio of officers to students is 1:1000, so with roughly 350 students enrolled in CFAA, Suttle is able to focus on more positive and meaningful interactions. When walking around the school, Suttle says he can tell the difference immediately among students who have soloed or have their private pilot certificate. "They carry themselves differently. They approach things

Keeping The Fleet Flying For Over 44 Years

By Anthony J. Liberatore The sister team of Mary James and Elizabeth Perigo are not only a Women/Family owned small business in the aviation space, but they sell products that many of us take for granted. Started by their Dad, Bob, in 1977; Mary and Elizabeth have taken over the helm of this Lakeland Florida enterprise. PSA's is a distributor specializing in the sale of replacement parts for the certified aircraft that can be used by homebuilts as well. Mary noted that their client base has reached beyond Gen-Av, as they have major customers in the auto racing arena in need of aviation grade fasteners for their demanding applications.

This Old School Welding Torch Helps To Keep-Em Flying, And So Much More

By Anthony J. Liberatore There is a good chance that you as a reader, whom may be enthralled with all things aero, have seen this product demonstrated or have a good friend that welds with one and they rave about it. The DHC2000 welding torch is used by experimental aircraft builders, auto/motorcycles restorers, and hot rodders as well. Detroit Torch's Mark Cycholl, also said the torch is also used by A&P's on certified aircraft. "Yes, because they have to get to a point where they do a lot of repair work, and the torch has an annealing effect, softens the weld, normalizes it, you don't have the cracking issue, so it makes it very unique to use, an

Was Performing A Practice VOR/DME-A Instrument Approach

On April 1, 2021, about 1630 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N7274F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Augusta, Kansas. The pilots were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot-in-command reported that he was performing a practice VOR/DME-A instrument approach into Augusta Municipal Airport (3AU) with a safety pilot onboard. Shortly after the airplane passed the final approach fix inbound, the engine lost power. The pilot’s efforts to restore engine power were not successful. The pilot-in-command executed a forced landing to a field.