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The 9th Annual Gathering in Waupaca
Jul 26 - 28 — Waupaca, WI. Waupaca Municipal (KPCZ). The 9th Annual Gathering in Waupaca. CFA’s annual pre-OSH event with several days of fun, food and friendship. Friday night reception, Saturday lunch and dinner cruise, Sunday lunch; seminars on Saturday and Sunday morning; and transportation to and from the airport and hotel/hotel and Chain O’Lakes. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday bus transportation to and from the EAA AirVenture grounds. The best value in aviation—and the early bird price for members and their guests has been extended. Reserve your room at the Comfort Suites Foxfire, 199 Foxfire Drive, Waupaca, WI 54981.... Read more
Have you ever been to SUN n’ FUN?
CFA’s assistant director visits one of the biggest aviation celebrations in the world. Well, this year, I had the privilege to visit Lakeland, Fla. for the very first time to attend one of the biggest aviation celebrations in the world. I’ve attended only a handful of conventions and airshows, including AOPA Aviation Summit and Kaneohe Bay Airshow, so I didn’t know what to expect. Although I was only scheduled to attend for a short three days, I knew that I would be bedazzled by everything I saw, especially since I am a big aviation geek. Before I left, I asked Jen and... Read more
Classic Airframe, Cutting-Edge Powerplant: Upgrade and Overhaul Options for your 206
With so many STCs you have many alternatives, and all of them offer technical and operational improvements for your 206. Cessna’s 206 is a very fine airplane. The 206 series evolved from the Cessna 205 that hit the market in 1963. Model 205s were equipped with a six-cylinder fuel-injected 260 hp IO-470-S engine from Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM). Maximum Take Off Weight (MTOW) was 3,300 pounds. The 205 was suspended after two years and 577 airplanes, and replaced in 1964 by the Super Skywagon 206 that maintained the 3,300-pound MTOW of the 205 but got a power boost of 15... Read more
Sticky Situations: Causes and Cures for Stuck Valves
Sticking valves are a relatively common problem on aircraft piston engines. Lycoming Service Bulletin 388 addresses the need to regularly check clearance and provides a procedure to clean carbon accumulations to prevent problems. Valve sticking is almost exclusively limited to the exhaust valves. Most issues with intake valves are usually associated with improper fit or machining during repairs or loose seats usually becoming apparent soon after the cylinder is put into service. Most engines will give an important warning that valve stem clearance has been lost to carbon deposits, allowing for maintenance that can avoid the problem. The following will explain the... Read more
The Fabric of Life: Maintaining and repairing your fabric aircraft
April 2013 Modern processes and products will keep your fabric-covered aircraft in great shape for decades. When you look back through the old logbooks for Cessna 170s, you’ll see that most logged some type of fabric work every few years. This work may have been to repair damage but in most instances, the fabric was just plain worn out. Early aircraft were often covered with cotton and dope and usually sat outside year-round. Although cotton is very strong, its lifespan is very short. In the 1950s and ‘60s it became popular to replace cotton covering with modern polyester (Dacron) fabric. The new fabric... Read more
The Perfect Plane: Our Better-Than-New Cessna 170B
May 2013 When you begin the search for the aircraft model that will best fit your most common mission profile, you define and prioritize the wants and needs that will fit into a defined budget. You evaluate necessary compromises, and debate between two-place or four-place; speed; cargo capacity; VFR or IFR. Will the airplane be used on unimproved strips or paved runways? Then come the costs to acquire, operate, maintain and insure your choice. The Light Sport category of new aircraft gives a pilot several possibilities, but most are small two-place aircraft and still run well in excess of $100,000. When one looks... Read more
What’s in your survival/ditch kit?
May 2013 Several months ago (“Heading Bug,” June 2012) columnist David Hipschman weighed in with his ideas about what to carry in your Cessna for emergencies, and he shared what he carries: “Here’s what is currently in my ditch case. But I need to point out that it changes often as I come across things I like, or contemplate flights that differ in their potential for survival challenges: A comprehensive first aid kit (unless you have a medical background, get a kit with good instructions in case what might happen exceeds your knowledge) with three days’ worth of my prescription medications, and painkillers... Read more
The Perfect 10: Aircraft Interiors: Tips and suggestions from SCS Interiors
Freshening up your aircraft’s interior can be an important update for many reasons. In addition to looking good, it increases your and your passengers’ comfort. New carpet and seat coverings often add value to your aircraft while reducing cockpit noise and vibration. Many pilots dream of the day their airplane’s cockpit is a Perfect 10, and for many, leather seats are at the top of the wish list. “There is nothing more beautiful than a leather interior in a plane—especially one that is custom designed in colors to give the plane a ‘total package’ look,” said Mike Hudyma, Vice President... Read more
Flying Places: Smiley Creek, Idaho (U87)
May 2012 Most pilots have a favorite destination, either because it is in a beautiful part of the country, or because of the friends who gather there with you. My preference is Smiley Creek, Idaho, for both reasons. It is as close to the perfect place as I have found, plus the long grass strip is appreciated by the pilots that fly here... Let me tell you about my favorite fly-in destination, Smiley Creek. On my first visit to Smiley Creek, I remember clearing the ridge, northwest bound, at ten-five, and looking out under the left wing at Sun Valley, Idaho and... Read more
Look Inside Your Engine—From the Cockpit! Part 1: Installation
January 2013 I thought about adding a full-featured engine monitor to my panel for a long time, but I didn’t make the decision to commit until Insight Instrument Corp.’s G Series graphic engine monitors grabbed my attention at EAA AirVenture 2012. This monitor series uses a color LCD coupled with a microprocessor to provide a wide range of engine monitor information and diagnostics. The cost of an engine monitor was part of my reason for waiting all this time—as was my wish for improved engine monitor diagnostics to identify and minimize cylinder over-temp conditions. On the bright side, putting off the decision... Read more
Hypoxia: What’s Your 10-Point Altitude?
