[Author’s Note: This two-part series will discuss a variety of navigation system failures and abnormalities, with ideas for training and handling them. While this installment will deal primarily with management of GPS abnormalities, the next installment will focus on the utilization of other navigation systems in GPS failure situations.] It was a blustery spring afternoon…
Any time an aircraft broker calls me about a pre-buy inspection and asks, “How much would an annual cost for a King Air?”, it makes me wonder if this is their first shot at selling one. A few months ago, I was invited to speak at the local Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) for their…
Congress Passes FAA Funding Extension The House and Senate passed legislation extending funding for the FAA through September 30, 2017, as Congress continues to debate a full FAA reauthorization bill. The extension bill, which was signed into law by President Obama on July 15, includes several priorities advocated for by the general aviation community, while…
For a few years now, all King Airs with six or more installed passenger seats are required to have a Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) onboard and operational. This is a stand-alone system in some installations and is integrated into the GPS navigator in other installations. I have a homework assignment for you: Go…
During 1943-1944, the “Peerless Princess of the Prairie” became the epicenter of Boeing’s struggle to give General Henry H. “Hap” Arnold the Superfortress bombers he needed to inflict horrific destruction upon the homeland of Japan. The Imperial Japanese Navy’s surprise attack on the United States military base at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, on December…
Gogo Business Aviation has expanded its coverage on the eastern seaboard of North America and in central Canada, providing approximately one hour of additional air-to-ground inflight connectivity in both locations for business aircraft. The expanded coverage on Canada’s east coast is primarily between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Gander, Newfoundland – approximately 450 additional nautical miles…
Scheme Designers of Cresskill, New Jersey, announced that customers who commission a custom paint scheme for their aircraft may now also opt to receive photo-realistic, three-dimensional artistic renderings of their aircraft with their new custom scheme. The company says the new tool allows customers to visualize all angles of their aircraft’s custom livery with stunning…
There is still a small amount of time left to qualify for a $750 rebate offered by LoPresti Aviation, which is available for purchases made through August 15, 2016. According to LoPresti the Boombeam HID Lighting: Produces 1,300 percent more light, engineered specifically for each model aircraft. More closely approximates the color temperature of Natural…
Garmin announced a new, cost-effective Garmin Navigation Database, single navigator bundles and all-inclusive OnePak database options for select Garmin avionics and portables. OnePak database packages allow customers to download databases to multiple Garmin avionics and one portable in a single aircraft for one low price. The Garmin Navigation Database and OnePaks are initially available for…
Early career success propels businessman Mark Massey is a small-town Texas boy who will be the first to tell you how blessed and fortunate he is, and he doesn’t take a bit of it for granted. As a new graduate of the University of Texas in petroleum engineering and geology in 1985, he took his first…