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June 16, 2022

Aero-TV At OSH21: Preventing That ‘Sinking’ Feeling - CiES Fuel Quantity Gauges

From Oshkosh 2021 (YouTube Version): Tired of Inaccurate and Finicky Fuel Senders?

At AirVenture 2021 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Aero-News Correspondent Maria Morrison talked with CiES Inc. President Scott Philiben about their fuel monitoring systems for small aircraft. Working with industry partner Cirrus to revamp the fuel reading accuracy, CiES was able to create a safer, more modern fuel quantity sender suited to nearly all general aviation aircraft, available as OEM equipment, or under a Retrofit STC.

Diamonds are Forever … Until T.B.O.

LIFT (Leadership In Flight Training) Academy, the Indianapolis flight-training organization, has taken delivery of a new, Diamond DA20 aircraft. The sleek, single-engine trainer becomes the 47th Diamond aircraft and second DA20 in the LIFT fleet. In 2018, LIFT launched its flight-training program in exclusive partnership with Diamond Aircraft Industries, which provided brand new DA40-NG single-engine aircraft and Diamond DA42-VI twin-engine aircraft.

Pilots Were Planning To Conduct A Local Flight To Practice Basic Agricultural Flight Maneuvers

On June 2, 2022, about 1745 central daylight time, an Aeronca 7AC, N1976E, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Bowling Green, Missouri. The two pilots sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was being operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the airplane owner, the two pilots were planning to conduct a local flight to practice basic agricultural flight maneuvers. A witness, located in his residence about ½ mile from the accident site, reported he observed the airplane at a low altitude flying from the south to the north.