A NASA engineer long obsessed with flying cars has produced a concept design for a one-man, electrically powered helicopter/plane/glider podcraft. However the work was done largely without backing from NASA, and designer Mark Moore admits that battery technology must improve massively before the design becomes practical. Read the full article
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NASA Flying Car Concept
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Tags: Electric Aircraft, Flying Car, Green Aircraft, Hover Aircraft, Mark Moore, Nasa, Pav, Vtol
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Straight outta Compton or Fly-in!
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009A hidden gem of an airport in the gangland of Southern California Compton-Woodley Airport (KCPM) is doing its part to both survive and promote a healthy love for aviation along with a healthy outlet for today’s youth. Read the LA Times article
Compton Woodley Airport Bret Hartman/For The Times / 12-10-2009
Tags: ANDREW MARINO, Aviation, Black Aviation Association, community service, compton airport, compton california, Compton Woodley Airport, KCPM, pilot training, Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum
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FAA AD 2009-CE-039 Proposed for Piper Aircraft will affect 42,000 Aircraft
Sunday, November 1st, 2009The FAA is proposing an AD related to the miss drilling of holes in the control wheels of several models of Piper Aircraft (PA-28 AD, PA-34 AD, PA-44 AD, PA-32 AD SEE BELOW) affecting nearly 42,000 aircraft. Oops!
According to the FAA it is a mistake in manufacturing that has now been corrected. FAA estimates $40 to inspect the problem, however their estimate to fix the problem for repair/replacement cost to involve 16 hours of labor at a total cost of about $1430 per airplane and oh yeah $150 for the part.
This AD is not a rule yet and the FAA is accepting comments until 12/29/09 so if you own one I would comment! Go here to find out where to send your comments and more text of the AD.
Below is a list of affected aircraft
This AD applies to the following airplane models and serial numbers that are certificated in any category:
| Models | Serial Nos. |
| PA–28–140 | 28–20001 through 28–26946 and 28–7125001 through 28–7725290. |
| PA–28–150 | 28–03; 28–1 through 28–4377; and 28–1760A. |
| PA–28–160 | 28–03; 28–1 through 28–4377; and 28–1760A. |
| PA–28–180 | 28–03; 28–671 through 28–5859; and 28–7105001 through 28–7205318. |
| PA–28S–160 | 28–1 through 28–1760 and 28–1760A. |
| PA–28S–180 | 28–671 through 28–5859 and 28–7105001 through 28–7105234. |
| PA–28–235 | 28–10001 through 28–11378; 28–7110001 through 28–7210023; 28E–11 and 28–7310001 through 28–7710089. |
| PA–28–236 | 28–7911001 through 28–8611008 and 2811001 through 2811050. |
| PA–28–151 | 28–7415001 through 28–7715314. |
| PA–28–161 | 2841001 through 2841365; 28–7716001 through 28–8216300; 28–8316001 through 28–8616057; 2816001 through 2816109; 2816110 through 2816119; and 2842001 through 2842305. |
| PA–28–180 | 28–E13 and 28–7305001 through 28–7505260. |
| PA–28–181 | 28–7690001 through 28–8690056; 28–8690061; 28–8690062; 2890001 through 2890205; 2890206 through 2890231; and 2843001 through 2843672. |
| PA–28–201T | 28–7921001 through 28–7921095. |
| PA–28R–180 | 28R–30002 through 28R–31270 and 28R–7130001 through 28R–7130013. |
| PA–28R–200 | 28R–35001 through 28R–35820; 28R–7135001 through 28R–7135229; and 28R–7235001 through 28R–7635545. |
| PA–28R–201 | 28R–7737002 through 28R–7837317; 2837001 through 2837061; and 2844001 through 2844138. |
| PA–28R–201T | 28R–7703001 through 28R–7803374 and 2803001 through 2803012. |
| PA–28RT–201 | 28R–7918001 through 28R–7918267 and 28R–8018001 through 28R–8218026. |
