This spring-steel D-Cell Flashlight Mount from Sporty's Pilot Shop secures plastic or steel-bodied flashlights in the aircraft or in the hangar. The mount includes pre-drilled mounting holes and is available in black or white. Price: $1.95; $1.75 each for three or more. Sporty's Pilot Shop, Clermont County Airport, Batavia, Ohio 45103. (513) 735-9100; fax: (513) 735-9200
The Mini-TAN Lubricant Testing Kit from Royal Lubricants allows operators to give their aircraft turbine lubricants and/or hydraulic fluids a checkup. This kit will detect undesirable acidic components, viscosity changes, metal corrosion and carbon deposits. The test requires a sample of less than one ounce of fluid and is conducted in small, 40-milliliter test vials that can be reused or safely discarded. Starter kit price: $500, with a yield of about 60 tests. Distributed through Aviall. Royal Lubricants, P.O. Box 518, East Hanover, N.J. 07936.
The new HP Heartstream Automatic External Defibrillator Trainer trains flightcrew members in the use of the HP Heartstream ForeRunner AED without a warm-bodied presenter. The trainer comes with five different pre-recorded scripts, each focusing on a different aspect of an emergency resuscitation attempt. Appropriate for use in small- and large-group training sessions, the unit is powered by six C-cell batteries, for a minimum of 50 hours of use. Price: $395. Heartstream Operation, 2401 Fourth Ave., Ste. 300, Seattle, Wash. 98121. (206) 664-7745; fax: (206) 664-2000.
An FAR Part 150 noise-compatibility program has been submitted to the FAA for Texas' Amarillo International Airport. The FAA is scheduled to approve or disapprove the submission by October 27. For further information, contact the FAA in Fort Worth at (817) 222-5608.
Flush with the success of its new ERJ-145 50-seater, Embraer in May rolled out the 37-passenger derivative ERJ-135 to the tune of 73 firm orders and 122 options and an enthusiastic boost from Continental CEO Gordon Bethune. Continental has placed 25 of those firm orders with 50 options for the aircraft, which has 90-percent commonality with the 145, for which it has 50 firm orders and 150 options.
Pilots are another step closer to having up-to-the-minute, graphical weather displays in their cockpits, thanks in part to an NASA/DoD/industry initiative. NASA chose proposals from eight industry teams to develop Aviation Weather Information AWIN systems for commercial and general aviation aircraft.
A predicament in which Gulfstream Aerospace is delivering green aircraft faster than the company's facilities can complete them may force the company to select two or three outside completions centers on an interim basis to help reduce the backlog of unfinished G-IVSPs and G-Vs. For example, of 43 G-Vs delivered at press time, Gulfstream says 23 were in, or waiting to start, the completions process at one of three company facilities. Except for "unique situations," customers of new aircraft are under contract with Gulfstream for completion services.
People who know what to do before an emergency arises are most likely to react quickly and do whatever is necessary to save their lives, and it increases their chances of survival in an accident," said Dan Johnson, Ph.D., a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers' Cabin Safety S-9 Subcommittee. Johnson added, "There is considerable evidence to support this assertion, evidence based on actual accident reports as well as on experimental studies," he added.
Airport tenants and operators would be stuck for the increased cost of aircraft deicing under possible new rules being considered by the Environmental Protection Agency to prevent pollution from aircraft deicing. The EPA is conducting a preliminary study and data gathering, including looking at alternative and innovative deicing practices. Comments on the EPA's notice are due July 27. Phone (202) 260-7150 for details.
Joe Vreeman has been appointed vice president of customer support for this regional aircraft manufacturer's customer support organization. Craig Fahning joined the company as president of corporate aircraft sales.
In celebration of B/CA's 40th anniversary, each month throughout 1998 we will present excerpts from the top features published 40 years ago. We hope you find them interesting and fun. From the July 1958 issue:
FAR Part 150 noise-compatibility programs have been submitted to the FAA for the following international airports: Daytona Beach, Fort Worth Meacham and Indianapolis. The FAA is scheduled to approve the submissions by October.
Jim Clough joined this airframe manufacturer as manager of styling and design. His home base is Bombardier's completion center in Tucson, where he will work on Learjet 31A and 60 production aircraft, along with the Challenger 604.
A restitution payment of $2 million as part of one of the largest settlements ever in a case involving suspected unapproved parts will go to the Center for Aerospace Safety Education (CASE). Associated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., CASE will use the money to promote aviation safety through research and education programs.
Bill Koch has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager, responsible for the company's FBOs in the eastern United States and internationally. Bill Moltenbrey was promoted to senior vice president finance and administrative planning.
Bombardier expected to receive U.S. and Canadian certification of its Montreal-based Global Express simulator and flight training device just prior to this month's certification of the ultra-long-range business jet. The simulator will operate as an FAA Level C system until 1999 when Level D approval is planned. The FTD will have a Level 7 approval.
With the help of Chrysler Pentastar in Waterford, Mich., Gulfstream Aerospace launched an aircraft management program. Through Gulfstream Management Services, customer aircraft scheduling, the crew and maintenance management will be provided through Chrysler Pentastar. Monthly fees for the program vary depending upon the operating costs associated with each customer's actual use of the aircraft.
Operators have until July 14 to comment on the FAA's proposal to upgrade from Class C to Class B the airspace within a 25-nm radius of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The comment period was extended in response to a request by the AOPA, which said the proposal "does not adequately accommodate" GA's needs.
Ted A. Fuhrer is the new vice president and general manager of the General Aviation Division. His predecessor was Robert J. Hirvela, who retired in February.
Developers of the Centennial InterPort AirBusiness Campus, a planned FBO/hotel complex, still are slated to break ground soon at the airport. "We're fairly comfortable that we can work through the difficulties in spite of a four- to six-month delay; no one objects to our plans. But we are concerned about the threat to the airport's AIP funds," said Michael K. Packard, manager of SunBorne Development, the driving force behind the construction project (November 1997, page 20).