I had taken off early from South Florida and had flown all day long between 8,500 and 10,500 feet MSL. I touched down briefly at KAEX in Alexandria, La. for lunch and fuel, then climbed back to my cruising altitude. I was headed for Mineral Wells, Texas for an S-TEC autopilot tune-up, but decided to land at Waco, Texas (KACT) instead. It was the end of a long day and low ceilings were cramping my comfort zone. I punched in the identifier for Waco and followed the GPS guidance, but didn’t see any runways. I felt flummoxed and frustrated. Waco... Read more
The Cessna 414 - Still a good choice for the small business flyer
Thirty-five years ago, there were dozens of piston twins on the market, everything from Piper’s $66,000 Aztec to Beech’s quarter-million-dollar Queen Air 88. The light twin market had gained momentum in the 1950s when big and small business alike discovered General Aviation. The designs of early multi-engine aircraft were largely based on expansion of their single-engine forebears, and as such they tended to lack the refinements and creature comforts that the airlines were offering. The reason they were selling, however, was that the light corporate twin was infinitely handier and could operate to and from thousands more destinations.Cessna had cashed in... Read more
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EAA to Pay FAA for AirVenture services
No Good Options in FAA ATC Demands AirVenture's importance to GA overriding factor June 13, 2013 - (http://www.eaa.org/news/2013/2013-06-13_no-good-options-in-FAA-ATC-demands.asp) Facing a spectrum of unpalatable options, EAA today finalized a one-time agreement with the FAA to cover nearly $450,000 in expenses related to air traffic control services at the 2013 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in, which begins on July 29. "Let me be clear: We have...
Read moreiFlightPlanner Adds Graphical SUA & Class Airspace, Full-Screen Maps, Online Forums
June 12, 2013, Ann Arbor, MI – iFlightPlanner officially announced today that all iFlightPlanner.com maps, namely the VFR and IFR charts available at iFlightPlanner.com/AviationCharts and those found in the Flight Wizard™, now feature vertical airspace profiles and a completely redesigned mapping interface with full-screen viewing capability. Special Use Airspace (NSA, MOA, Alert, Warning, Prohibited & Restricted Areas) as well as Class...
Read moreCessna Turbo Skylane JT-A™ Takes First Production Flight
WICHITA, Kan., May 22, 2013 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces the first production flight of its Turbo Skylane 182 JT-A took place yesterday at the company’s facility in Independence, Kan. The aircraft has the distinction of being the first modern single engine aircraft powered by a piston engine specifically designed to run on Jet-A...
Read moreDUSTY, STAR OF ‘DISNEY’S PLANES,’ TO APPEAR AT EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2013
Dusty Crophopper will be on display and fly throughout week at Oshkosh EAA AVIATION CENTER, Oshkosh, Wis. – (May 21, 2013) – The summer release of “Disney’s Planes,” the animated comedy adventure from above the world of the popular 2006 film “Cars,” has the entire aviation community buzzing. “Disney’s Planes” captures all of the thrill and excitement that flying has to...
Read moreCessna Confident to Capitalize on European Economic Upswing
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 20, 2013 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, said today that despite eurozone economic challenges, the company remains confident of the region’s prospects for business aviation and is investing in readiness for a return to growth. Speaking today at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, Kriya...
Read moreCitation Latitude, Longitude Progressing
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 20, 2013 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is making progress on two key lineup additions for their family of Citation business jets. The Citation Latitude and Citation Longitude programs are both meeting performance and technical objectives, with both programs bringing new performance and innovation to two different categories of business aviation. ...
Read moreCessna Promotes Shortt to Global Sales Leadership Position
WICHITA, Kan., May 16, 2013- Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced Kriya Shortt has been named senior vice president of Sales. Shortt will lead Cessna’s global sales force. Shortt started at Cessna in 1996 and has worked in many customer facing roles throughout her career. She has held positions of increasing responsibility in...
Read moreBIRD? PLANE? IT’S JETMAN AT EAA AIRVENTURE 2013! First public U.S. flights will be in Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — (May 2, 2013) — Yves “Jetman” Rossy, the world’s first jet-powered man, will make his first public U.S. flights this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, showcasing the cutting edge of human flight at The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration on July 29-August 4. The U.S. flights are supported by Jetman’s sponsor, the luxury Swiss watch manufacturer...
Read moreThe New Airman Certification Standard: What will become of the PTS?
Newcastle, WA -- Over the past several months, ASA has been participating on the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) Airman Testing Standards and Training Working Group, which resulted from the Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) conducted in 2011. One of the primary tasks of the ARAC was to provide an integrated Airman Certification Standard (ACS) which will replace the Practical Test Standards...
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