| PA–28RT–201T | 28R–7931001 through 28R–8631005 and 2831001 through 2831038. |
| PA–32–260 | 32–03; 32–04; 32–1 through 32–1297; and 32–7100001 through 32–7800008. |
| PA–32–300 | 32–15; 32–21; 32–40000 through 32–40974; and 32–7140001 through 32–7940290. |
| PA–32S–300 | 32S–15; 32S–40000 through 32S–40974; and 32S–7140001 through 32S–7240137. |
| PA–32R–300 | 32R–7680001 through 32R–7880068. |
| PA–32RT–300 | 32R–7885002 through 32R–7985106. |
| PA–32RT–300T | 32R–7787001 and 32R–7887002 through 32R–7987126. |
| PA–32R–301 (SP) | 32R–8013001 through 32R–8613006; 3213001 through 3213028; and 3213030 through 3213041. |
| PA–32R–301 (HP) | 3213029; 3213042 through 3213103; 3246001 through 3246217; 3246219; 3246223; 3246218; 3246220 through 3246222; and 3246224 through 3246244. |
| PA–32R–301T | 32R–8029001 through 32R–8629008 and 3229001 through 3229003. |
| PA–32–301 | 32–8006002 through 32–8606023; 3206001 through 3206019; 3206042 through 3206044; 3206047; 3206050 through 3206055; and 3206060. |
| PA–32–301T | 32–8024001 through 32–8424002. |
| PA–32R–301T | 3257001 through 3257483. |
| PA–32–301FT | 3232001 through 3232074. |
| PA–32–301XTC | 3255001 through 3255014; 3255026, 3255015 through 3255025; 3255027; and 3255051. |
| PA–34–200 | 34–E4 and 34–7250001 through 34–7450220. |
| PA–34–200T | 34–7570001 through 34–8170092. |
| PA–34–220T | 34–8133001 through 34–8633031; 3433001 through 3433172; 3448001 through 3448037; 3448038 through 3448079; 3447001 through 3447029; and 3449001 through 3449377. |
| PA–44–180 | 44–7995001 through 44–8195026; 4495001 through 4495013; and 4496001 through 4496251. |
| PA–44–180T | 44–8107001 through 44–8207020. |
Tags: AD 2009-CE-039, AD to affect 42000 aircraft, AD to affect PA-28, AD to affect PA-32, AD to affect PA-34, AD to affect PA-44, Cherokee Six AD, PA-28 AD, PA-32 AD, PA-34 AD, PA-44 AD, Piper AD, Proposed Piper AD, Seneca AD, Warrior AD
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General Aviation Expanding in China
Monday, October 19th, 2009China held a general aviation airshow/event in the northwest Shaanxi Province October 16-19, 2009 displaying aircraft from around the world.
China International Aviation Event Picture Courtesy of cctv.com and Xinhuanet
Tags: airshow, general aviation in china
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FAA finalized 51% percent rule on aircraft building
Thursday, October 15th, 2009The FAA fortunately left the limiting language out of the new 51 percent rule that applies to aircraft owners building their own planes.
Here is the FAA rules for amatuer built aircraft
Here is the link to the FAA Advisory Circular 20-27G, on Certification and Operation of Amateur-Built Aircraft, which tells amateur builders on how to properly certify each step of the building process and help those guys, like me who would have to do the builder assist program to not only finish, but to get it right! According to the rule existing kits will be grandfathered in under the new rules.
Thanks to our GA lobbists at AOPA and EAA for getting these things done right for us pilots and aircraft owners!
Tags: 51 percent rule on building aircraft, 51% rule for kit planes, aopa, EAA, faa
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Golf & Flying go together don’t they!? – Million Dollar Hole in One
Friday, September 18th, 2009Well it seems that golf and flying are compatible hobbies and interests. I mean you fly to exotic golf courses don’t you? So appropriately I had to post about this guy who one $1,000,000 dollars by sinking a hole in one at the Mark Eaton Golf Celebrity Golf Tourneyment. Enjoy!
Tags: 1000000 hole in one, hole in one, Jason Hargett hole in one, Mark Eaton, mark eaton celebrity classic, Million Dollar hole in one, Red Ledges Golf Club
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